Judge grants extradition delay of Arlington woman suspected of 2005 newborn baby death

ARLINGTON, Wash. — A new delay has come up in the efforts to extradite a Snohomish County woman to Arizona to potentially face a murder charge in the death of her baby girl nearly two decades ago.

A judge decided during a hearing on Monday that Annie Anderson will remain in jail on a no-bail hold for an extra two weeks to give officials in Arizona more time to put together a transport team to handle the extradition back to Phoenix.

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“They have requested an extension for transport to April 12th,” said deputy prosecutor Kristina Beske-Keplinger.

According to investigators, Anderson was on a business trip to Phoenix back in 2005 when she gave birth to a baby girl in her hotel room. Anderson then suffocated the child, according to investigators, then dumped the infant's body in a trash can at the airport.

The case of Baby Skylar went unsolved until advances in DNA technology led investigators to Anderson, who was living at a home in Arlington. Anderson was taken into custody and remains in jail. She was on track to be extradited on March 29 but officials in Arizona suddenly asked for additional time.

“We did request additional information regarding the basis for the extension,” Beske-Keplinger said. “It is my understanding we haven't heard anything back at this point."

Anderson has yet to be formally charged, but prosecutors are considering pre-meditated murder and other criminal counts.

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During the hearing on Monday, Anderson's lawyer suggested this latest delay could be grounds for dismissal but the judge disagreed and Anderson is no longer fighting the extradition proceedings.

“Ms. Anderson feels she doesn't have much choice and so we have signed the order resetting the date,” said defense attorney Donald Wackerman.

At this point, officials in Arizona plan to come out and take custody of Anderson on April 12th.