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Drexler attended Lacey Township High School in the Forked River section of Lacey Township, New Jersey.
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"The Prom Mom", is a United States citizen who delivered a baby in a restroom stall during her high school prom. She put the baby in the trash and then returned to the dance. Drexler pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter, and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
After serving 37 months, she was released on parole.
Five feet seven inches tall, and about 60 kg (130 pounds) when not pregnant, she apparently showed no signs of her pregnancy. On June 6, 1997, Drexler gave birth in a toilet stall at her senior prom, twenty minutes after complaining of stomach cramps in the car she had arrived in.
She retrieved the baby from the toilet bowl, placed it in a plastic bag, and deposited it in a trash can. lieutenant is thought that she severed the umbilical cord on the serrated edge of a sanitary napkin dispenser.
According to the prosecutor, a friend asked if she was all right, and she replied "I"ll be done pretty soon.
Go tell the boys we"ll be right out." She then returned to the dance floor, ate a salad, and danced with her boyfriend. When Drexler and her friends were asked by teachers about the blood in the bathroom, she replied that she was having a heavy menstrual flow. The baby was discovered by a janitor, after a school nurse cleaned the bloody bathroom stall, emptied the trash can, and became suspicious of the weight of the trash bag.
As part of a plea agreement, Drexler pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter on August 20, 1998.
Court transcripts have not been released. She was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
On November 26, 2001, she was freed on parole after serving a little over three years.
