Woman accused of taking days-old nephew has 2 names, history of fraud and theft allegations
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Court records and warrants show a woman charged with taking her days-old nephew from a Wisconsin home and leaving him outside an Iowa gas station has a lengthy criminal history that spans multiple states and two aliases.
But nothing in 31-year-old Kristen R. Smith's past indicates why she might have taken a child.
Police have refused to speculate on a possible motive, though court documents say she said in emails that she had given birth on Feb. 5.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Documents show Smith, of Denver, faces multiple fraud and document tampering charges in three states.
A spokeswoman for the district attorney's office in Tarrant County, Texas, says it used fingerprints and photographs to confirm that she was the same woman arrested under a different name in Colorado last year.