Overview

• Johnna Lowe, 34, pleaded guilty on June 5 to murder and gross abuse of a corpse and was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 15 years.
• The autopsy found Martonio weighed just 35 pounds and suffered malnutrition, multiple blunt force injuries and asphyxia by neck compression.
• Police discovered Martonio’s body in a trash bag in his Columbus attic on June 28, 2024, after his mother reported him missing.
• His mother, Lashanda Wilder, 33, has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, child endangerment, felonious assault, evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse and is scheduled for a July 15 hearing.
• Both women initially fled with two younger children but turned themselves in the next day and remain held at the Franklin County Jail.