In 2015, a 47-year-old mother from Cumming, Georgia was jailed for reportedly trying to buy a real-life baby on Craigslist. For her 14-year-old daughter. Yup.
The woman, named Elaine, posted a Craigslist ad searching for unwanted babies. She told police that her adolescent daughter wanted a baby of her own, and was determined to get one "with or without" her help.
So, she decided to do the bidding for her.
In the shocking online ad, Elaine told mothers they could anonymously drop off their babies in a "baby box." She also listed specific instructions and requests for a drop-off.
Scroll down to see what happened when police received a tip from a concerned Craigslist user…
In December 2015, it was reported that a 47-year-old woman from a town outside Atlanta was caught trying to purchase a newborn baby off Craigslist.
But the reason is what makes this story so bizarre.
Elaine told police that her 14-year-old daughter desperately wanted a baby and was planning on finding a way to get one "with or without" her help.
So, she decided to help her daughter get a baby…
…by soliciting one online via Craigslist.
Elaine posted an ad on Craigslist entitled, "Home for your newborn baby" and listed her requests, like including a birth certificate and health records, along with the baby's belongings.
"A DISABLED CHILD MAY NOT be placed in the baby box," it also said.
Elaine suggested that interested mothers could drop off their unwanted babies in her "baby box" if they wanted to remain anonymous.
Baby boxes exist in central and eastern European countries.
However, these are authorized by the government and managed by actual medical staff and maternity units.
Police say there were a few people who offered to sell their babies to Elaine.
But before any buying or selling took place, a concerned tipster alerted police to the online ad. The post was removed from Craigslist, but the story is going massively viral
Elaine was arrested by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department for "unlawful advertisement and inducement for adoption of children."
She was later released from jail on bond.
Her 14-year-old daughter, who was not named nor her face shown because of her age, faced related charges in juvenile court.
Sheriff Duane Piper said the Craigslist ad was unlike any he'd seen before. At first, he didn't even think it was real!
Sheriff Piper also said Elaine and her family went to great lengths for a prospective baby that went beyond Craigslist.
When police investigated the home, they found the 14 year-old's bedroom contained a crib, baby formula, diapers and gifts for both sexes.
Clearly, the mother-daughter duo was determined to bring a newborn into the home.
"I can't imagine why at 14 years old she would want to raise a child or why the mother would allow it at all," Elaine's neighbor told the local news. "She's just a child herself."
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