Iowa Cops Discover Murdered Pregnant Woman in Shopping Cart | Law&Crime BodyCam

Disturbing Discovery in Cedar Rapids

• 🚨 A 911 caller reported finding a body wrapped in a blanket and duct tape inside a shopping cart behind garages in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• 💡 First responders confirmed the presence of an "obvious body" stuffed in the cart, which was later identified as 38-year-old Brittany Hopkins, who was 15-19 weeks pregnant.
• 🔍 The victim was found concealed by garbage bags, and investigators noted suspected cart tracks leading from a parking lot to the scene.

Investigation and Suspect Identification

• 🕵️ Investigators identified the primary suspect as 51-year-old Donnie White, who was reportedly in a relationship with the victim.
• 💬 Family members stated White admitted to putting the victim in a "push cart" and rolling her away, and sent a picture of her in the cart.
• 🩸 A search warrant at White's apartment revealed a discolored carpet consistent with bleach cleanup, blood spatter, a bloody hammer, and bleached clothing.

Cause of Death and Arrest

• 🔨 The medical examiner determined Brittany Hopkins' cause of death to be homicide due to blunt force trauma to the head.
• ✈️ Nine days after the body was found, Donnie White was tracked down and arrested in Las Vegas by a joint task force.
• ⚖️ White was initially charged with first-degree murder and non-consensual termination of pregnancy, later pleading guilty to second-degree murder and non-consensual termination of pregnancy, receiving a sentence of up to 50 years.

Suspect's Behavior and Motive

• 🗣️ Family members described White as having episodes of bizarre and violent behavior, including an incident where he allegedly assaulted the victim.
• 💊 There is speculation that both the suspect and victim may have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
• 🔪 White claimed the victim came at him with a butcher knife, and he killed her in response.