TYLER EUGENE BUCHANAN | Teen dad smothers 2-month-old daughter because he wanted to go to sleep, then tries to revive her by SHOCKING her with extension cord | Charged With Capital Murder | Autographed Letter, Signed

Tyler Eugene Buchanan. Autographed Letter, Signed. Handwritten, Commercial #10 (4.125 × 9.5 envelope). Memphis, TN. July 18, 2024. Content unknown. SEALED.

Tyler Eugene Buchanan, a 19-year-old from Van Buren, Arkansas, was charged with capital murder in connection with the death of his 2-month-old daughter. He allegedly held his daughter’s head against his shoulder to keep her from breathing, manifested “extreme indifference to the value of human life,” and tried to revive her using a cut extension cord.

He initially told police that the baby woke up at 5:30 a.m. and he attempted to resuscitate her by using the extension cord. Buchanan waited until 9 a.m. to call for help even though he knew his daughter had stopped breathing hours earlier.

Tyler Buchanan was accused of smothering his infant daughter and trying to revive her by shocking her heart with a live extension cord. He confessed to holding his daughter’s head against his shoulder to stop her from breathing and attempted to cover up the crime by not notifying the child’s mother.

Buchanan confessed to authorities that he held his daughter’s head against his shoulder to prevent her from breathing due to her crying, demonstrating awareness of the wrongful act.

Buchanan, now 20, faces capital murder charges, with allegations of extreme indifference to human life and deliberate acts to hide his crime, such as not informing the child’s mother.

Here’s more detailed information about the case involving Tyler Eugene Buchanan:

• Incident: On June 12, at around 2 a.m., Tyler Buchanan smothered his 2-month-old daughter because she wouldn’t stop crying and he wanted to rest. Later, realizing she wasn’t breathing, he attempted to revive her using a cut extension cord.

• Charges: Buchanan was charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty. He was held at the Crawford County Jail on a $1 million bond.

• Admission: After initially concocting a story, Buchanan admitted to smothering his daughter and trying to shock her back to life. He acknowledged that he knew what he was doing was wrong.

• Aftermath: The baby was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Buchanan took active steps to hide his crime, including not notifying the baby’s mother, who lived in the same home.

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