In October of 2022, Texas mother Melissa Towne admitted to killing her 5-year-old daughter, then taking her to the hospital partially wrapped in plastic bags. Melissa told the hospital staff that her daughter's body "was hurting". As the nurse approached the car, she saw the child wrapped in plastic with an obvious wound to her neck. The child was pronounced dead just 10 minutes later. She told authorities it took 30-40 minutes to kill her daughter via strangling, cutting, and suffocating her. Melissa told authorities that her daughter was "evil", and she did not want to deal with her anymore.  Melissa had three other children at the time who are now living with relatives.