Clarksville Now
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A woman convicted of murdering her toddler son had her conviction overturned and sent back for a new trial after the state Court of Criminal Appeals found that she was “denied the effective assistance of counsel” because of the performance of her Clarksville attorney.
On Feb. 7, 2009, Keegan Metz, 23 months old, died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries. His parents, former soldier Joshua Starner and ex-wife Caitlyn Metz, were charged in the killing.
Caitlyn Metz upon her arrest in February 2009 (MCSO)
In May 2014, a Montgomery County jury found Metz and Starner guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect. Two months later, each was sentenced to life in prison, plus 15-year sentences for abuse and neglect charges.