A Missouri woman has reportedly admitted to killing both of her children and telling police that she made an effort to” sacrifice” her two-year-old son. She has been charged with first degree murder.
Ashley Parmeley, 36, turned herself into the Festus Police Department last week to disclose to the deaths of her children, the Daily Mail reported.  ,
The prostitute recounted how she reportedly shot and killed her nine- year- old girl, Scarlet, and tried to” devotion” her brother Isaac in St. Francois County before realizing her attempt at killing him had failed, court documents revealed.
According to records obtained by Fox 8 New Orleans, Parmeley noticed her son was still alive while driving north with Scarlet’s dead body and Isaac in the car.
According to investigators, she drowned the child at Timber Creek Resort at that time, which is when she completed the horrifying deed.
Little Isaac’s body was discovered in a water fountain at the resort about 13 miles away, while Scarlet was found dead of a gunshot wound in Parmeley’s car in the parking lot of the Festus Police Department.
According to the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office, Parmeley’s original second-degree murder charge for the death of her son was upgraded to murder in the first degree on Wednesday after the details of his drowning were discovered.
According to KSDK reports, Parmeley called police from the station’s parking lot claiming she had shot and drowned her children.  ,
The woman was wet and” a little disheveled” when police came outside, Marshak said at a solemn press conference:
More information on Jeffco double child homicide. The location of the second child was at Timber Creek Resort. Prior to this incident, Festus Police Department sheriff Marshak claimed the mother was wet when she entered. Crime scene tape across entrance. @KMOV pic. twitter.com/SytkXS8CeV
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” This situation is a tragedy for our community. It’s tragic for the family, the victims, and anyone who knows this family, the sheriff said.
Up until hours before the double murder, The St. Louis outlet reported on mental health concerns involving Parmeley.  ,
There were, indeed, concerns about Parmeley’s mental health. In the hours leading up to her children’s killings, Parmeley changed her profile photo to a black screen.
In 2020, Parmeley posted about her struggle with depression. Part of her post read,” I isolated myself. I came off as very timid and unfriendly, and in all reality, I needed a friend more than anything. Always asking the kids if they would be happier or more successful without me serving as their primary caregiver because I believed they deserved a much better role model.
From 2015 to 2021, the woman and Scarlet’s father engaged in a daughter-related dispute, according to family court records.
If found guilty of both first-degree murder counts, Parmeley is currently imprisoned in the Jefferson County Jail without bond and could receive a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Scarlett and Isaac‘s funeral costs have been covered by fundraising efforts.
