1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: Now, I'm Nicole Parton. A mother from Morgantown, Indiana has 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: received a twenty five year prison sentence following the discovery 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: of her one year old daughter's remains an a dresser 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: within an abandoned house. Madison Marshall claimed that her ex 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 2: boyfriend Roan Waters was responsible for the tragic death of 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: her daughter, Oakley Snow. The child was reported missing after 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: being taken from her father's home in Oklahoma on January nineteen, 9 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, and was last seen in the Indianapolis 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 2: location known for drug related activities, before her body was 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: found in Morgan County. Marshall ultimately guided law enforcement to 12 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 2: the location where little Oakley's body was found, alleging that 13 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 2: Waters had abused the child and harmed her at the 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: drug house. On the same day as her mother's plea deal, 15 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: Waters received a more severe sentence of forty five years 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: for his involvement in the girl's death. Both Waters and 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: Marshall had previously agreed to plead guilty to a charge 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: of neglect of a dependent leading to death that's a 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 2: level one felony. Marshall was the first to enter her 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 2: plea at the end of April, agreeing to provide testimony 21 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 2: against Waters. Instead of facing a jury trial, Waters opted 22 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 2: for a plea deal in May, which resulted in his 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: forty five year sentence being formally issued by the judge 24 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: on Friday. Marshall's plea deal stipulated a minimum of twenty 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: five years in prison, a sentence that was also confirmed 26 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: by the judge on the same day. This plea deal 27 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: of a lesser sentence has left family members still in mourning, 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: saying the punishment was too lenient for the crime of 29 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: killing her own daughter or Crime and Justice news. After this, 30 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: authorities in Missouri are searching for a twenty four year 31 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: old man accused of mistreating his girlfriend's young children, ages 32 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: five and two, as well as the family pet. Mason 33 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: Williams is facing numerous charges, including eleven counts of child abuse, 34 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: domestic assault, and endangering a child's welfare in addition to 35 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: animal cruelty. A probable cause affidavit indicates that the alleged 36 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 2: incidents took place between April sixteen and May eighth at 37 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: the family's residence in High Ridge, that's a suburb of 38 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: Saint Louis. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The 39 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: events were recorded on the home's surveillance cameras. One of 40 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: the initial incidents involved the family dog, which Williams reportedly 41 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: struggled to control. In a recorded outburst, he allegedly threatened 42 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 2: the dog and was heard saying I'll f snipe you, 43 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: I'll snipe you. Witnesses claim he then restrained the dog 44 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: by the neck, causing it to yelp in distress, and 45 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: a witness asserted that he threw the dog against the 46 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: kitchen table. The first reported incident involving the children took 47 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 2: place in April, when Williams allegedly entered the boy's room 48 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 2: in anger, picked him up by his collar, and struck 49 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: him repeatedly. The child was described as crying hysterically during 50 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: the assault. Williams also reportedly attempted to suffocate the toddler 51 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: by forcing a cloth over his mouth and then a 52 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: sock into his mouth. Further incidents of abuse were said 53 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: to occur even when the boy was merely watching TV 54 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 2: or eating. The affidavit states that during these assaults, the 55 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 2: boy would scream and plead with him to stop. In 56 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: another alarming instance, Williams allegedly grabbed the child's neck and 57 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: shook him violently before slamming him into a beanbag chair. 58 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: On May two, he is said to have held the 59 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: boy upside down by his ankles while threatening to throw 60 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: him out the window, all while using derogatory language. Neighbors 61 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: expressed their shock at the allegations, with one resident, Debbie Wingenman, 62 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: her husband telling NBC they were in disbeliefs. I mean, 63 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: I was shocked and when we heard this is. 64 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: Like, wow. He never know what goes on behind closed doors, 65 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: So you know, it's too bad. 66 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: It's really too bad. Makes me very sad. Detectives are 67 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: concerned that Williams may attempt to escape the country. As 68 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: of Sunday, he remains at large. Anyone with information on 69 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: his whereabouts is urged to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's 70 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: Office at six three six seven ninety seven five thousand. 71 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed 72 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes, 73 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: that was a medical examiner's official ruling after a closed 74 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what 75 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: happened to Ellen? Greenberg a huge American miscarriage of justice. 76 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: For an in depth look look at the facts, See 77 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: what Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the 78 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 79 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 2: For the latest crime injustice news, follow crime Alert hourly 80 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 2: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 81 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Parton.