Cradle Robbers: A Study of Infant Abductors by Larry G. Ankrm and Cynthia J. Lent

Infant abductions usually are carried out by women who are not criminally sophisticated. However, the women demonstrate an ability to plan the abduction, convincingly play the role of a hospital employee or other professional, and resort to deadly force if necessary.

Most of these women are living a lie—before, during, and after the abduction. Many have faked a pregnancy, which eventually forces them into a corner. They feel they have no choice but to produce a child by any means necessary. [From a 1995 FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin]