For the week of Monday, January 23rd thru Friday, January 27th:
Monday, January 23rd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am MT) - UT -
Angelina Costello (3) (July 6, 2017, Ogden) (Starved, burned & beaten to death; weighed 13 lbs.) –
*Brenda “Ericka” Emile (22/now 27) arrested &
charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (5/14/18) with 1st degree felony aggravated murder. Plead not guilty; no bail. DA will seek DP. DP was dismissed per plea agreement 8/19/22.
Angelina died from a combination of blunt force trauma, burns, starvation & malnutrition. She weighed 13 pounds. Her ribs were visible, her legs & arms thin & covered in bruises. Burn marks on her face & chest were caked with makeup an attempt, Emile later told police, to minimize the severity of her injuries.
Trial was set to begin on 10/3/22 cancelled. Emile plead guilty on 8/19/22 to 2st degree felony aggravated murder & death penalty dismissed per plea agreement. Sentencing on 10/17 thru 10/28. Emile wants to withdraw her guilty plea. Judge DiReda will have a hearing to her motions. Provisional sentencing hearing on 1/23/23. (5 days)
Court info from 7/20/18 thru 11/7/22 reference post #147 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...death-ogden-6-july-2017-arrests.342995/page-8
11/8/22 Update: Emile says she was threatened that she would have to "bury another kid" if she didn't accept a plea deal. Portions of phone calls made while Emile was in jail will be translated from Romanian in order to investigate the claim, a judge ordered Tuesday. Emile told 2nd District Court Judge Michael DiReda that prior to pleading guilty in August to aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, she received threats against her son during phone calls with family members. But prosecutor Letitia Toombs said her team has combed through Emile's jail phone calls & found no evidence of any threats made against Emile or her kids. Defense attorney Martin Gavis agreed that no threats were found in the English-language portions of the phone calls & said Emile's motion to withdraw her guilty plea was filed before his team received access to the calls. He said parts of the conversations were held in Romanian. Emile became agitated as DiReda & the attorneys began discussing where to find a translator & how long the translation process would take. "I'll take the plea, your Honor," she said. "I don't want to withdraw (the guilty plea) if it's going to be this hard. ... I don't want to do it no more. It's my decision." Judge DiReda asked Emile to step out of the courtroom with her attorneys to discuss her options. When they returned, defense attorney Jason Widdison said Emile no longer wanted to withdraw her guilty plea. But DiReda said Emile had raised serious allegations about the safety of her children & about the circumstances under which she accepted the guilty plea. He asked that the phone calls be translated, "time-inefficient as it may be," in order to avoid any doubt about how willingly she pleaded guilty. The phone call translations will be discussed at Emile's next hearing, scheduled for 12/12/22.
12/12/22 Update: Finding an interpreter of the Romani dialect spoken by murder suspect Emile has hit an apparent dead end, but a judge reminded the Ogden woman Monday that the onus is on her to demonstrate that she was threatened to plead guilty to killing her daughter. Emile told 2nd District Judge Michael DiReda that she moved to withdraw her plea only after Costello made his plea. She said she feared Costello could get out of jail & harm their son. DiReda said he would allow the plea withdrawal only if Emile could provide sufficient evidence of the threat. Prosecutors & defense attorneys said Monday they have reviewed 177 phone calls recorded on the Weber County Jail system involving Emile, her mother, other relatives or friends, saying there’s no evidence of a threat. If translation cannot be obtained, the defense will have an opportunity to put on witnesses, including testimony by Emile & her mother, the judge said. Widdison asked for another week so he could talk to Emile to “pinpoint the call.” The next step would be an evidentiary hearing, probably in January. Hearing on 1/6/23.
1/6/23 Update: 2nd District Court Judge Michael DiReda ruled Emile cannot withdraw her guilty plea. Emile was scheduled to be sentenced in October. But right before proceedings began, she asked to withdraw her guilty plea. In subsequent weeks during multiple hearings, Emile changed her story numerous times. In November, Emile told that prior to pleading guilty in August to aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, she received threats against her son during phone calls with family members. During Friday's hearing, the judge said the calls couldn't be translated because the court translator was unfamiliar with the Romanian dialect in which Emile & her mother sometimes spoke. Toombs played a 12-minute phone call between Emile & her mother from Aug. 16, 2022, in which Emile's mother is heard repeatedly pressuring Emile to not take the plea deal. DiReda said he prides himself on being thorough with the plea colloquy, asking additional questions not required by law. The court has been very patient with Emile & even "bent over backwards" to investigate her claims, he continued, but through the months long process, attorneys have never found a phone call from the jail containing even a suggestion that she was ever threatened. "The court simply cannot pick and choose which statements are true and which statements are not true," DiReda said. "My view is that I simply cannot trust Ms. Emile's communications." Sentencing hearing on 1/23/23 & to run for 5 days.
*Miller Eric Costello (25/now 30) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (5/14/18) with 1st degree felony aggravated murder. Plead not guilty; no bail. DA will seek DP. Trial was set to begin on 8/1/22 & was delayed to 2023 because of intellectual disability evaluation. Plead guilty (10/10/22) & sentencing from 2/6/23-2/14/23.
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am Hawaiian-Aleutian Time) - HI -
Telma Boinville (51) (Dec. 6, 2017, Oahu) –
for *Stephen Brown (23/now 28) arrested (12/13/17),
charged & arraigned (12/18/17) with 2nd degree murder, 4 counts kidnapping, 1st degree burglary & criminal property damage. Plead not guilty Bond $1M. After guilty verdict will be held without bond.
Trial began on 1/3/23 for Brown only with Jury Selection & ended 1/9/23. Trial began on 1/9/23. Prosecutors rested their case on 1/13/23. Defense will start their case on 1/17/23 & rested on 1/17/23. Closing arguments done on 1/19/23 & Jury began deliberations on 1/19/23. Total deliberations: 1/19: 1:30pm to 4:30pm = ~3 hours. 1/20: 9am-11am = ~2 hours. Total Deliberations: ~5 hours.
Count 7 Criminal Prop Damage IV-Knowingly damages; severity: PM - Petty Misdemeanor. Plead No Contest on 1/9/23. Judge takes plea as guilty. Sentencing hearing on 4/26/23 @ 1pm.
Court information from 2/19/18 thru 1/2/23 & Jury Selection Days 1-5 (1/3 to 1/9/23) & Trial Day 1-6 (1/9-1/19/23) & Jury Deliberations Day 1 (1/19/23) reference post #168 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-death-oahu-6-dec-2017-arrests.359003/page-9
1/20/23 Friday, Trial Day 8: Jury deliberated from 9am to 11am. After deliberating for less than a day the jury in the murder trial of Brown handed down its verdict on Friday, Jan. 20. Brown was found guilty of murder in the 2nd degree, 2 counts of kidnapping & burglary in the 1st degree. State requested defendant be committed without bail pending sentencing & presented argument. Defense objected & presented argument. Court granted & will commit defendant without bail.
for more info see post #170 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-death-oahu-6-dec-2017-arrests.359003/page-9
Sentencing phase will continue on Monday, 1/23/23.
*Hailey Kai Dandurand (20/now 25) – Next Calendar Call hearing on 6/27/23. Trial set to begin on 7/10/23.
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) - MN –
Heidi Marie Firkus (25) (April 25, 2010, shot in back & died, St. Paul) & husband Nicholas James Firkus (27) (shot in leg by alleged intruder) - *Nicholas James Firkus (27 @ time of crime/38/now 39) arrested (5/19/21),
charged (5/20/21), indicted (9/3/21) & arraigned (10/12/21) with 1st degree murder (premeditated) & 2nd degree intentional (not premeditated) murder. Plead not guilty. $3M bond or $1M on condition of surrendering passport & not leaving Minnesota. Posted non-cash bond ($1M) & released. Plead not guilty.
Trial set to begin on 1/23/23.
Case & court info from 5/19/21 to 12/15/22 reference post #157 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...25-st-paul-25-april-2010-arrest.103352/page-8
12/19/22 Update: Motion hearing held. Next motion hearing on 1/13/23 @ 9am. 1/13/23 Update: Motion hearing held on record. Hearing held in-person. Court clerk minutes (#95). Next jury trial on 1/23/23.
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am ET) - TN –
Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall (32) & her
unborn child (24 wks) (discovered March 10, 1991, approximately 100 feet from the Saturn Parkway, west of Interstate 65 (I65), in Spring Hill, TN.) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (30 @ time of crime/59/now 61) arrested &
charged (5/6/20) & arraigned (5/28/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder in perpetration/attempt perpetrate a crime. Held on $1M bond.
On 3/10/91, 3/1/92, and 4/13/92, three female bodies were found along the Interstate Highways in Tennessee (TN) & Wyoming (WY), which have been linked to an unidentified white male DNA profile. Sheridan County Jane Doe & Bitter Creek Betty has also been linked via DNA to the murder of McCall. Baldwin will face charges in Tennessee first before returning to Wyoming to face charges in Sheridan & Sweetwater counties.
Trial was set to begin on 8/15/22 continued to 1/17/23 was continued on 1/23/23.
Information on Pamela McCall & court info from 5/6/20 thru 12/7/21 reference post #70 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...gnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/page-4
12/9/21 Update: Review hearing rescheduled on 1/4/22. 1/4/22 Update: Review hearing was rescheduled, but no date. Trial set to begin on 8/15/22. 6/29/22 Update: Trial has been continued to 1/17/23. 12/15/22 Update: Trial has been rescheduled on 1/23/23.
Also – WY –
Bitter Creek Betty (~24-32) (found March 1, 1992, off the westbound lane of Interstate 80 (I80), along the bottom of a slope, at the rest area known as “Bitter Creek”, 40 miles east of Rock Springs, WY. Sweetwater County; ID’d in July of 2021 no name as of 12/11/21). - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 60) arrested &
charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved. Bitter Creek Betty has been identified as…..
Information on Bitter Creek Betty reference post #7 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ll-pregnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/
Also – WY -
I-90 Jane Doe (~16-21) (found April 13, 1992, was found near mile post 5 on the west side of Interstate 90 in Sheridan County, WY) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 60) arrested &
charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved.
Information on I90 Jane Doe reference post #7 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ll-pregnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/
Also - MO -
Gloria Jean Barnes (36) (last seen July 10, 1997, found July 13, 1997 behind Seven Gables Restaurant, Springfield).
5/11/20: Being investigated. On 7/13/97: The old crime scene is at west Chestnut Expressway, near I-44. That's where Gloria Jean Barnes' body was found in 1997, but her killer never was. New DNA evidence, investigators say, links Clark Perry Baldwin, 58, of Waterloo, Iowa, to at least three murders. Ali Kahn thinks it's at least four, including Gloria Jean Barnes. Her body was dumped behind his restaurant before it was his in 1997. At the time, it was a restaurant and truck stop called Seven Gables.
https://www.springfieldmo.gov/639/Gloria-Jean-Barnes
*Trial set to begin (@ 8am ET) – TX –
Marisela Botello-Valadez (23) (Missing Oct. 5, 2020 while visiting ex in Dallas from Seattle, found deceased on Mar. 24, 2021 in a wooded area near E. Belt Line Rd & Post Oak Rd in Wilmer, TX) -
*Lisa Jo Ahmed Dykes (57/now 59) (aka Lisa Beltran & Lisa Ahmed) arrest warrant out (3/25/21) & arrested (in Orange County, FL on 3/27/21),
charged (3/27/21) & indicted (6/14/21) with murder & tampering with physical evidence. $500K bond. Released (5/4/21) on bond & must wear ankle monitor. On 12/27/21 Bond held insufficient & bond not allowed. Warrant out for arrest; cut off ankle bracelet & has fled. Extradited back in Texas on 5/24/22. Bond set at $4M.
Trial set to begin on 1/23/23.
Case & Court info from 3/24/21 to 1/6/23 reference post #577 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...from-seattle-5-oct-2020-arrest.547153/page-29
1/18/23 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 1/20/23. 1/17/23: Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Provide Speedy Trial filed. 1/18/23: Motion in Limine to prohibit prosecutor and/or Court from advising venire the State has equal right to a "Fair Trial" filed. Defendant's request for Notice of Extraneous Offenses filed. Defendant’s Motion for extraneous offenses.
1/20/23 Update: Next trial set to begin on 1/23/23.
ALSO:
*Trial set to begin (@ 8am ET) – TX –
Marisela Botello-Valadez (23) (Missing Oct. 5, 2020 while visiting ex in Dallas from Seattle, found deceased on Mar. 24, 2021 in a wooded area near E. Belt Line Rd & Post Oak Rd in Wilmer, TX) –
*Nina Tamar Marano (49/now 51) (aka Nina Tamara Oliver & Nina Beltran) arrested (in Miami, FL on 3/25/21),
charged (3/25/21) & indicted (6/14/21) with murder & tampering with physical evidence. $500K bond. (Was in Miami-Dade County jail-Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center & transferred to Dallas County jail on 4/9/21). Bonded out (4/29/21) & must wear ankle monitor. On 12/27/21 bond held insufficient & bond not allowed. Warrant out for arrest; cut off ankle bracelet & has fled. Extradited back to Texas on 5/24/22. Bond set at $4M.
Trial set to begin on 1/23/23.
Case & Court info from 3/24/21 to 1/6/23 reference post #577 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...from-seattle-5-oct-2020-arrest.547153/page-29
1/18/23 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 1/20/23. 1/17/23: Marano's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Provide Speedy Trial. 1/18/23: Motion in Limine to prohibit prosecutor and/or Court from advising venire the State has equal right to a "Fair Trial".
1/20/23 Update: Next trial set to begin on 1/23/23.
*Charles Antony Beltrán (31/now 33) – Trial announcement hearing on 3/22/23. Trial set to begin on 3/27/23.
*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 9am ET) - FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” –
40 to 45 victims (May, 1981 to Feb. 1986, Miami to Deerfield Beach) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (22 @ time of 1st crime/60/now 63) – arrested (1/18/20) & held at Brevard County to await transfer to Miami-Dade County.
Charged (1/21/20) & arraigned (2/11/20) with 1 count of aggravated kidnapping, 1 count of sexual battery with weapon causing serious injuries & 1 count of burglary/assault/armed. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Convicted sex offender for a sexual battery conviction in 1991. Familial DNA hit in CODIS (after his son was arrested).
Trial began on 1/17/23. Jury selection from 1/17 to 1/18/23.Trial began on 1/19/23. Prosecutors rested their case on 1/20/23.
Court info from 1/21/20 thru 1/15/23 & Jury Selection days 1-2 (1/17 to 1/18/23) reference post #121 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...miami-to-deerfield-beach-arrest.498416/page-7
1/19/23 Thursday, Trial Day 1: State witnesses: The only victim testified. Edward Fernando Leyva, childhood friend. Terry Fonda, a former romantic partner of the defendant’s. Trial continues on Friday, 1/20/23.
1/20/23 Friday, Trial Day 2: State witnesses: Miami-Dade Police Dept. Forensic Investigator Jamie Bethel analyzed the DNA. Investigators from Miami-Dade Police who, in 2021, followed Koehler to a Walmart to find something he touched in hopes of using it to test his DNA. Cecile Alvarez, a former Miami-Dade Police Dept. Sergeant.
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office rested its case on Friday afternoon, Koehler’s lawyers asked to have the case thrown out. Judge Daryl Trawick said “no” to the request. “The motion for judgment of acquittal is denied,” he told the court. The jury heard how Koehler’s DNA was obtained & was linked to the crimes. The jury was sent home. On Monday, the defense will get their turn to call witnesses. Koehler is expected to take the stand in his own defense. Trial continues on Monday, 1/23/23. Report re rule to show cause set for 2/2/23 @ 9am.
FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” –
6 victims (1984-1985, Pompano Beach, Broward County) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (25 @ time of first crime/62/now 63) charged (6/7/22) with 6 counts of sexual assault in Broward County.
In June 1984, a woman living in an apartment in Pompano Beach endured a sudden, cruel & violent attack in the sanctity of her home. She was brutally raped at knife point by a man who broke into her apartment. On at least eight occasions in 1984 & 1985, detectives believe Koehler snuck into homes in Broward County late at night or in the wee hours of the morning through unlocked doors & attacked his victims while they slept or prepared for bed. He sometimes covered the heads of his victims or his own head, sometimes with pillowcases & threatened to kill them or their family members before raping & robbing them. Koehler will be brought to Broward County to face the charges against him, once the cases against him in Miami-Dade are adjudicated.
Tuesday, January 24th:
*Plea Hearing (@ 10am CT) - IA –
Xavior Christopher-Tyler Harrelson (10) (went missing May 27, 2021, last seen at 11am riding his bike near his home, Montezuma, found on Sept. 30, 2021 by a farmer tending his bean crop near 110th Street & Ewart Road, about 4 miles from Xavior's home; id confirmed on Oct. 15, 2021; his birthday was May 30, 2021).
*Sarah Kay Harrelson (42/now 43) arrested &
charged (10/31/22) & arraigned (12/16/22) with 2 counts of controlled substance violation & 1 count of failure to affix drug stamp. Plead not guilty. Bond @ $10K, $5K & $25K.
Trial was set to begin on 2/13/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23.
Missing information on Xavior & court info on Sarah from 5/29/21 thru 11/15/22 reference post #553 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...issing-montezuma-27-may-2021-2.578920/page-28
12/16/22 Update: Arraignment hearing continued. Waiver of preliminary hearing, bond continued. Plead not guilty. Next hearing on 1/12/23 @ 8am & jury trial on 2/13/23 @ 9am.
12/21/22: Notice of additional/substituted witnesses. 1/9/23: Hearing on 1/12/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23 @ 10am.
Wednesday, January 25th:
*Sentencing Hearing (
abuse) (@ 8:30am CT) – NM –
Anastazia Romero (1) (last seen Dec. 13, 2018, Albuquerque, found Jan. 4, 2019 buried in a back yard) –
*Monique Romero (23/now 27) “mom” indicted (5/7/19),
recharged (5/8/19) & arraigned (5/17/19) with 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held without bail.
Two other children in custody of CYFD.
Trial was set to begin on 10/11/22, but
plead no contest/guilty plea (4/15/22) to Count 1 lesser included, abandonment of a child resulting in death.
Originally arrested (1/4/19) & charged (1/5/19) with child abuse resulting in death, tampering with evidence & conspiracy. Held without bond; Judge releases her (1/9/19). DA dismissed (1/8/19) all charges without prejudice, awaiting autopsy report.
Court info from 5/8/19 thru 2/15/22 reference post #111 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...kyard-dec-2018-parents-arrested.409078/page-6
3/9/22 Update: Change of plea hearing on 4/15/22. Trial is set to begin on 10/11/22 @ 8:30am. 4/7/22: Ex Parte order to transport. 4/15/22 Update: Plead no contest/guilty plea to Count 1 lesser included, abandonment of a child resulting in death; in person sentencing to be set in approximately 90 days. Plea & disposition agreement. 4/22/22: Notice & Order of substitution of counsel for the State; R. Reyes substitutes for L. Hood. 5/12/22: Ex parte Order: Competency (virtual) psychiatric/diagnostic evaluation. 6/30/22: Order: 2nd ex-parte order for virtual MDC Zoom psychological evaluation (to be sealed).
7/28/22 Update: In person sentencing hearing on 8/24/22 @ 8:30am. 8/2/22 Update: Stipulated Order to continue in person sentencing hearing. 8/24/22 Update: Sentencing rescheduled on 9/21/22. 9/8/22: Motion for continuance of sentencing-granted. No future dates posted. 9/8/22 Update: Stipulated Order to continue in person sentencing hearing. Now scheduled on 1/25/23 @ 8:30am.
*David “DJ” John Zuber (26/now 30) – Took a plea agreement on 7/6/22. Plea conference hearing on 12/29/22.
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1:30pm CT) - OK –
3 yr. old/now 5 (Jan. 27, 2020: beaten w/belt, strapped to table & forced to wear shock collar for a week, Collinsville) –
*Jeannette Leigh (or Lee)
Wilson (24/now 26) “mom” arrested (3/1/20),
charged (3/11/20) & arraigned (4/21/22) with 5 counts of child abuse or neglect, 1 count of enabling child neglect & 1 count of conspiracy. $2M bond.
Court info from 3/12/20 thru 9/15/22 reference post #278 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...her-rogers-co-feb-2020-arrests.508709/page-14
9/15/22: District Court arraignment. Judge Pazzo presiding. ADA Strain, attorney Milner present with defendant. Defendant present in RCJ custody. State does not waive jury trial at this time; matter set for pretrial conference/blind plea on 10/20/22. 9/23/22: Letter from Jeanette Wilson. 9/29/22: Waiver of jury trial.
10/20/22 update: Present: Judge Pazzo & ADA Strain. Hearing held for blind plea. Defendant currently in the Rogers County jail & is present with attorney Milner. Defendant sworn; advised of rights; waivers right to a trial; enters a plea of no contest. The court accepts the plea & finds the defendant guilty. Pre-sentencing investigation & report requested. Formally sentencing hearing set on 1/25/23 @ 1:30pm. Defendant rejected plea agreement from State. Order of proof given in open court by State. Aggregate evidence mitigation at hearing. Advised of rights to appeal. Defendant advised Counts 1-6 are 85% crimes & range of punishment.
*Gustus Andrew Glen Pennington (24/now 26) – Blind plea hearing on 2/10/23.
*Bench Trial set to begin (
murder) (@ 1:30pm CT) - MN -
America Mafalda Thayer (55) (July 27, 2021, Shakopee, beheaded) - *Alexis Saborit (42/now 43) arrested (7/28/21),
charged (7/30/21) & indicted (9/17/21) with 1st degree premeditated murder & 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty by reason of mental illness. $2.5M bond increased (9/17/21) to $4M.
Trial was set to begin on 1/18/23 continued on 1/25/23 as a Bench Trial.
Case info & court info from 7/27/21 to 11/22/22 reference post #79 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-shakopee-28-july-2021-arrest.579397/page-4
12/5/22: #59: Witness list. Next jury trial on 1/18/23. 1/17/23: Request for continuance needing Judicial approval (#60). eService by State. Saborit is expected to stipulate to the elements of first-degree premediated murder & present his mental illness defense Wednesday. After two psychological evaluations of the defendant, the Scott County Attorney acknowledges the case is headed toward a likely finding of not guilty by reason of mental illness, followed by civil commitment hearings to determine Saborit's future. On Wednesday, court filings indicate Saborit will waive his right to a jury & hold a stipulated facts trial before Judge Caroline Lennon. In the two-stage trial for defendants using multiple defenses, Lennon would likely find Saborit guilty in the first phase without any witnesses called to testify. But the mental illness stage of the trial, the only person on the state's witness list is Dr. Andrea Lovett of Morningstar Psychological Service. Bench trial begins on 1/25/23.
*Bench Trial set to begin for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA –
Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) –
*Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 33) (“mom”) arrested &
charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
*Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 36) (BF) arrested (6/27/18),
charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Bench Trial set to begin on 1/25/23.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 12/5/22 reference post #152 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-lancaster-20-june-2018-arrest.378137/page-8
1/5/23 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 1/19/23 @ 8:30am. 1/19/23 Update: Next bench trial set to begin on 1/25/23.
