12-12-2013, 09:31 AM
UPDATE: MOTHER CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION
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Ciara DeRyke, 26, appeared in court Tuesday to face charges of obstructing a peace officer. She is accused of lying to authorities when she said she saw her daughter watching television the morning of Sept. 8, though authorities believe Long was stabbed to death hours earlier, reports the Associated Press.
Ciara DeRyke told investigators she took a nap and when she awoke, the girl was gone.
Long was reported missing Sept. 8, and her body was found the following day near a river, wrapped in garbage bags and sealed with duct tape.
"Because of her not telling the truth up front, we weren't able to find Willow as soon as we could have," Kibler said, the AP reports.
Though Kibler said he believes DeRyke lied about seeing her daughter, he also said she didn’t participate in the killing or efforts to conceal it.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-charg...der-probe/
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Prosecutors contend that mom lied to "make herself look like a better parent". Ciara DeRyke faces a year in prison if convicted of obstruction.
Ciara's brother, Justin, is scheduled to be tried for Willow's murder in February 2014.
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Ciara DeRyke, 26, appeared in court Tuesday to face charges of obstructing a peace officer. She is accused of lying to authorities when she said she saw her daughter watching television the morning of Sept. 8, though authorities believe Long was stabbed to death hours earlier, reports the Associated Press.
Ciara DeRyke told investigators she took a nap and when she awoke, the girl was gone.
Long was reported missing Sept. 8, and her body was found the following day near a river, wrapped in garbage bags and sealed with duct tape.
"Because of her not telling the truth up front, we weren't able to find Willow as soon as we could have," Kibler said, the AP reports.
Though Kibler said he believes DeRyke lied about seeing her daughter, he also said she didn’t participate in the killing or efforts to conceal it.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-charg...der-probe/
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Prosecutors contend that mom lied to "make herself look like a better parent". Ciara DeRyke faces a year in prison if convicted of obstruction.
Ciara's brother, Justin, is scheduled to be tried for Willow's murder in February 2014.