In a unique case, a woman named Daisy Link, 30, faced charges of murder after conceiving a baby while incarcerated at the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in 2023 without physical contact. The pregnancy resulted in the birth of a child in 2024, whose father was also an inmate at the same facility.
During her ongoing trial starting on October 8, Link’s defense team argued that she shot her late husband, Pedro Jimenez, in self-defense due to years of alleged abuse. The prosecution contended that the shooting was an act of rage, accusing Link of misleading investigators by initially claiming she found her husband wounded in an alley.
Video evidence presented in court captured the aftermath of the shooting, where Link allegedly shot her husband in the leg, leading to his eventual death. The jury is tasked with determining the justification behind the shooting.
Prior to the murder case, Link made headlines for orchestrating a scheme with fellow inmate Joan Depaz, who was also imprisoned on murder charges. Through a covert method involving prison vents, Depaz sent semen to Link, who used it to inseminate herself over a two-month period to conceive a child as per Depaz’s desire to have offspring while incarcerated.
In an interview with WSVN Miami, Link likened her pregnancy to a miraculous event, drawing parallels to the Virgin Mary’s experience. She described the intense connection established with Depaz through prison conversations, leading to their unconventional plan for conception using materials like plastic pens and bedding items to transport the semen through the facility’s ventilation system.
The intricate plot unfolded over time, culminating in Link becoming pregnant without direct physical contact, sparking widespread attention and legal ramifications.