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She Lost Her Life For Just Being A Baby — The Tragic Case Of Oncwanique Tribblet

She was not reported missing until six months later, when her grandmother started asking about her.

Mary Holman
5 min readSep 21, 2022
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The hatred some parents have for their children is really shocking. It makes one wonder why God grants them the ability to have kids.

This is one of the most heartbreaking and cruel stories l have ever heard and written about. So, if you can’t handle articles about extreme child abuse and disposing of a body, please pass on this one.

In 1997, Joan Tribblet (27) was expecting her fifth child with her boyfriend, Everette Johnson (29). They both lived in Chicago, Illinois, and already had a 16-month-old toddler, Oncwanique Tribblet. Unfortunately, due to their evil hearts and souls, she never lived to explore what the future had in store for her.

On that night, December 19, 1997, Oncwanique woke up in the middle of the night and started crying as most babies do. She pulled the blankets numerous times to grab her parent’s attention, and both were unhappy with her.

Joan then ordered her to stand at the end of the bed until she stopped crying and felt sleepy, but by mistake, Oncwanique pulled the blankets again, and Joan strangled her. She continued…

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Mary Holman
Mary Holman

Written by Mary Holman

Full-time true crime writer. Let's connect at marylonner123@gmail.com

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