In addition to the murder charge, Baker also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, for writing a fake ransom note... The guilty plea also included charges of bigamy, identity fraud, and obtaining property by false pretenses.
A number of other misdemeanor charges were dropped, but Baker still faces federal drug charges.
I hope the Feds throw the book at her then put her in the pen and toss away the key.
During the hearing, Judge Timothy Kincaid told Elisa Baker that the maximum penalty for the murder and other related charges would be 722 months, or more than 60 years.
When asked by Kincaid if she understood terms of the plea agreement and was entering the plea of her own free will, Elisa Baker quietly answered, "Yes, sir."
Whisnant said Baker told police she tried to revive Zahra by using CPR but failed. Then, Whisnant said, Elisa Baker said she called Adam Baker and told him what happened. Whisnant said Elisa Baker told police her husband asked her the next morning to help him dispose of the remains.
Under questioning from Gaither, the district attorney,
Whisnant said police "found several inconsistencies" in Elisa Baker's story.
He said cell phone records showed that between 2 and 4 p.m. Sept. 24, Elisa Baker placed a number of phone calls while in Caldwell County, near where Zahra's remains were found about six weeks later. At that time, Whisnant said, cell phone records showed Adam Baker was nowhere near his wife.
"On the 24th, during the same period of time,
his phone was in the Burke County area," Whisnant said.
But where was AB?
Whisnant also was questioned as to why police never charged Adam Baker in the case.
"We had a difficult time with that," he said. "But in light of everything, we decided to go the way we did."
This does not sound like they consider AB innocent...
Whisnant said investigators accepted Adam Baker's explanation that he had not been paying much attention to his daughter. He said Adam Baker told one investigator, "Since May, I've smoked marijuana more than I've spent quality time with my daughter."
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/15/2610016/zahra-baker-case-could-end-today.html
EB just received a slap on the wrist, AB will walk...no justice for beautiful Zahra today. :cry: :cry: :cry:
