A former University of Tampa student facing charges in the death of her newborn allegedly exchanged chilling text messages months before the baby was found dead in her dorm bathroom, according to newly released court documents.
Brianna Moore, then 19, was arrested in Missouri in October 2024, several months after her roommates reported hearing a baby crying in their shared bathroom at the university’s Tampa campus. The next day, authorities discovered the body of a newborn girl wrapped in a blood-soaked toweland hidden in the trash, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office.
Moore allegedly admitted to police that she had given birth alone in the dorm bathroom. She claimed she held the baby tightly to her chest until the crying stopped, then wrapped her in a towel and disposed of the body.
Alarming Texts Before Birth
According to the Tampa Bay Times, court documents reveal that months prior to the incident, Moore had texted a young man in September 2023, making disturbing references to harming an unborn child. In the exchange, Moore allegedly messaged:…