Albany, WI – A Wisconsin man who fatally shot his newborn daughter and left her body in the snow has been found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding the corpse of a child nearly four years after the horrifying crime. The verdict concludes a case that shocked the nation for its brutality and the young age of the killer when the crime was committed.
The Incident: Infant Shot and Left to Die in the Woods
According to court records, Logan Kruckenberg Anderson, now 21, was 16 years old when he took his days-old baby, Harper, into the woods in Albany, Wisconsin, on January 5, 2021. His then-girlfriend, a 14-year-old, had secretly given birth in a bathtub at her home.
Days later, after family members realized the baby was missing, 911 was called, sparking an investigation that revealed a chilling story. Prosecutors said Kruckenberg Anderson stuffed the naked newborn into a backpack, took her to the woods, shot her twice in the head, and covered her body with snow before leaving.
“It’s about one person fantasizing playing house. It’s about one person bent on erasing a problem, because that was what Harper was to him,” said Prosecutor Adrienne Blais during the trial. “A problem to screw up his life, so he got rid of her, so he just tried to make her go away.”
Investigation and Evidence: Teen’s Confession Leads to Discovery
Initially, Kruckenberg Anderson and his girlfriend lied to investigators, claiming they had arranged for someone named “Tyler” on Snapchat to take Harper to an adoption agency. They told police they paid him $60 to transport the child to safety…