ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Extradition proceedings have begun to return Morgan Hite to Colorado to stand trial for the death of her infant son.
The 22-year-old Wasilla, Alaska, woman was arrested earlier this month in Alaska and charged with first-degree murder in the February death of her newborn baby.
Gov. Sarah Palin signed a warrant for her extradition on Wednesday. The next step is a court hearing in Palmer, where her lawyers will be given about five days to decide if the paperwork is in order.
Police say Hite secretly delivered a baby boy in a neighbor’s bathtub, then wrapped him in a garbage bag, put him in a plastic tote and put the baby in a bedroom closet at her family’s home in Grand Junction.
They say the body remained hidden for two months before Hite’s father and stepmother discovered it wrapped in a towel.
