Killer Boyfriend Strangled Pregnant Girlfriend And Her Two Year Old Toddler
October 6, 2026
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5 min readKiona Foote was 22 years old and five months pregnant when she was killed in a Rockford, Illinois hotel room in September 2020. Her two-year-old daughter, Mya, was also killed. The man responsible, Renard Carter—Kiona’s boyfriend and the father of her unborn child—was arrested days later. This episode of True Crime Stories centers almost entirely on Carter’s police interrogation, letting the raw audio of that interview carry the narrative. What emerges is not a tidy confession but a complex, halting, and self-serving account in which Carter admits to causing Kiona’s death while deflecting blame, minimizing his actions, and refusing to discuss what happened to the toddler.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:02) **Case Introduction** - The podcast introduces the case of Kiona Foote, her two-year-old daughter, and Renard Carter, with audio from a police interrogation.
- 2 (01:14) **Interrogation Begins: Carter Claims Self-Defense** - Carter describes a violent confrontation where Kiona stabbed him, framing his actions as defensive.
- 3 (02:58) **Refusal to Discuss the Toddler** - When asked about the two-year-old, Carter repeatedly refuses to talk, saying he will not discuss it.
- 4 (04:00) **Carter Takes “Full Responsibility” for Kiona** - Carter expresses remorse and says he’ll take full responsibility for what happened to Kiona, but avoids specifics.
- 5 (06:08) **Interrogators Sympathize to Build Rapport** - Detectives use empathy, telling Carter he’s not the same person as the one in the hotel room, to encourage confession.
- 6 (08:06) **Carter’s Fragmented Memory of the Toddler** - When asked about the toddler crying, Carter again refuses to talk, saying he doesn’t remember doing it.
- 7 (10:01) **Detectives Praise Carter as a “Good Man”** - The interrogators shift tactics, praising Carter for taking ownership and calling him a “man” for talking.
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Show Notes
The episode pairs narration with excerpts from Renard Carter’s police interrogation. Detectives question him about Kiona Foot, her young daughter, and videos connected to the case.
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