Found Deceased OH - Martonio Wilder, mother Lashanda Wilder homicide suspect, Columbus, 27 Jun 2024

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SEP 11, 2024

Prosecutor: Malnourishment, 'unusual punishments' part of 8-year-old's life prior to death

New details were revealed by a prosecutor Wednesday in the death of 8-year-old Martonio Wilder. His mother and her girlfriend are charged with murder.

www.dispatch.com

She (Lashanda's aunt) said she had last seen Martonio on his 8th birthday in May. ... When Knight arrived, she said the two women told her not to wish Martonio a happy birthday.

"She said, 'Don't tell him it's his birthday; he don't deserve it,'" Knight said. ...

Coroner releases 8-year-old Martonio Wilder's cause of death

LaShanda Wilder and Johnna Lowe were indicted on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, endangering children, felonious assault and tampering with evidence.

www.10tv.com

According to the report, Martonio’s death was the result of "asphyxia by anterior neck compression." It also lists "blunt trauma to the head, severe malnutrition and dehydration" as other significant findings.

THEY TORTURED THIS BABY.

 

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The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced June 5 that Johnna Lowe pleaded guilty to charges of murder and gross abuse of a corpse. A judge sentenced her to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
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Lashanda Wilder faces charges of murder, endangering children, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. Her next hearing is scheduled for July 15.
Woman sentenced after girlfriend’s 8-year-old child was fatally strangled and placed in trash bag

 

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https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/mother-of-murdered-8-year-old-columbus-boy-found-in-attic-changes-plea-to-guilty/

July 15, 2025

The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was murdered and found in the attic of a northeast Columbus home has changed her plea.

NBC4 reports that Lashanda Wilder has pleaded guilty for her role in the murder Martonio Wilder, whose discovery prompted a statewide Amber Alert for his brothers on June 28, 2024.

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A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge agreed to a joint recommended sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years after Wilder pleaded guilty to Murder.

Wilder also pleaded guilty one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count theft, for which she received 12 months in prison apiece. All other charges were dismissed and the sentences are to run concurrently.

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