SelectPlusSuspect in NC Soldier\'s Death Was Baby\'s FatherSuspect in NC Soldier\'s Death Was Baby\'s FatherThe Associated PressThe Fort Bragg sergeant charged in the death of a pregnant soldier was the father of her unborn baby but married to someone else, police said Wednesday. (July 30)14:34:40NATS UP An army sergeant charged with in the death of a pregnant soldier made his first court appearance Wednesday. Edgar Patino is accused of killing Specialist Megan Touma, who was seven months pregnant. 13:17:54 SOT: patino is a soldier stationed at ft bragg, assigned to the jfk special warfare training center. The defendant is also the father of the unborn child. Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine Patino-- who is married to someone else-- reportedly admitted to fathering Touma\'s baby. And police say he also acknowledged that he was in Touma\'s Fayetteville, North Carolina motel room June 13th. That\'s the last day her hotel room key was used-- and where her body was found days later. Police also believe Patino wrote a letter to a local newspaper claiming to be a serial killer responsible for Touma\'s death. The letter featured a circle-and-cross drawing similar to the one used a generation ago by San Francisco\'s infamous Zodiac Killer.13:19:17SOT: a letter was received by the fayetteville observer which contained info on the touma\'s death. The staff contacted our detectives who collected the letter which proved to be vital during the investigation. Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine So far, investigators haven\'t released a motive or cause of Touma\'s death. The case made international headlines after she became the third servicewoman this year to be killed near a North Carolina military base. Army 2nd Lieutenant Holley Wimunc (Wy\'-muhk) was found dead in a wooded area near Camp Lejeune. Her estranged husband has been charged in her death. And the burned body of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach (LAW\'-tur-bahk), who was eight months pregnant, was discovered in a shallow grave near Camp Lejeune in January. Her former co-worker and a man she accused of rape was arrested in that case. ___ ___, The Associated Press. baby's, death, father, nc, pregnant, soldier's, soldier_dead, suspect