Charges Dropped for Michigan Woman Who Lied About Pregnant Sister's Murder While Having Affair With Sister's Boyfriend
Prosecutors in Michigan have dropped all charges against Kimberly Park, the woman who was accused of lying about the whereabouts of her pregnant sister on the night she was killed and her unborn baby cut from her womb.
Kimberly, 24, had been charged with tampering with evidence, lying to a police officer, and filing a false report in connection with the November 2025 murder of her sister Rebecca Park, who was 38 weeks pregnant. Rebecca's body was discovered in the Manistee National Forest after she vanished from her home.
The Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney's Office moved to dismiss the charges without prejudice, meaning the case could be refiled at any time. The move comes amid speculation that Kimberly may be cooperating with the investigation into the true killers: the sisters' biological mother, Cortney Bartholomew, and her husband, Bradly Bartholomew.
Kimberly originally told police that Richard Falor, Rebecca's boyfriend and the father of her unborn child, was responsible for the murder. She claimed Falor had confessed to killing her sister and that 'something went wrong while trying to cut the baby out of Rebecca,' according to the probable cause affidavit. But Falor has never been a suspect, and investigators quickly turned their focus to the Bartholomews.
Court documents revealed a tangled web of relationships: Cortney Bartholomew had been having an affair with Falor, and Kimberly was also romantically involved with him at the time of the murder. The sisters' mother and stepfather are accused of luring Rebecca to their home on Nov. 3 under the pretense of giving her an inheritance check, then stabbing and torturing her before cutting the baby from her womb. Prosecutors have described the crime as 'evil personified.'
Bradly Bartholomew allegedly told investigators that the couple wanted to steal the baby because he is a registered sex offender and could not legally adopt. Both face charges including first-degree murder, felony murder, torture, and conspiracy, each carrying a possible life sentence. Their competency evaluations have paused proceedings.
Kimberly was arrested hours after her sister's body was found and spent a week in jail before her bail was reduced from $750,000 to $5,000. She has been under house arrest with electronic monitoring. The dropped charges could signal that prosecutors believe her statements were part of a broader deception driven by the affair, or that she has since provided valuable testimony.
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