Woman pleads guilty in 2021 East Cleveland torture killing

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A suspect accused of cooperating with others in the kidnapping, torturing and killing of a woman in East Cleveland pleaded guilty Tuesday in the middle of a jury trial.

Brittany Smith, 36, of Cleveland admitted to aggravated murder and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the Nov. 4, 2021, death of Alisha Pointer, according to Cuyahoga County prosecutors.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Mollie Ann Murphy will sentence Smith on Nov. 19…

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