The last defendant facing charges in the starvation death of a 25-year-old woman with cerebral palsy pleaded guilty Monday, the day before his trial was to begin.
The mother accused in the 2018 death of her 25-year-old daughter asked to be released from jail without bail just weeks before her trial is set to start.
Karen Johnson Harrison, 49, is set for an April 5 trial on felony charges of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, cruelty to the infirm and cruelty to a juvenile.
A married couple, Glenn Maricle and Marilyn Sue Maricle, also face the same charges in connection to Cyra Shantell Marie Harrison s death. The woman s body was found on Nov. 23, 2018, after the Rapides Parish Sheriff s Office received a call about a natural death.
But deputies called for detectives when they saw the condition of Cyra s body. After the arrest of the trio, the sheriff s office cited deplorable living conditions at the Plainview-area home where they all lived and said the death appeared to be the result of severe intentional neglect.