The Sunday school teacher may have been trying to call attention to herself, according to new information
"I should not have taken her from you," Melissa Huckaby says at her sentencing in Sandra Cantu's murder
Former Sunday School teacher Melissa Huckaby apologized Monday in a California courtroom after being sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her daughter's 8-year-old playmate.
The woman convicted of murdering 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in 2009 is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The surprise plea by Melissa Huckaby spares her the death penalty for murdering Sandra Cantu
A former Sunday School teacher pleaded guilty to murder Monday in the death of an 8-year-old girl, a court official said.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a former California Sunday school teacher accused of killing an 8-year-old girl earlier this year.
The former Sunday school teacher faces trial in the slaying of her 8-year-old neighbor
An evidentiary hearing is set for September in the suitcase-murder case
A woman accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering an 8-year-old Northern California girl -- her daughter's playmate -- pleaded not guilty at a Friday hearing, according to a court spokeswoman.
Melissa Huckaby, the former Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, will face additional charges that she tried to poison two people, including another 7-year-old girl.
As the victim's family watches, Melissa Huckaby's plea is again deferred; the judge seals autopsy records
More allegations surface against Melissa Huckaby, who is set for arraignment Friday
Authorities are looking at Melissa Huckaby's possible involvement in a January incident, involving a 7 year old.
A California Sunday-school teacher accused of killing a young girl may have abducted another child, police said.
Melissa Huckaby is linked to report of a 7-year-old who was given drugs
A public memorial is held for Sandra Cantu, 8, allegedly killed by a Sunday school teacher
Police are searching for any other alleged victims of a Sunday school teacher accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl from Tracy, California.
Yes, she is 28. Yes, she is a Sunday school teacher, and yes, her name is Melissa Huckaby.
A woman is being confused with a Sunday school teacher accused of killing an 8-year-old. KOVR reports.
A California woman accused in the rape and murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu fought tears Tuesday as a judge read the charges against her in a brief court appearance.
Nothing about Melissa Huckaby, a Sunday school teacher at her grandfather's California church, would indicate she's capable of killing her daughter's 8-year-old friend as police allege, relatives say.
The family of a woman who faces charges of killing an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter's said Sunday the accusations are "completely out of character." The Tracy, California, family offered their prayers to the victim's family.
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