Overview
- Cortney and Bradly Bartholomew are charged with first-degree murder and related felonies in Wexford County and are being held without bail.
- A probable-cause affidavit says Cortney admitted using a scalpel to cut the fetus from Park’s womb and told investigators the baby was not breathing after removal.
- Filings state Cortney described placing the fetus in a cooler, then a trash bag, before discarding it in a dumpster, a detail authorities have not publicly verified through recovery.
- Prosecutors alleged in court that Park was still alive when the fetus was removed, characterizing the killing as planned torture and murder.
- Investigators cite cellphone data placing Cortney near the body site; Bradly denies stabbing Park and blames his wife, while Park’s sister faces separate evidence-tampering and false-report charges and is on house arrest.