A Georgia mother convicted of killing her toddler son and dumping his body in a dumpster in 2022 was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison plus 10 years. Leilani Simon’s attorneys asked the judge to give her a chance at parole, while prosecutors wanted her to go to jail without that possible. After the …
A jury convicted Leilani Simon, a mother from Savannah, on all charges in the death of her toddler son and for disposing of his body in a dumpster. Court TV reports that a Savannah jury convicted Simon on 19 charges, including murder, concealing a death, falsely reporting a crime, and numerous counts of lying to …
Deliberations began Thursday afternoon in the case of accused child killer, Leilani Simon, a Georgia woman accused of killing her toddler son, Quinton Simon. According to ABC 22, deliberations began at around 3:13 p.m. after Chatham County Judge Stokes asked the jury to deliberate at around 3 p.m. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Simon is accused of …
Both the prosecution and the defense in the case of a Georgia mother accused of killing her toddler son rested their cases on Wednesday, with the mother herself briefly taking the stand to tell the court she was refusing to testify. Chatham County Superior Court Judge Tammy Stokes sent the jury out of the courtroom …
A Chatam County Police officer testified on Tuesday about discovering part of a missing toddler’s remains in a landfill at accused Georgia killer Leilani Simon’s trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Simon is accused of murdering her 20-month-old son, Quinton Simon, and disposing of his body in a dumpster. The child’s remains were found about six …
On Monday, the jury in Georgia murder suspect Leilani Simon trial learned about the extensive search for her 20-month-old son, Quinton Simon. Prosecutors allege that Simon killed her son in 2022 and discarded his body in a dumpster. After weeks of searching, police found his remains in a nearby landfill over a month later, as …
On Thursday, a former babysitter testified in the murder trial of Leilani Simon, the Savannah mother charged with the 2022 killing of her 20-month-old son, Quinton Simon. Due to the 17-year-old babysitter’s age, court cameras were turned off during her testimony, WJCL reports. “He would open the (bedroom) door when it was cracked,” the babysitter …
Accused Georgia child killer Leilani Simon stands trial in Savannah, charged with murdering her son, Quinton Simon, and hiding body in a dumpster. On Wednesday, prosecutors played new video footage for the jury, while investigators questioned Simon about contradictions in her story, according to WJCL. As CrineOnline previously reported, Simon initially said that she left …
The trial of a Georgia mom accused of killing her toddler son got under way in Savannah Monday with opening statements. Prosecutors laid out the disappearance, death, and discovery of the body of 22-month-old Quinton Simon, saying his mother, Leilani Simon, had “a tumultuous relationship” with the boy, WJCL reported. “Treated him differently and not …
The Georgia mother accused of killing her toddler son and tossing his body into a dumpster was arraigned Thursday morning on 19 counts, including three counts of murder, and ordered held without bond at a hearing in Savannah. Leilani Simon, 23, was arrested on November 21, six weeks after she reported 22-month-old Quinton Simon missing …
