This week marked the start of the eagerly anticipated murder trial. Landon, who entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea, faces a first-degree murder charge and, if found guilty, a mandatory life sentence.
According to KPLC TV, Assistant District Attorney Rachel Africk told the court on Tuesday that she was not insane. “She is malevolent.”
Sgt. Michael Barnet of Harahan Police took the stand on Wednesday during the second day of testimony.
Recounting the morning when Bella’s father, Michael Fontenelle, reported his daughter, age six, missing, according to Fox 8 Live.
Michael went to the police station at around 7.30am on April 26, 2023, to report that one of his kids was gone. He later acknowledged that his “sweetheart,” a reference to Landon, was also missing.
