450: CA Surrogacy Scandal, David Prevatte, Sandra Birchmore & Baby Angelita Updates

October 15, 2026

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Headline Highlights: A Week of Disturbing Cases and Trial Updates

In a press conference on October 8th, investigators in Monterey County, California revealed that newborn baby Angelita—found dead on the side of the road—had been run over by a car driven by her own mother, 14-year-old Diana Ortega, shortly after she gave birth on August 1st. The details were so gruesome that host Annie Elise said she had to go back and confirm she was hearing correctly. The baby was found with "extensive crushing injuries," lying in the path of tire tracks in blood-soaked dirt. Investigators believe Diana gave birth off the side of the highway, carried the baby to where a car was parked, placed the infant under the tire, got in, and drove away.

The Baby Angelita Case Takes a Darker Turn

The case had seemed to reach a positive resolution last week when the 14-year-old was rescued and her father, Sergio Perez, was arrested after fleeing with her to Mexico. But the new revelations have changed everything. During an interview separate from her parents, Diana initially told detectives she had a sexual relationship with an unidentified teenage boy and gave birth. However, when DNA results came back, investigators discovered the baby's father was not a teenage boy—it was Diana's own father, Sergio.

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1 Headline Highlights: CA Surrogacy Scandal, David Prevatte, Sandra Birchmore & Baby Angelita Updates
2 (01:16) **Episode Introduction & Weekly Overview** - Annie Elise welcomes listeners to the Thursday headline highlights episode, recapping earlier deep dives this week
3 (06:55) **Baby Angelita Update: Horrifying New Details Emerge** - New press conference revelations about how newborn Angelita died and the father's role in the sexual abuse
4 (18:31) **Ad Break** - Sponsorship messages for Zenni (eyeglasses) and Kachava (nutrition shakes)
5 (21:38) **David Prevatte Trial: Uncle Charged in 5-Year-Old Niece's Murder** - Update on the long-awaited trial of David Prevatte for the 2017 murder of Peyton Fields
6 (29:33) **Sandra Birchmore Trial Begins: Matthew Farwell in Court** - Opening arguments in the murder trial of the former police officer accused of killing a woman he allegedly groomed and impregnated
7 (36:11) **Ad Break** - Sponsorship messages for Creon (pancreatic enzyme medication) and Southwest Airlines

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Annie Elise Amy Collette

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