Foster parents of 3-year-old Marcus Fiesel indicted for murder
Authorities said couple faces life in prison if convicted
Staff Writer
The two foster parents charged in Hamilton
County in the killing of 3-year-old Marcus Fiesel
were indicted Wednesday morning in Clermont County on charges that could keep
the couple in prison for life.
A Clermont County grand jury indicted Liz and David Carroll, Jr. on
seven felony charges including, murder, involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping,
felonious assault and three counts of endangering children. Additionally, David
Carroll, Jr. was indicted on a gross abuse of a corpse charge for allegedly
taking the dead body of little Marcus to a secluded chimney in rural
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Clermont County Prosecutor Don White and Assistant Prosecutor Woody Breyer said the Carrolls may be
arraigned Thursday in
White said all charges the Carrolls face are
serious, but the murder charge is the biggest.
"That's the primary charge in this case, and that is obviously the
most important," White said.
Amy Baker, David Carroll's live-in girlfriend, has helped law
enforcement officials with the case thus far and as a result has not faced any
charges. Breyer said Baker's immunity is dependent on
two key facts: that she inflicted no harm on Marcus, and that she remains
honest with prosecutors.
"Amy Baker is the be-all, end-all to this case," Breyer. "The fact remains that if it weren't for Amy
Baker, we wouldn't be where we are today."
Prosecutors stressed that they did not want to try the case in the media
and would be guarded with statements from now to protect against tainting a
potential jury pool.