Babysitter charged in deaths of woman, fetus:  Police allege Ill. woman knocked out pregnant aquaintance, stole fetus

A woman was charged Saturday in the deaths of a pregnant friend and the fetus authorities believe she cut out from the slain woman’s womb after knocking the victim unconscious.

Tiffany Hall, 24, was charged as authorities searched for the dead woman’s two sons, ages 7 and 2, and 1-year-old daughter. Authorities say they were last seen with Hall on Monday, three days before she was taken into custody.

Hall faces charges of first-degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child in the death of 23-year-old Jimella Tunstall, said St. Clair County State’s Attorney Robert Haida.

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Officials were optimistic about the prospects of finding the children unharmed. Illinois State Police Capt. Craig Koehler said authorities will not end the search until the children are found.

“We have no evidence that leads us to believe they’re dead,” he said, adding two or three additional sites will be searched in and around East St. Louis on Sunday. 

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NewsChannel 5 has learned that three children, who had been the focus of an intense search, have been found dead. They were found in the John Deshields housing complex in East St. Louis.

The children, 7-year-old Demond Tunstall and his siblings Ivan, 2, and Jenilla, 1, had been missing since at least Monday. Their mother was murdered last week.

Their mother, 23-year-old Jimella Tunstall, was pregnant when she was murdered. She died of an abdominal wound. The child she was carrying was cut out of her.

That child also died.

Police arrested Tiffany Hall earlier this week. She is already charged with the murder of Jimella Tunstall, and police said she was the last person seen with the children.