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Inmate Daisy Link’s jailhouse pregnancy scheme: ‘I can get out now’ | Banfield

2025-10-10 News & Politics
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Inmate Pregnancy Mystery: Attorney Debates Relevance of Jail Conception to Murder Trial

Discover the extraordinary details of how a Florida jail inmate conceived a baby while separated from all known contacts, and analyze whether this sensational event impacts her ongoing murder defense.

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  • Inmate Daisy Link conceived a child using an elaborate system involving an air duct and bedding material to pass notes and biological material between floors.
  • Link’s attorney asserts that the highly publicized jail pregnancy is completely irrelevant to the facts and evidence of her initial first-degree murder charge.
  • The defense team is preparing to object if the prosecution attempts to use the inmate’s behavior concerning the pregnancy to impeach her credibility on the stand.

This segment examines the unprecedented circumstances surrounding Daisy Link, who was accused of murdering her husband but became pregnant in custody by a fellow inmate two floors away. Attorney Tony Tomas clarifies the legal strategy regarding the admissibility of this strange side story during the murder trial.

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NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin has taken a deep dive into the case of Daisy Link, the Florida jail inmate who managed to get pregnant by a male detainee she never met. Link’s attorney Tony Tomas joins “Banfield” to discuss whether this has any bearing on her ongoing murder trial. #Crime #DaisyLink #Florida Ashleigh Banfield is *the* definitive authority on the nation’s biggest true crime stories. A veteran award-winning journalist, Ashleigh brings a sharp focus to the crime stories gripping America, distilling facts and analyzing context in a way which captures viewers’ interests and imaginations. No one knows the prosecution and the defendants’ cases better than BANFIELD, all the while keeping the victim at the heart of every story we tell – just another reason NewsNation is truly News for All Americans. Weeknights at 10p/9C. #Banfield NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

Top Comments (10)

@keenahockey9682 2025-10-10

Poor child having both parents being murderers

494 21 replies
@kgraham5820 2025-10-10

Not born out of love, not even born due to an accident… born as an excuse to get outta jail. Or she thought… awful.

458 1 replies
@woahpaul343 2025-10-10

She keeps callin juan Jewan 😂😂😂😂 i cant

304 34 replies
@onlyme-1966 2025-10-10

I feel for their child, you can't pick your parents

282 3 replies
@ginamaria245 2025-10-10

This poor child.

273 2 replies
@Pinkricaan 2025-10-11

Nobody is topping the inmate from Maryland who had 4 C.O.'s pregnant at the same time and they didn't even know

181 12 replies
@mohammedmasud5815 2025-10-11

I feel sad for the baby. I hope the baby gets to have a good life.

116 5 replies
@AnnamarieLewis-h3j 2025-10-12

She doesn’t care about the baby. It’s not about her being a loving mother. It’s a scam

87 4 replies
@latyshal.2286 2025-10-12

That man could have had HIV or some other STI. She not only risked her health, but that of her unborn child.

61 2 replies
@pasion2u7668 2025-10-11

Poor baby. Two people that won’t be physically or financially capable of taking care of the baby but yet they want a child.

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