A Reseda lady who became obsessed with sex-trafficking rumors and false theories before drowning her three kids was discovered to have been insane during the deaths, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Liliana Carrillo, 33, was charged in the deaths of her kids, 3-year-old Joanna, 2-year-old Terry and 5-month-old Sierra, on April 10, 2021. In a staged jailhouse , interview with KGET-TV, Carrillo admitted to drowning the kids, saying she did thus after kissing and apologizing to them.
” Do I wish that I did n’t have to do that? Yes”, she said in the meeting. However, I prefer that they do n’t endure routine abuse and torture for the rest of their lives.
On Thursday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard S. Kemalyan found Carrillo not guilty by reason of insanity, based on a requirement by all events, said David Zygielbaum, the attorney in the case.
According to City News Service, the determine based his choice on the reviews of three doctors who evaluated Carrillo.
Zygielbaum declined to add more information about the event or the decision.
Additionally, Carrillo’s open attorney did not respond to a request for comment on the decision right away.
Court documents, interviews and social media posts documented Carrillo’s origin into conspiracy theories, including a perception that Porterville, California, was the site of a baby sex-trafficking ring.
The parents of the kids, Erik Denton, recounted in court documents that Carrillo was struggling with postpartum depression, youth pain and mother.
When she started to make , false allegations of child abuse, court documents indicated, social workers and officers became involved and Denton was awarded physical custody of the children. Carrillo was alleged to be having a manic episode.
But a day before the kids were to be turned over to Denton, Carrillo’s family found the three children dying in a Reseda room.
Denton and various family members testified at a hearing earlier this month, according to City News Service.
” I pray what she did did torment her for eternity”, Denton said. She “deserves no harmony for the rest of her life,” she said.
Denton has since filed a complaint against the city and the state of Los Angeles, alleging that the officers and social workers were careless and ignored numerous warning signs about Carrillo.
A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21 to ascertain where Carrillo will been committed.
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