Woman 'lured new mother to a friend's house and shot her dead so she could pass off her two young children as her own after she was jilted by her boyfriend for faking a pregnancy'

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Catherine Goins, 37, is facing murder charges in the shooting death of Natalia, Roberts, 30, a mother of two from Georgia
Sheriff's officials say Goins lured Roberts to an ex-boyfriend's home under the pretense of wanting to give her some baby clothes
She then shot the mother of two in the back of the head and fled the scene with her three-week-old and three-year-old kids, police said
Goins initially told police she heard a noise and shot an intruder in a hallway

Published: 20:21 EST, 24 September 2014 | Updated: 20:32 EST, 24 September 2014

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A Tennessee woman has been charged with murder for allegedly luring a young mother from Georgia to her death in a twisted plot to kidnap her two children and claim them as her own.

Law enforcement officials in Catoosa County held a press conference Wednesday morning unveiling the charges against Catherine Goins, 37, who is accused of shooting dead Natalia Roberts, 30, last week.

Goins, of Hixson, Tennessee, called police last Friday claiming she had shot an intruder inside her ex-boyfriend’s home.

Twisted plot: Catherine Goins, 37 (left), is facing murder charges after police say she shot dead mother-of-two Natalia Roberts (right), 30, so she could claim her two children as her own

Lured to her death: Officials say Goins brought Roberts to her ex-boyfriend's house in La Fayette, Georgia, under the pretense of wanting to give her some baby clothes

But an investigation has revealed that Goins’ home invasion story was nothing but a lie concocted to cover up a disturbing abduction plan, Catoosa County Sherif Gary Sisk told reporters, according to the station WRCB

Investigators say Goins met Natalia Roberts, a mother of two, last Friday morning and lured her to a home in La Fayette claiming she had some baby clothes for her.

When Roberts showed up at 227 Smoketree Circle sometime between 11am and 1pm, Goins allegedly shot her in the back of the head from a .380 caliber handgun as they were walking down a flight of stairs.

Before fleeing the crime scene with the victim's two young children in tow, Goins allegedly tried to clean up the home and called her ex-boyfriend, Tony Richards, telling him she had shot someone inside his residence.

'We're calling it murder because that's what it is,' Sheriff Sisks told reporters. 'She flat-out murdered her.'

Young mom: Roberts (far right) was a mother to a three-week-old baby and a three-year-old toddler

In cold blood: Sheriff's officials say Goins shot the woman (pictured) in the back of the head and then took off in her car with the victim's two children

The sheriff added that Catherine Goins’ most recent boyfriend broke up with her after discovering that she had been lying to him about being pregnant, so she decided to present Roberts’ three-week-old baby and as her own.

When Tony Richards returned home, he discovered a woman’s lifeless body on his property and called 911. He then contacted Goins, who was fleeing with Roberts’ two children, and convinced to return.

By the time police officers responded to the crime scene, the 37-year-old suspect made her way back to the La Fayette home.

Gruesome sight: When the owner of the house returned home, he found Roberts' lifeless body

When interviewed by police, Goins reportedly said she was at Richards’ house when she heard a noise. She ran to the bedroom, grabbed a gun and shot at a ‘darkened shadow’ in the hallway, according to Northwest Georgia News.

Catherine Goins was arrested Tuesday in Tennessee on charges of malice murder; felony murder; tampering with evidence, and possessions of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Natalia Roberts' two children, a 3-year-old and a 3-week old, are currently staying with family members.