Bringing partial closure to a shocking case that has gripped the Fargo-Moorhead area, a 38-year-old woman on Monday admitted guilt in the killing of a pregnant Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind as part of a plot to keep the woman's baby.
Brooke Crews, of Fargo, pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder the 22-year-old LaFontaine-Greywind. She also pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap LaFontaine-Greywind's child and giving false information to law enforcement, according to documents filed in Cass County District Court.
Crews remains held without bail until her sentencing, set for Jan. 16.
"I'm very happy that at least one of the two that is currently being charged has admitted their part in the crime against Savanna," said Janel Herald, a close family friend. "Hopefully, she gets the greatest penalty in North Dakota, which is life without the possibility of parole.
"Whether or not that's justice in the eyes of the law, that's the only thing that we here can hope for.
"Nothing can bring Savanna back."
The charging document says Crews conspired with her boyfriend, William Hoehn, "to murder Savanna Marie LaFontaine-Greywind in order to obtain her fetal child."
Hoehn awaits trial in March on charges of conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to murder.