According to Landon’s lawyers, she “did not know right from wrong when she killed Bella.” According to a doctor, Landon was experiencing a “psychotic episode”
When she murdered Fontenelle and had post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her early years spent in a Cambodian death camp.
Although Landon had a personality disorder, according to a forensic psychologist who presented testimony for the prosecution,
She “was sane when she killed Bella, and based on her actions leading up to and after the murder, she was aware that she knew what she was doing was wrong.”
Fontenelle, with the assistance of a child psychologist, informed her father that Landon “was mean to her.” After discussing it with Landon,
The father promised to “‘reassess’ their relationship if he heard this from his daughter again.” Fontenelle was murdered the next day, the district attorney’s office said.
“She knew what she did was wrong,” said Rachel Africk, the assistant district attorney, during final arguments. She just didn’t give a damn. She is just wicked.
