Two-year-old Locklynn’s father tucked her into bed Nov. 18, and her mother returned home late from her job at a Sonic Drive-In. The mother heard breathing noises coming from her daughter’s bedroom, and went in to check when she heard what sounded like bouncing. The dog, Ella, was covered in blood. The little girl was dead.
Police arrived to a home in disarray.
It smelled of animal feces and urine, a detective described in court. There was old food, pots and pans, trash and clothing stacked on the floor. But toddler clothes hung neatly on hangers in Locklynn’s bedroom closet, and childproof safety covers wrapped the doorknobs…