Last year, former University of Tampa student Brianna Moore was arrested for her alleged involvement in the death of her newborn. Now, a series of shocking text messages shared by Moore in the months prior to her baby’s death have given a deeper insight into her disturbed mental state at the time.
What did Brianna Moore do?
The investigation into Moore has been going on ever since April 2024, when her roommates in her dorm in Tampa, Florida, reported hearing a baby crying from their shared bathroom. They also found blood in the bathroom, which prompted them to alert the authorities. Authorities found the deceased newborn wrapped in a bloody towel the following day.
Moore admitted at the time to giving birth to the baby in her dorm bathroom. She also claimed that she held the child closely to her chest until the crying stopped. When she realized that there was no heartbeat, she apparently decided to wrap her newborn in the towel and attempt to dispose of the body in the trash.
Unfortunately, situations like this aren’t as rare as we’d like to think. It was suggested that she was “Probably in denial” about her pregnancy. Moore wasn’t arrested until October last year, although she is set to stand trial this month.
The disturbing text messages
In recent days, new court documents have been made public which paint a rather disturbing image of the woman set to soon stand trial. According to The Tampa Bay Times, texts retrieved from Moore’s phone, which she willingly handed over to officers, showed a conversation between her and a man from Mississippi from September 2023…