darlene haynes

Mom-to-Be Darlene Haynes Killed, Cops Search for Her Fetus.

Family Suspects Ex-Boyfriend or Landlord Killed Haynes, Stole Unborn Daughter.

Police in Worcester, Mass., are searching for a fetus that was ripped from her mother's womb in a gruesome attack.

Darlene Haynes' mutilated body was found wrapped in bedding in a closet in her Southgate Street apartment Monday. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her death, police said, and they believe the body has been in the closet since Thursday.

At 8 months, there is a chance the fetuscould still be alive, sending police on a frantic search in and around Worcester, about a 45-minute drive from Boston. Hazelhurst described the neighborhood where Haynes lived as "working class."

"We're searching everywhere," Worcester Police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst told ABCNews.com today. "There's many places where this child could be."

Hayne's great-aunt, Sanrda Grandmaison, told ABCNews.com that the baby was a little girl, due late next month.

"The name was going to be a surprise to us," she said.

The baby would have been Haynes' fourth daughter. She left behind Jasmine, 5, and Lilli, 3, who were being raised by Haynes' grandmother, and Christina, 1, who Haynes had custody of.