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Kyle Taylor Gooch, 30, of Logan man was charged with aggravated murder for the December death of a baby girl.

On Dec. 15, Kynlee Jo Corbridge was found unresponsive in her crib by Gooch, who was the boyfriend of Kynlee's mother, according to charging documents. When emergency crews arrived, the infant was "obviously deceased," the charges state.

The officer who arrived at the home noted "several signs of trauma that were concerning to me," including bruising on Kynlee's head, ears and behind her ears, according to charging documents. There were also abrasions to her face.

"Kynlee’s hair and clothing was also very wet with no explanation for this," the charges state.

Investigators believed based on Kynlee's body temperature that she had died sometime the night before, according to charging documents.

Gooch told police that his girlfriend had left the house for an errand on the night of Dec. 14, and that while she was gone "Kynlee was screaming hysterically. … Kyle stated he swaddled Kynlee in a large blue blanket like a burrito by rolling her from one end to the other. Kyle stated this helps calm Kynlee down," according to court documents. He said he placed the baby face down in her crib to sleep.

The next morning, he said he found Kynlee dead in her crib.

Gooch said the injuries to Kynlee's head were caused by her falling while she was learning to walk.

But on April 9, the final autopsy report from the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office was completed. It found "13 different blunt force injuries to the head," the charges state. "Also noted were two blunt force injuries to Kynlee’s torso."

“The constellation of bruises on the ears and back of the head and scalp, combined with the abrasions on the face, are consistent with inflicted pressure as might occur with smothering. Injuries in this area in a child of this age and developmental ability would be very unusual as accidental injuries," the medical examiner's report stated, according to court records.

The mother told police that Gooch "was very controlling" of her and her children and that he would accuse her of making her son weak "by loving on him too much," the charges state. When asked if she believed Gooch was capable of smothering Kynlee, the mother replied, "Yeah, I do," the charges state.

Then when asked to demonstrate how Gooch would discipline her other children, the mother said to make them stop crying, Gooch would "stand behind the children and cover their mouths until they stop crying," charging documents state. During a subsequent interview, she said Gooch was very intoxicated the night Kynlee died.

When Gooch was interviewed by police on June 21, he denied smothering Kynlee.

On June 19, the mother filed for a protective order against Gooch, according to court records. On July 9, he was convicted of violating that protective order, court records state. He was also convicted on July 11 of assault in a domestic-violence related case, according to court records.
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A 33-year-old Logan man has confessed to smothering a baby girl to death four years ago. Kyle T. Gooch waived his right to a fair trial and accepted a plea deal that could send him to prison for life.
Gooch participated in pretrial conference Monday morning in 1st District Court. He pleaded guilty to an amended charge of child abuse reckless homicide, a first-degree felony.

Defense attorney Rudy Bautista said, in exchange for Gooch’s guilty plea, prosecutors had agreed to drop five other charges in three unrelated cases.
On Dec. 15, 2019, Logan City police were called to an apartment, on report of a deceased infant, found in her crib. Investigators found several signs of trauma on the child’s body. The baby had bruising on her head, ears, and several bright red abrasions on her face. It was estimated that the child had died the night before.
Police interviewed Gooch and the baby’s mother. They learned that the couple’s three children, including the victim, had been left in the care of the defendant on the night of December 14. The mother had left briefly to collect some Christmas gifts, leaving the baby screaming hysterically.
Gooch told police he had swaddled the girl in a large blue blanket, claiming it helped calm her down. He then placed her into the crib, face-down, for the night.
An autopsy report found the victim had thirteen different blunt force injuries to the head. A physician later concluded that the wounds were not accidental and were consistent with inflicted pressure as might occur with smothering. It also appeared the facial abrasions could have been caused by rubbing the baby’s face back and forth on the mattress sheet while being smothered.
During Monday’s hearing, Gooch spoke briefly, telling the court he was “guilty.” He was ordered to undergo a presentence report about his criminal history, compiled by probation agents, in preparation for sentencing.
 
A 33-year-old Logan man is headed to prison for smothering a baby girl to death more than four years ago. Kyle Taylor Gooch cried as he told a court, he had come to accept that he was fully to blame for the baby’s death.

Gooch previously accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to an amended charge of child abuse reckless homicide, a first-degree felony.
Defense attorney Jonathan Nish said his client didn’t intend to kill the little girl.

Gooch said the baby died because of his “laziness, recklessness and irresponsibility.” He cried as he turned around to face the baby’s mother and family members in the courtroom, telling them he was sorry for hurting and letting them down.
Judge Angela Fonnesbeck, who also fought back tears during her ruling, expressed hope that everyone could move forward from the tragedy and find peace. She sentenced Gooch to a term of five-years-to-life in prison, saying this was about as bad as it gets but he’ll hopefully continue to reflect on what brought him to this point in his life.
 
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