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The Sacramento Brief Thursday October 8, 2026 | Sacramento Mother Convicted in Baby’s Death + Oak Park Black Film Festival Continues · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Thursday, October 8th,
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  2026. Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento County
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  jury has convicted a mother of second -degree
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  murder in the death of her eight -month -old
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  daughter. Kristina Heumann -Siedlecki was convicted
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  October 1st in the death of baby Jana. Prosecutors
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  say Jennah suffered severe burns over more than
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  30 % of her body after Sedlecki’s husband placed
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  her in dangerously hot water. When Sedlecki returned
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  home, prosecutors say she saw the baby's skin
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  turn red, peel, and blister, but neither parent
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  sought medical treatment in the days that followed.
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  Investigators later found internet searches on
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  Sedlecki’s phone showing that she understood
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  the danger of leaving the burns untreated, but
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  feared seeking help. because she thought she
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  may be arrested. On the morning that Jannah died,
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  prosecutors say the baby became limp and unresponsive.
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  Instead of immediately calling 911, Sedlecki
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  went on social media while her husband contacted
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  a friend for help nearly 45 minutes later. Jannah
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  ultimately died from complications related to
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  the burns. Her father was also charged in the
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  case, but has since died. Sedlecki now faces
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  15 years to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled
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  for October 23rd. And in Sacramento, it's heating
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  up again today. Expect sunshine and a high near
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  97 degrees with light winds becoming northwesterly
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  about five miles per hour. Tonight stays mostly
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  parks is holding a photo contest featuring everything
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  from sunsets and wildlife to trails, water activities,
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  and family moments. The winning photographer
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  gets a free annual parks pass and their picture
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  will appear in the pass placard. Entries are
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  open through October 23rd. And tonight. The Oak
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  Park Black Film Festival continues at the Historic
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  Guild Theater. The third annual festival celebrates
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  black filmmakers, actors, and storytellers with
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  proceeds benefiting the St. Hope Academy and
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  St. Hope Public Schools. Tonight's program begins
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  at 5 p .m., including a mix of short films and
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  a feature presentation. Among them is Before
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  You Let Go, about a widow navigating grief and
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  an unexpected visit on her late husband's birthday.
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  The feature film, Senior, follows a struggling
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  father who takes his two children on the run
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  from social services while trying to hold his
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  family together. Also screening tonight is Intergalactic
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  Ingenue, The Air, Talk to Somebody, and Superhero
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  Shorts, Heroes Among Us, Kid Electric. Festival
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  organizers say tickets have been selling quickly,
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  but walk -up tickets may still be available.
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  The Oak Park Black Film Festival runs through
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  Sunday, and again, that's at the Guild Theater.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.