A Pennsylvania father has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in a disturbing child abuse case that left his 12-year-old dead.
Rendell Hoagland, 54, took the plea deal to avoid the death penalty. It carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole, plus 30 to 60 years.
He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, conspiracy, kidnapping, and other charges in the May 2024 death of his daughter, Malinda Hoagland, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday…