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Baby Faith homicide: Jennifer Katalinich pleads guilty in infant's 1996 death

Together, the charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. Her sentence will be determined at a hearing Oct. 8.

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo — Nearly eight months after she was arrested in the 1996 cold case homicide of Larimer County's "Baby Faith," Jennifer Katalinich pleaded guilty to two amended charges in the case Monday. 

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Katalinich, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide of an at-risk juvenile — a Class 4 felony — and another count of tampering with physical evidence, a Class 6 felony.

Together, the charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. Her sentence will be determined at a hearing Oct. 8. Until then, she'll remain out of custody on a $25,000 bond.

Andy Gavaldon, one of Katalinich's attorneys, declined to comment outside of the courtroom Monday. 

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