A Wyoming mother pleaded guilty in Silver City, New Mexico, on 24 August 2026 to first-degree murder for fatally shooting her 11-month-old son, according to District Attorney Norman R Wheeler.
Madeline Veronique Daly had taken her son, Basil, from Wyoming to New Mexico in violation of a court order granting his father emergency custody. Authorities located them in December 2025 after learning she was wanted in Wyoming on a kidnapping warrant.