A PREGNANT California teenager came home to find the father of her baby dead.

The story will now be the subject of a new Dateline episode scheduled to premiere in May 2023.

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Where is Amy Lynn Preasmyer now?

In August 1997, Amy Lynn Preasmyer, who was 16 years old, came home and discovered that her boyfriend, 21-year-old Ricky Cowles, Jr., had been shot in the head.

"Oh my God. Help me, please," Preasmyer told 911 operators. "He's not moving or anything."

Police and paramedics quickly rushed to the scene but Cowles ultimately didn't make it.

At first, police suspected that the death could've been a robbery, but that motive was ruled out after it was discovered that nothing had been stolen.

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There were also no signs of forced entry, which led police to believe that it could've been an inside job, TheCinemaholic reports.

During the investigation, they received a tip alleging that a former store clerk, William "Bill" Hoffman, had confessed to killing Cowles, and eventually, they found out that their hunch had been right.

While testifying, Hoffman claimed that he was solicited by Preasmyer to kill Cowles, and then, in 2007 a jury found her guilty of doing just that.

Prosecutors said that Preasmyer did it because Cowles had gotten her pregnant and "ruined her life."

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“She had reached a point, I believe, where in her own words, she blamed the victim for the pregnancy and basically told other people he had ruined her birthday and ruined her life,” Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake said, via Los Angeles Daily News.

“There was other evidence she despised the victim. By August 1997, she is actively looking for someone to kill him.”

Preasmyer was later sentenced to life in prison without parole, however, the Central California Women's Facility's website has an eligible parole date for her listed as March 2029, according to Distractify.

The outlet spoke with the public information officer from the facility who said that she could've been granted clemency.

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What happened to Amy and Ricky's baby?

At the time of Cowles' death, Preasmyer was 15 weeks pregnant with their child.

She later gave birth to their daughter, Kayleigh, and raised her as a single mother until her incarceration.

Afterward, Kayleigh was put into the care of her four grandparents, who share custody, according to TheCinemaholic.

Not much is known about Kayleigh's personal life, but TheCinemaholic reports that she resides in California and has an "incredible bond" with her grandparents and Cowles' sister.