- April 6, 2026
BUNNELL, Fla. — Following a month of investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Major Case Unit, a Flagler County Grand Jury indicted Anne Mae Demegillo, 20, of Palm Coast for 1st Degree Murder along with other related charges. Demegillo had originally been arrested for Aggravated Manslaughter on March 6, 2026.
On April 6, a grand jury handed down a “true Bill” of first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated child abuse, and failure to report death of a person with intent to conceal the death or alter the evidence or circumstances surrounding such death following the death of Demegillo’s newborn girl on March 6.
In the month-long investigation, detectives uncovered additional facts including searches on Demegillo’s phone for “newborn premature babies,” “Palm Coast OBGYN,” and “foods to decrease fertility.” Also located on her phone were images of Casey Anthony and newborn babies, which suggest searches on the death of a child and subsequent investigation.
“This is one of those tragic cases that shock you to your core that a mother would allow a newborn to die because the newborn was a distraction to her life,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “It’s hard to comprehend how a mother would choose to watch their infant drown instead of lifting the baby out of the toilet. I commend our investigators who followed every lead and our Digital Forensics team that uncovered the digital evidence to prove this tragic case was a premeditated murder. I thank State Attorney R.J. Larizza and his office for reviewing the facts of our investigation and the Grand Jury for doing a very difficult job.”
Demegillo turned herself in at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and will be held on no bond pending a court hearing.
