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A Burning Man Crazier than Usual: A Murder Mystery, ‘Demonic’ Claims and a Surprise Birth
A rare cryptic pregnancy led to an unexpected birth at Burning Man 2025; authorities investigate an unresolved murder as the newborn receives critical care.
- On Aug. 24, a massive dust storm greeted arrivals at Black Rock City, and Pershing County authorities reported a suspected homicide late Saturday during the 2025 Burning Man festival.
- Kayla Thompson's cryptic pregnancy, affecting about one in 2,500 births, led to an unexpected delivery during their trip from Utah, with family confirming the surprise to KTVU.
- Kayla Thompson delivered in her RV bathroom minutes after waking with pain, aided by medical volunteers including an OB-GYN; the 3-pound, 9.6-ounce Aurora was airlifted to a neonatal ICU in Reno, and Shauna Thompson said, `Mom and dad and baby, they're all doing well`.
- The family launched a GoFundMe to cover neonatal ICU costs, medical bills and travel, while a Monday update from Salt Lake City's KUTV offered encouraging news about the new Burner family.
- The nine-day festival wrapped up on Monday and drew social-media attention for its dramatic highs and lows, prompting some to question if this year's event was more chaotic than prior years in Black Rock City.
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A Burning Man crazier than usual: A murder mystery, 'demonic' claims and a surprise birth
Known for drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the desolate Black Rock Desert in Nevada, about 120 miles north of Reno, the nine-day festival has a reputation for introducing the unexpected to revelers ...
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DNyuzBurning Man is crazier than usual with a murder mystery, ‘demonic’ claims and a surprise birth
A death, a birth, and a storm in this year's Burning Man festival. The celebration in the desert has a reputation for craziness but this year has been extra bizarre.
Yes, Someone Actually Gave Birth to a Baby at Burning Man This Year, and She Didn't Know She Was Pregnant
It’s a good thing that a couple traveling to Burning Man from Utah came in a comfy RV, because the wife did not know she was pregnant, and had a baby during the event in a freak medical occurrence.This year’s Burning Man event is now once and for all over, and the 2025 iteration was a “circle of life” occurrence for the ages. We learned Sunday morning that someone appeared to have been murdered on Saturday night at Burning Man, and Pershing Coun…
A Burning Man crazier than usual: A murder mystery, ‘demonic’ claims and a surprise birth
Burning Man, the eclectic desert festival known for its art, music and spirit of “self-expression and self-reliance,” wrapped up one of the strangest annual celebrations in memory with a major dust storm, an unexpected birth in the desert, and an as-yet unsolved murder reported in the middle of the festivities. Read more...
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