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<p>A North Carolina couple accused of killing their baby and burying its remains in the backyard are cousins, according to a family member.</p>
<p>Dustin James VanDyke, 28, and Gracie Kaylene Riddle, 18, allegedly “panicked” when they realized she was pregnant, and the child was delivered alive, <a href="https://www.wral.com/erwin-couple-was-related-panicked-at-pregnancy-news-before-burying-child/20427518/">local NBC affiliate WRAL reported</a>.</p>
<p>VanDyke and Riddle are now charged with first-degree murder, <a href="http://www.harnettsheriff.com/downloads/inmatecurrentconfinement.pdf">jail records show</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/panicked-cousins-dustin-vandyke-and-gracie-riddle-accused-of-burying-their-baby-in-backyard?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html --> Harnett County Detention Center
A North Carolina couple accused of killing their baby and burying its remains in the backyard are cousins, according to a family member.
Dustin James VanDyke, 28, and Gracie Kaylene Riddle, 18, allegedly “panicked” when they realized she was pregnant, and the child was delivered alive, local NBC affiliate WRAL reported.
VanDyke and Riddle are now charged with first-degree murder, jail records show.