Search continues for baby of woman found in refrigerator
HOUSTON — Police continue to search for an 11-month-old baby whose mother's body was found in a refrigerator at the family's apartment Monday.
An Amber Alert was issued late Monday for Achilles Lambert. His father, 38-year-old Patrick Lambert is a suspect in his disappearance.
Police have also named Lambert as a person of interest in the murder of the baby's 27-year-old mother, Anastacia Oalikhena Lambert.
The woman's body was found Monday afternoon inside a refrigerator in southwest Houston.
Police say Lambert called 911 two months ago to report that her husband was threatening her with a knife. Officers went to the apartment that day but no charges were ever filed.
Police say a strong odor led a maintenance worker to the upstairs unit at the Braeswood Oaks apartments on Monday. He said there was blood all over the floor.
Police said Lambert had been stabbed.
Homicide detectives were back at the complex Tuesday to search for evidence. They removed the refrigerator and took it to the crime lab for further testing.
According to police, Anastacia Lambert was last seen walking around the complex about two weeks ago. Neighbors recall often seeing her with a small child. She is originally from West Africa.
Patrick Lambert had lived several places including Clearwater Fla., New York and Hawaii.
Police said the power at the apartment had been turned off Nov. 20 because of a late payment.
The couple had apparently been living there since June.
A neighbor who didn't want to be identified said he heard a strange noise coming from the apartment last week.
"You know how when somebody put something like hammer, put a nail through the wall, something like that?" he said. "It's not like that but it was just going throughout the whole house so I just thought it was maintenance."
Neighbors expressed surprise after the discovery of Anastasia Lambert's body.
"I can't imagine who would do that or why someone would do that," said Susan Washington. "You can't help but feel the sadness for their family to have to find this and experience this."
The victim didn't have a job and had no family in the area, a possible explanation for why no one realized she was missing.
Police don't know what kind of vehicle Patrick Lambert was driving. One neighbor said he might have been a taxi driver.
The FBI has joined the investigation.