"I should not have taken her from you," Melissa Huckaby says at her sentencing in Sandra Cantu's murder
Melissa Huckaby's abrupt guilty plea leaves many painful unanswered questions for Tracy, Calif.
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.
A grand jury in northern California on Monday indicted a former Sunday school teacher on charges of kidnapping, murder and rape in the death of an 8-year-old girl.
The former Sunday school teacher faces trial in the slaying of her 8-year-old neighbor
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
Melissa Huckaby is linked to report of a 7-year-old who was given drugs
Melissa Huckaby, accused of murdering the 8-year-old California girl, didn't seem capable of such a crime, says her former husband
A public memorial is held for Sandra Cantu, 8, allegedly killed by a Sunday school teacher
Thousands of mourners filled a Tracy, California, high school gym Thursday to remember slain 8-year-old Sandra Renee Cantu.
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.
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.
A Sunday school teacher is charged with kidnapping and murder in the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu.
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.
Relatives of slain California 8-year-old Sandra Cantu expressed "shock" Saturday at news that a neighbor -- a Sunday school teacher whose daughter was a playmate of Sandra's -- was arrested in the girl's death.
Authorities searched a church near where an 8-year-old California girl was found dead Monday in the hopes of finding clues that would lead to her killer.
Police announce the body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found in a suitcase near her California home.
Police said they are pursuing leads in the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found Monday stuffed into a suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her Tracy, California, home.
A surveillance video of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, missing since March 27, shows the child in the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared in Tracy, California.
Police have found 2 persons of interest in the case of missing 8-year-old California girl Sadra Cantu.
Authorities are searching a river and sifting through garbage as part of their investigation into the disappearance of an 8-year-old Tracy, California, girl, police said Thursday.
Sandra Cantu, 8, was last seen leaving the home of a friend in her Tracy, California, mobile home park on Friday.
Eight-year-old Sandra Cantu came home from school, kissed her mother, and left to color and play with a friend who lived a couple of houses down.
A fourth person was arrested Tuesday in the case of a kidnapped teen who escaped captivity wearing only boxer shorts and a shackle on his ankle, police said.
Police in California say they are searching for a woman whose nephew allegedly escaped captivity and wandered to a gym with a shackle on his ankle.
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