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The baby cut from a slain mother's womb was found alive in New Hampshire Wednesday night. The baby was reportedly in "fairly good health" and is being evaluated in a hospital. Darlene Haynes, a 23-year-old from Worcester, was 8 months pregnant when she was found dead in her apartment on Monday. A man and a woman were with the baby when the child was found. According to WCVB, the woman was arrested and charged with kidnapping may face murder charges when she is returned to Massachusetts. All charges alleged until proven under law.

The Globe and NECN are reporting on the gruesome case of Darlene Haynes, a 23-year-old woman found murdered in her Worcester apartment on Monday. The sickening part? Haynes was 8 months pregnant when she was killed, and somebody removed the fetus from her body.

Who doesn't love a good empanada? Nobody in Worcester, judging by the success of Empanadas in Worcester on the New York Times Best Seller List. Except, uh, that's a fake best seller list, invented by Harvard grad and Emmy winning TV writer Steve Hely in his new novel How I Became A Famous Novelist, a title that seems suspiciously inspired by Winner of the National Book Award, though we suppose Dave Eggers probably started it all with that goddamn heartbreaker of a book back in 2000. Anyway, this particular list of clever hypothetical book titles (download a full PDF) has inspired a rash of imitations on Twitter, tagged #hely for the author. Perhaps because of our own status as media non-elite and our occasional affection for Wired, we're partial to @mariaschneider's HEAP: Chris Anderson's Guide to Tent Cities and Dumpster Diving for the former Media Elite. We encourage you to submit your own ideas, but always remember: Jockstraps ain't for eating.

The woman who gave birth to a certain Bostonist says "If you're not kind to animals then you're not kind to people" and she says it regularly. Translation: Stop killing ducks, kitties and any cute, or ugly, animals. We need to say this in 2009? C'mon people!

--Three teens, at least two of whom were friends, went to Callahan State Park in Framingham on Saturday to smoke marijuana and only two lived to tell the tale. The trio arrived in a Volvo, two fought over some allegedly stolen pot, guns were drawn and witneses heard three shots and a man yelling. According to police reports, the shooter said he would kill the victim and anyone who snitched on him, and "did not care if he went to jail for life." Nice. His attorney asked for cash bail - really - which the judge obviously denied. [MetroWest Daily News]

-- Nathaniel Turner, the 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after his father allegedly beat him within inches of his life on Father's Day, was taken off life support. His father, 36-year-old Leslie Schuler, now faces murder charges. Authorities are trying to determine why Turner was in Worcester in the first place. He had previously lived with his maternal grandmother in Alabama until recently. His grandmother evidently believed that his father had been given visitation or custody, a claim that Massachusetts court officials deny. The case has stirred some conservative Democratic legislators to openly discuss reinstating the death penalty, which the Herald gleefullly reports. Classy. [Globe, Herald]

-- Some Massholes can't keep their rage in their cars. A 44-year-old Boston man was arrested at the Kendall Square Cinema Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a 31-year-old woman who wouldn't shut up during the movie. [Cambridge Chronicle]

-- Cops found an alleged "mother lode" of drugs in the Boylston St. apartment of Taghi Tajgardoun, a 28-year-old who now faces charges that he was the kingpin of a massive drug trafficking operation. Authorities say that they seized $90,000 worth of marijuana, $10,000 worth of cocaine, $25,000 cash, and four Iranian passports when they raided Tajgardoun's home. Among Tajgardoun's more legitimate businesses: real estate. Shocking. Police say that they began to suspect Tajgardoun when he allegedly received a package of weed from California through the U.S. mail. [Herald]

-- A 50-year-old man was shot dead in his Roslindale home early this morning, apparently after answering his front door. Boston police have a suspect: a light-skinned black male in his teens. No motive for the killing has been advanced. [BPDNews, Herald]

-- Benjamin L. Makinen stabbed a stranger to death yesterday in Worcester, according to police. The 23-year-old Worcester man, whom his attorneys claim suffers from mental illness, walked into a triple decker, knocked on a second floor door and allegedly stabbed Shelleigh Wilcox to death before calling 911 to turn himself in. [Worcester Telegram Gazette]

-- Two, possibly three people were shot last night on Hendry St. in Dorchester. All three victims were hospitalized, and few details were made available by police. [Globe]

Gothy Nine Inch Nails fans have even more reason to weep today: tonight's NIN show in Worcester has been postponed. The band's site says "Trent's recurring throat ailment has left him unable to perform." Too much screaming at Lolla last weekend, Trent? (We theorize he's just afraid of Asian Longhorned Beetles.) The band has rescheduled for November 9; tickets for tonight will be honored on the new date. And if it's any consolation, Trent finds the situation as "frustrating and maddening" as you do.

We've been scolded in the past for making jokes about how shady Worcester is. But, thanks to the tree-devouring Asian Longhorned Beetle, the Paris of the 80s is about to have a lot less shade. The Globe reports that the dreaded beetle was found on as many as 15 Worcester trees, the fourth known infestation in the U.S. The only way to eradicate the insect is to destroy infested trees.

The Globe reports that Jason Robo, a Humboldt State student from Worcester, slapped a "911 was an inside job" sticker on an airline restroom, then fled, leaving another Alex Jones' Prison Planet sticker on his seat and causing a 3-hour delay for Salt Lake City passengers. The flyers who didn't flee were taken from the plane and made to wait while it was searched thoroughly by bomb-sniffing dogs. The flight eventually left three hours behind schedule.

--A building was evacuated today in Worcester after employees became sick due to what was apparently carbon monoxide poisoning. [Worcester Telegram & Gazette]

-- Bike cops saw action in Roxbury, where two men were arrested after allegedly shooting guns near the Academy Homes project. The gunfire drew the attention of police from Boston's Youth Violence Strike Force, who chased the suspects into Marcella Park. The Tactical Bike Unit, responding to calls, finally caught and arrested the two men after a brawl. Universal Hub points out that one of the suspects was a recipient of a Boston anti-violence grant. Police claim that the arrests foiled a murder plot. [BPDNews]

-- The 13 year old boy found shot early yesterday morning was the victim of two assailants on bicycles, police say. The victim, whose name has not been released, was steps from his own doorway when two bullets struck him in the groin. Police say the victim was not a known troublemaker and cast initial doubt that he was the target of the attack. The boy is expected to live, but may suffer permanent injury. No arrests have been made. [Globe; Herald]

-- A 13 year old boy was shot in the South End early this morning. Police found the boy on Washington Street shortly after 1am, suffering from two gunshot wounds to the groin. He was hospitalized and is expected to survive. His identity was not released, and police have not reported any arrests. [Globe; WCVB]

-- A Worcester pastor was arrested this morning for the rape of a 15-year-old boy. Tyrone Forbes, 49, faces charges that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with the child since last November. In addition to serving as pastor at Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ, Forbes also teaches music to children at the Seven Hills Charter School. The alleged victim was not Forbes's student. [Herald; WCVB]

--The thought of Massachusetts drivers plus a U-Turn that's open to the public makes us skittish. [WBZ]

Comcast SportsNet ran an ad that says, "We can pronounce Worcester ... without sounding like an Athol."

-- A woman was robbed at gunpoint today during a daytime invasion of her parents' home in Everett. Michelle Nguyen, 24 of Malden, was babysitting her 2 year-old nephew this morning when a man dressed completely in black entered the house and held a gun to her head. She parted with $500. Both Nguyen and her nephew were left unharmed. [Herald]

America's Next Top Model: Quite a week for our locals! Alas, Massachusetts contestants seem to be following a trend. Like Mila from the last season, Kimberly, a bank teller from Worcester left in the first show. However, she volunteered to get out of the house. Some shocking information about Kimberly was revealed at the last possible minute--she thinks its silly for people to carry around a $700 handbag!

Bobby Brown, we love you, but this week marked the debut of the new "America's Next Top Model" cycle, and we must lead with that. Tyra and the J-Boys (Miss J. and Jay) put the aspiring models through a charm school of sorts, in which they wore uniforms and took class photos. Kimberly, a bank teller from Worcester, was cute in a clean-cut, ditzy cheerleader way. She made it to the next round, and Bostonist bets Tyra will make her shave her head in the makeover episode, just to wipe the smile off her face.

--Old hotness: Late trains on the Worcester-Framingham line. New hotness: Changing the timetables so they don't look late anymore. [WBZ]

--Word is out that former House Speaker and current WRKO radio-show host is going to drop his plans to become a lobbyist, finally realizing that lobbying while being a talking head might be a conflict of interest. Adam G. joked, "The WRKO job must pay more." [Boston Globe, Universal Hub]