'Do bodies smell?' Woman rejects plea deal in 5-year-old daughter's murder case, is expected to go to trial and have her other kids testify against her, authorities say

The woman and her attorneys were seeking a manslaughter charge, believing that was more in line with her actions.
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With new theory of how Baton Rouge toddler died, state reduces charge against girl’s mother

Prosecutors dropped a murder charges against Lanaya Cardwell down to second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. The state no longer ...