Overview

• At an Oct. 13 pretrial hearing in Hinds County, prosecutors presented Cox with a plea offer, and she has until the end of October to decide.
• If no agreement is reached, Cox is scheduled to stand trial on Dec. 8 in Jackson on charges of capital murder, kidnapping and sexual battery.
• Co-defendant Daniel Callihan has already pleaded guilty in Mississippi and Louisiana and faces federal sentencing on Nov. 19 after admitting to kidnapping resulting in death and related crimes.
• Federal filings show Callihan confessed to killing mother Callie Brunett in Louisiana, sexually assaulting the 6-year-old, killing 4-year-old Erin, and holding the survivor in a dirt pit.
• Authorities say Cox was identified as a co-conspirator in federal materials, avoided federal charges because her alleged conduct occurred in Mississippi and corroborated key details in a post‑Miranda interview.