Mom fatally stabbed, 9-month-old daughter abducted "allegedly" by dad (University Place, Washington)

The dad is identified as JOSEPH LESTER.

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Mom fatally stabbed near Tacoma, 9-month-old daughter taken
Reported by: The Associated Press
Print Story Published: 8:08 pm  Updated: 8:12 pm

The sheriff's department said officers are searching for 23-year-old Joseph Lester, described as the dead woman's ex-boyfriend and the child's father. They think he fled in an older blue or purple Chevrolet Caprice with a loud exhaust Oct. 31, 2011. (Pierce County Sheriff's Office)

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — A Pierce County, Wash., sheriff's spokesman says a woman has been found fatally stabbed in the Tacoma suburb of University Place and an Amber Alert has been issued for her missing 9-month-old daughter.

The sheriff's department said officers are searching for 23-year-old Joseph Lester, described as the dead woman's ex-boyfriend and the child's father. They think he fled in an older blue or purple Chevrolet Caprice with a loud exhaust.

The News Tribune says neighbors report a man dropped the victim off Monday evening at her duplex. They say she yelled, "He's killing me" as she got out of the vehicle.

Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says the woman was found dead inside the duplex.

Authorities responded to the stabbing at about 5:45 p.m. The Washington license plate is ADP3753.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at 253-798-7530 or 9-1-1.