1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now. I'm Nicole 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Parton A woman from Alabama, jesse Eden Kelly has accepted 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: a plea deal in connection with the kidnapping and murder 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: of Mary Isbel. Kelly, twenty four, pleaded guilty to a 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: reduced murder charge related to Isbel's death in twenty twenty one. Initially, 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: both Kelly and her mother, Loretta Carr, were charged with 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: capital murder. As part of the plea agreement, Kelly has 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: been sentenced to forty years in prison and will provide 9 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: testimony during her mother's upcoming trial. Isbel was reported missing 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: by her former husband on December twenty seven, as stated 11 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: by the Decab County Sheriff's Office. Her remains were discovered 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: in June twenty twenty three at Little River Canyon National Park. 13 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: Court records indicate that Kelly and Carr kidnapped the woman 14 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: in October twenty one and pushed her off a cliff. 15 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: At a press conference in June, law enforcement officials described 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: their actions as inhumane and brutal. Police noted that the 17 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: three women were connected through a mutual boyfriend Carr. The 18 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: mother has a trial set to start on December eighth, 19 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: and she is facing the possibility of the death penalty 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: for crimate justice news after this, the mystery of a 21 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: severed human leg has been unraveled. A few weeks ago, 22 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: I reported on the unsettling find of a human leg 23 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: in Tennessee. Authorities in Springfield have confirmed a preliminary DNA 24 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: match for the decomposed leg that was found in Sulfur 25 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: Fork Creek on July fourth. The leg has been identified 26 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: as belonging to sixty eight year old Joseph Frank Benton, Sor. 27 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: As of now, law enforcement has not provided any updates 28 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: on whether they believe Benton is still alive. Benton has 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: a history of criminal behavior, with numerous weapon charges from 30 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: probation violations. Following his arrest for domestic violence, court documents 31 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: reveal that Benton was in possession of an electronic image 32 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: from twenty years ago depicting a minor in a sexual situation. 33 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: His arrest last year drew attention in the Robertson County area, 34 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: particularly because his property has been examined in relation to 35 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: a notorious cold case missing person. His arrest last year 36 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: drew attention to the Robertson County area, particularly because his 37 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: property had been examined in relation to a notorious missing 38 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: person's cold case. Twenty years ago, Jennifer Wicks and her 39 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: daughter Adriana disappeared after staying at the man's home. They 40 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: were last seen on March twenty five, two thousand and four, 41 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: and no arrest or charges have been made in what 42 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: continues to be an unsolved case. Now the leg has 43 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: been identified, but the remainder of Joseph Frank Benton Sor 44 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: remains a mystery and now to Oregon, detectives from the 45 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: Washington County Sheriff's Office have called off their search for 46 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: a missing woman, saying they believe the woman isn't missing, 47 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: but just doesn't want to be found. Emily Hooper, twenty five, 48 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: of Aloha, disappeared from Portland State University on October twenty seven. 49 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: She didn't return home that evening, and her family says 50 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: she hasn't been seen or heard from since. But on Tuesday, 51 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: Washington County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sergeant Bob Ray said authorities 52 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: are suspending their search for Hooper, saying that after days 53 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: of searching, they've concluded that likely she left on her 54 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: own violation, choosing not to return home. Miss Cooper is 55 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: an adult and has the right not to contact police 56 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: or her family. The sheriff said. Hooper's family was in 57 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: contact with her via text messages on October twenty seven 58 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: after she left for her class at PSU, but then 59 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: they didn't hear back from her and she didn't return 60 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: home that evening. They thought she had maybe gone to 61 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: her boyfriend's house or to visit friends, but got concerned 62 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: when they hadn't heard from her by the following Friday night. 63 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: Her boyfriend said he has not seen her or had 64 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: contact with her and is concerned. Her family contacted her 65 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: employer and learned she didn't report to work on Friday 66 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: morning either. They told police that this behavior is out 67 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: of the ordinary and they fear for her safety. She 68 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: has never done this before. She would always contact her 69 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: family and certainly never miss work, said her father. Clara 70 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: said her family has never experienced anything like this and 71 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: that they're banding together to uncover any possible leads. Clara 72 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: Emily's mother says she knows her daughter just didn't leave. Now, 73 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: the family, frustrated, is hoping that the public can help 74 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: with any relevant information, asking if anyone has seen or 75 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: heard from their daughter to please reach out by calling 76 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: nine one one again. Emily Cooper twenty five, last seen 77 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: at Portland State University. For the latest crime and justice news, 78 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app 79 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Carton.