The Cases of Mateo Harding & Baby Sarah

This week, we’re going to be discussing two unique cases that took place over 1700 miles apart. But as unique as they are, they both share a shocking similarity... Mom decided that the best place for their baby was a dumpster. The saddest part? This happens more often then you might think.

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Source Materials:

⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/mateo-harding⁠

⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/CasesWeFollow/comments/1dz6v1g/letter_to_esperanza_harding_who_murdered_his_poor/⁠

⁠https://jailroster.hennepin.us/⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086570684819⁠

⁠https://lawandcrime.com/crime/about-to-do-something-bad-boyfriend-who-told-killer-mom-to-prove-he-was-the-top-priority-before-she-drowned-infant-in-bathtub-and-threw-him-in-dumpster-learns-fate/⁠

⁠https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24474672-esperanza-rae-harding/⁠

⁠https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2025/May/trudeau-sentencing⁠

⁠https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2025/March/harding-sentencing⁠

⁠https://www.childrensmn.org/⁠

⁠https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/03/13/woman-accused-drowning-baby-hotel-tub-because-she-couldnt-enjoy-her-bath/⁠

⁠https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/loved-ones-grieve-baby-who-was-allegedly-drowned-by-mother-discarded-in-dumpster/⁠

⁠https://lawandcrime.com/crime/about-to-do-something-bad-boyfriend-who-told-killer-mom-to-prove-he-was-the-top-priority-before-she-drowned-infant-in-bathtub-and-threw-him-in-dumpster-learns-fate/⁠

⁠https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-and-her-boyfriend-had-sex-in-another-room-after-she-drowned-her-infant-son-police/⁠

⁠https://websleuths.com/threads/mn-woman-drowns-7-month-old-baby-for-interrupting-her-bath-discards-body-in-dumpster-march-9-2024.706905/⁠

⁠https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/woman-sentenced-to-32-years-for-drowning-infant-son/⁠

⁠https://www.fox9.com/news/mother-drowned-baby-bathtub-bloomington-hotel-sentenced⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTwf9ou1kA⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbBtj4tPhJY⁠

⁠https://www.startribune.com/woman-sentenced-for-drowning-her-child-in-hotel-leaving-in-landfill/601233557⁠

⁠https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/maintenance-worker-calls-911-finding-baby-dumpster-64114671⁠

⁠https://phr.org/our-work/resources/delayed-and-denied-floridas-six-week-abortion-ban/#:~:text=This%20ban%20shifted%20the%20legal,2024%20ballot%20for%20voters'%20consideration⁠.

⁠https://www.fox4news.com/news/florida-mother-arrested-for-abandoning-newborn-in-dumpster-deputies-say⁠

⁠https://abc13.com/post/mom-accused-of-tossing-newborn-in-florida-dumpster/5296382/⁠

⁠https://www.scribd.com/document/409453648/Mother-arrested-for-putting-baby-in-dumpster#download⁠

⁠https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/deputies-say-mom-admitted-to-throwing-newborn-in-dumpster⁠

⁠https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/judge-confession-may-be-used-against-palm-beach-county-mother-accused-of-dumping-baby⁠

⁠https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/11/why-didnt-she-tell-me-dad-of-abandoned-baby-devastated-stunned/5179283007/⁠

⁠https://www3.pbso.org/blotter/index.cfm?nor=1⁠

⁠https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/11/why-didnt-she-tell-me-dad-of-abandoned-baby-devastated-stunned/5179283007/⁠

⁠https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/region-s-palm-beach-county/mother-who-tossed-newborn-baby-girl-in-suburban-boca-raton-dumpster-pleads-guilty⁠