Overview
- Judge Anne Marie Wheatcraft accepted Rendell Hoagland’s guilty plea to first-degree murder, conspiracy, kidnapping, and related charges.
- Hoagland was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 30 to 60 years, according to the district attorney’s office.
- Medical examiners found the child died from severe malnutrition with organ atrophy, noting more than 70 injuries and a body weight of about 50 pounds.
- Investigators recovered photos, videos, and text messages and documented home cameras, locked food storage, restraints, and forced punishments.
- Co-defendant Cindy Marie Warren remains charged and is scheduled for trial on June 8, 2026, as prosecutors continue pursuing the case.