Cayla Wheeler

By Clarencia Cynrae on July 30th, 2008



In Champaign, Illinois, Cayla Wheeler, 23, gave birth to her baby. For some reason, Cayla Wheeler then drowned her baby. The body of the newborn was hidden in the woods outside her house. Seven days later, Cayla Wheeler set fire to her marital home and burned it down.

Cayla Wheeler

Cayla Wheeler


Police became suspicious when they learnt that Cayla Wheeler was pregnant recently but had no baby alive with her. They searched the burnt rubble of her burnt property and found the dead baby about 100 yards deep in the woods. After an autopsy, it was discovered that the baby was drowned.

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One Response to “Cayla Wheeler”

  1. lou Says:

    Cayla Wheeler was sentenced Thursday for the death of her newborn baby. Wheeler received 20 years for murder and …

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