San Jose parents appear in court after fentanyl kills baby

A San Jose mother and father were in court on Monday facing murder charges after their 18-month-old daughter was poisoned by fentanyl. Derek Vaughn Rayo, 27, and Kelly Gene Richardson, 28, are the first parents in Santa Clara County’s history to be charged with murdering their own child with drugs. The victim, named Winter, is referred to as “Baby W. Doe” in court documents. She had 15 times the lethal amount of fentanyl in her blood when she died. “Think of W. Doe … this innocent child and her sad and stolen life,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “This is not a law enforcement official overreacting to an illegal substance.” The couple did not enter pleas and the judge ordered them to remain in jail with no bail.