Heather Reynolds
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Heather Reynolds is the villainess behind the murder of her one-year-old son, Axel.
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Axel Reynolds was born some time in December 2016 to Heather and her husband, but at some point during their marriage, the New Jersey-based Heather began having an extramarital affair while her husband was out of state. The couple was having problems due to Heather being upset at her boyfriend's lack of interest, which she later blamed on Axel, as she felt that her son was getting in the way of her affair.
In May 2018, Heather suffocated her 17-month-old son to death, doing so by smothering Axel's nose and mouth with a wipe laced with isopropyl alcohol. After killing her son, Heather ran out of the house with Axel in his arms and screamed for help, though first responders found Axel reeking of rubbing alcohol and with bruises on his face. It was also revealed that Heather was on meth while killing Axel, and she had been arrested twice for possession; the second arrest coming in February 2019--three months after Heather's husband passed away.
Heather was finally arrested for her son's murder in June 2019; a year after her crime was committed. She faces life in prison if convicted.