death_place death_date birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name
north carolina , united states 24 september 2010 wagga wagga , australia 16 november 1999 murder victim death of zahra baker
 zahra clare baker
death of zahra baker

zahra clare baker -lrb- november 16 , 1999 - september 24 , 2010 -rrb- was born in wagga wagga , australia and was reported missing on october 9 , 2010 .
only 10 years old at the time of her death , her dismembered remains were found in november 2010 .
because of the crime 's gruesome nature and the series of events leading up to her death , zahra 's murder received worldwide media coverage .
in september 2011 , the victim 's stepmother , elisa baker , plead guilty to murdering zahra , and was sentenced to eighteen years in prison .
she was subsequently given an additional 10 years in 2013 for drug related charges .
