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|alias = Dena Leiter (maiden name) | |alias = Dena Leiter (maiden name) | ||
|origin =Plano, Texas, United States | |origin =Plano, Texas, United States | ||
|occupation = Walmart cashier (formerly) | |occupation = Stay-at-home mom (formerly)<br>Walmart cashier (formerly) | ||
|type of villain = Child Murderer | |type of villain = Child Murderer | ||
|goals = Sacrifice herself and her infant daughter to God (failed) | |goals = Sacrifice herself and her infant daughter to God (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Familicide]]<br>Mutilation | |crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Familicide]]<br>Mutilation | ||
|hobby = | |hobby = Attending Water of Life Church | ||
}}'''Dena Schlosser''' (née '''Leitner''', born 1969) is a woman from Texas who, on November 22, 2004, used a knife to amputate the arms of her eleven-month-old daughter, Margaret, who died as a result. Plano police responded to a 9-1-1 call made by concerned workers at a local day care center who had spoken to her earlier that day. The operator testified that she confessed to her and that the gospel song, "He Touched Me" played in the background. When police arrived, they saw her calmly sitting down, covered in blood, holding the knife, and singing Christian hymns. | }}'''Dena Schlosser''' (née '''Leitner''', born 1969) is a woman from Texas who, on November 22, 2004, used a knife to amputate the arms of her eleven-month-old daughter, Margaret, who died as a result. Plano police responded to a 9-1-1 call made by concerned workers at a local day care center who had spoken to her earlier that day. The operator testified that she confessed to her and that the gospel song, "He Touched Me" played in the background. When police arrived, they saw her calmly sitting down, covered in blood, holding the knife, and singing Christian hymns. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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She met her husband, John Schlosser, when they were both students at Marist. She graduated from Marist, but he did not. Eventually they moved to Texas, where he would not allow her to work. | She met her husband, John Schlosser, when they were both students at Marist. She graduated from Marist, but he did not. Eventually they moved to Texas, where he would not allow her to work. | ||
The day after Margaret was born, Schlosser attempted suicide, was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features. She had been investigated earlier that year by the Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) after she was hospitalized for a psychotic episode. CPS ordered that she could not be alone with her children. Her sister-in-law came to live with them until CPS lifted the order. | The day after Margaret was born, Schlosser attempted suicide. Five days after her suicide attempts, she burst out of the apartment and took off running while one of her other daughters was watching ''The Little Mermaid'' on TV; she believed that the characters on the TV were talking & laughing at her. After these incidents, she was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features. She had been investigated earlier that year by the Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) after she was hospitalized for a psychotic episode. CPS ordered that she could not be alone with her children. Her sister-in-law came to live with them until CPS lifted the order. | ||
Schlosser came to believe that Margaret was destined to marry Doyle Davidson, a veterinarian who had become their pastor. The day before she attacked Margaret, Schlosser told her husband that she wanted to give her to Davidson. Later that day, according to a confidential CPS report, he spanked her with a wooden spoon in front of their children. She fatally injured Margaret, while her other two daughters were not harmed. | Schlosser came to believe that Margaret was destined to marry Doyle Davidson, a veterinarian who had become their pastor. The day before she attacked Margaret, Schlosser told her husband that she wanted to give her to Davidson. Later that day, according to a confidential CPS report, he spanked her with a wooden spoon in front of their children. She fatally injured Margaret, while her other two daughters were not harmed. | ||
Psychologist David Self testified that Schlosser told him about a disturbing news story she had seen. The news story concerned a boy who was mauled by a lion and she interpreted it as a sign of the coming apocalypse. She said that she heard God commanding her to remove Margaret's arms and then her own. | Psychologist David Self testified that Schlosser told him about a disturbing news story she had seen. The news story concerned a boy who was mauled by a lion and she interpreted it as a sign of the coming apocalypse. She said that she heard God commanding her to remove Margaret's arms and then her own. Hours after her arrest, she was heard repeatedly chanting, “Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord.” The attack was later described as "religious frenzy". Self determined that she suffered from postpartum psychosis. | ||
Schlosser was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to the North Texas State Hospital and ordered to go there until she is deemed to no longer be a threat to herself or others. There, she was a roommate of [[Andrea Yates]], a Texas woman who had drowned her five children in a bathtub. | Schlosser was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to the North Texas State Hospital and ordered to go there until she is deemed to no longer be a threat to herself or others. There, she was a roommate of [[Andrea Yates]], a Texas woman who had drowned her five children in a bathtub. | ||
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