Overview

• Brittany Hall admitted to murder, 11 counts of child cruelty, concealing a death, and making false statements, drawing a life sentence.
• Investigators say Hall reported Amari missing in November 2021 before authorities found the child’s body in a DeKalb County wooded area days later.
• Evidence included nanny-cam footage of beatings, searches on Celeste Owens’ phone such as “How do I report someone missing,” and surveillance of a U-Haul rental and trip toward DeKalb.
• A jury convicted Owens in December 2024 of murder and related offenses, and a judge imposed life without parole plus 235 years.
• The two surviving children remain in state custody, and the district attorney said the plea may help the family begin to heal.