Washington state prosecutors charged a 19-year-old mom and her 21-year-old partner with murder after their 2-month-old son died from abusive head trauma, with the mom allegedly filming a TikTok dance in his hospital room.
Incident Timeline
On March 4, Alyssa Jade Vanderbeck and Mark Anthony Labaco Clamor called 911 claiming their infant wasn’t breathing. Paramedics rushed him to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital PICU, where he died five days later despite treatment.
Injuries and Cause
Doctors found brain and eye bleeding, multiple fractured ribs—classic signs of abusive head trauma from violent shaking or blunt force, not SIDS. A social worker flagged it as abuse.
Parents’ Actions
- Clamor admitted to detectives he jerked the fussy baby “pretty hard” while feeding, saying “Why you crying boy?” They panicked, shook him to “stimulate,” and delayed 911 by an hour—calling friends/family first.
- Officers noted their “unusual” demeanor amid the crisis.
- Vanderbeck filmed herself dancing to upbeat music in the hospital bathroom for TikTok while her son fought for life nearby. Prosecutors highlighted this in court.
Charges and Status
- Clamor: Second-degree murder, second-degree assault of a child.
- Vanderbeck: Second-degree murder, criminal mistreatment.
Both held on $1M bond in Pierce County Jail. Prosecutor: “This was ongoing abuse of a vulnerable infant.”
Abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) kills or disables thousands of U.S. infants yearly; cases like this often hinge on medical evidence, parental admissions, and digital trails like social media. Arraignment occurred Thursday; trial pending.
