A man beat up his baby daughter to death with a baseball bat because he was jealous of the attention she received after surviving cancer.
Ryan Lawrence, 25, has pleaded guilty to killing 1-year-old Maddox and burning her body in a fire pit before dumping the remains in a creek.
The troubled dad was caught, reportedly wearing a disguise, by police three days after the crime in Baldwinsville, New York.
Lawrence admitted that he was jealous of his baby daughter and the concern people showed for her after she successfully battled eye cancer.
Maddox's body was recovered on February 21 by police divers in Onondago, Syracuse, 36 hours after she was reported missing.
The infant's mother, Morgan Lawrence, called the cops after she found a note from her spouse which indicated that he intended to hurt their daughter.
When Lawrence was detained by investigators he reportedly admitted to the killing.
He will be sentenced next month after confessing to first-degree murder and faces between 25 years to life behind bars.
WRGB-TV reports that the killer told police that he prayed to God before carrying out the crime.
He reportedly told Detective Mark Rusin: "God, if I'm not meant to kill her, make her stumble."
Source - Sun
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