2-Year-Old Suffocated, Mom and Boyfriend Charged, Police Say
ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 10 – Brian Moser faces murder and abuse charges after a 2-year-old allegedly died from suffocation and two sisters suffered injuries consistent with abuse, authorities said.
- James Staley III was found guilty of capital murder for the 2018 death of 2-year-old Wilder McDaniel, with the jury delivering the verdict after a nine-day trial.
- Wilder's mother, McDaniel, is charged with child abandonment and tampering with evidence and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
- An autopsy revealed that Wilder died from asphyxiation, suggesting Staley's involvement in staging the scene to appear accidental.
- Staley was sentenced to life in prison without parole following the murder conviction.
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