BATON ROUGE – A man accused of killing his girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child at the time, and the woman’s 2-year-old son pleaded guilty Tuesday ahead of his April trial date.
In 2022, Brynnen Murphy was arrested for two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of 24-year-old Kaylen Johnson and her son Kaden.
WBRZ previously reported that then-20-year-old Murphy confessed to shooting and killing Kaylen in the parking lot of his apartment complex on North Harrells Ferry Road. Murphy then allegedly ditched the gun in the same wooded area where Kaylen was found. Kaylen’s son Kaden was reportedly in the car when his mother was shot and when Murphy dumped her body. After disposing of his girlfriend’s body and the murder weapon, Murphy drove to the Central Thruway where he threw Kaden—who was still alive—over the bridge. Sources told WBRZ Murphy heard Kaden crying as he drove away. A coroner said Kaden likely died of hypothermia…