HEIDI BROUSSARD: Texas vs Magen Fieramusca for murder of best friend to steal newborn *GUILTY PLEA*

Friend of slain mother Heidi Broussard charged with capital murder and kidnapping

Green said he believed that Fieramusca had been pregnant with his child, the document said, and Fieramusca told him on December 13 that she had given birth.

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A friend of slain Austin mother Heidi Broussard, who went missing in December and was later found dead, has been charged with capital murder and kidnapping.

Magen Fieramusca, 34, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Travis County, according to a news release from the Travis County District Attorney’s office. The indictment alleges that Fieramusca kidnapped Broussard, 33, and her newborn daughter and asphyxiated Broussard.

Fieramusca’s bond has been set at $1 million for the capital murder charge and $100,000 on the kidnapping charge, according to the release.



Surveillance video taken by a neighbor shows Fieramusca’s vehicle in the parking lot of Broussard’s apartment complex on the day of her disappearance, the affidavit said. A resident of the apartment complex told investigators that she saw a woman with a small infant get into the back seat of the vehicle before it sped away.

FBI agents searching for Broussard and her daughter followed Fieramusca’s ex-boyfriend Christopher Green as he left their shared home in Houston and approached him as he left a Target store with baby clothes and formula, the affidavit said.

When they showed him a flyer with pictures of the missing mother and child he replied, “That’s the baby at my house,” the affidavit said.

Green said he believed that Fieramusca had been pregnant with his child, the document said, and Fieramusca told him on December 13 that she had given birth.

Fieramusca told investigators that she had given birth at a birthing center in The Woodlands, an area north of Houston, on December 12 and brought the baby home the same day. When questioned by investigators she could not recall the name of the center, the affidavit said.

Magen Fieramusca used a leash to strangle Heidi Broussard, indictment claims

The woman charged with capital murder and kidnapping in the disappearance and death of Austin mom Heidi Broussard allegedly used a leash to strangle her longtime friend. According to the Travis County Jail website, Magen Fieramusca is charged with capital murder by terror threat. She was already...

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The woman charged with capital murder and kidnapping in the disappearance and death of Austin mom Heidi Broussard allegedly used a leash to strangle her longtime friend.

According to the Travis County Jail website, Magen Fieramusca is charged with capital murder by terror threat. She was already charged with tampering with physical evidence, and two counts of kidnapping.

Fieramusca was reportedly a close friend of Heidi Broussard, an Austin mother who went missing with her infant daughter last month. A week after she disappeared, her body was found in the trunk of a car at a home near Houston. She had been strangled to death. Her daughter, Margo, was found in the home and reunited with her father.

The Travis County District Attorney's Office said a grand jury indicted Fieramusca on the capital murder charge on Tuesday. According to the indictment, Fieramusca asphyxiated Broussard, intentionally causing her death. Court documents said she used a leash, her hands, and 'a manner unknown to the grand jury.'

 

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Heidi Broussard: More than 50 items of evidence submitted against alleged baby snatcher bestie killer

Prosecutors in the case against a Texas woman accused of killing her friend, Heidi Broussard, and kidnapping her newborn say that they’ve turned over more the 50 pieces of evidence to the defense. The suspect’s defense team argued during a Monday morning court hearing that they have no received...

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Prosecutors in the case against a Texas woman accused of killing her friend, Heidi Broussard, and kidnapping her newborn said on Monday that they’ve turned over more the 50 pieces of evidence to the defense. The suspect’s defense team filed a motion Thursday hearing that they have not received anything from the prosecution.

While Fieramusca’s defense attorneys push for more information, an affidavit released earlier this month sheds light on what may have happened to Broussard.

Court documents obtained by CrimeOnline indicate that Fieramusca said that she, too, was pregnant during the same time Broussard announced her pregnancy in 2019.

It was all a ruse according to Austin police, who allege that Fieramusca was never pregnant.


According to the affidavit, Fieramusca started acting “suspiciously” shortly after baby Margot’s birth in November. Fieramusca, who had known Broussard since they were children, was at St. David’s South Austin Hospital for Margo’s birth, allegedly exhibiting odd behavior.

The baby’s grandfather told police the Fieramusca interrupted him while he was being introduced to Margot. Fieramusca apparently wanted to be the first one to hold the newborn.

“Shane Carey’s father was surprised by the actions of Magen Fieramusca and that his first introduction and time with his grandchild was interrupted by a friend of Heidi’s,” police said in the affidavit.

Fieramusca, who stayed at Broussard’s apartment when Margo was born, had a key to Broussard’s Austin residence that she shared with her fiance, Shane Carey. According to Carey, Fieramusca promised to leave the apartment key on a counter, yet she never did.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I know a lot of us were following this case. It still makes me crazy. This woman was absolutely unbelievable! I honestly don't even know what to say anymore. I hope she rots.

 

[Kimster]

I know a lot of us were following this case. It still makes me crazy. This woman was absolutely unbelievable! I honestly don't even know what to say anymore. I hope she rots.

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I was glad to see that you started this thread. I want to follow the trial and it would be good to follow it together.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I too hope she rots! Reading about this again with these new facts makes me ill. This baby had a family who loved her and Heidi did as well. She interfered with the grandfather's time with the baby?? Heidi was a friend to this woman and this woman killed her, unbelievable.

I hope to follow this trial as well.

 

[Whatsnext]

Still unbelievable to read all this, strangulation takes some time, just horrible that it's possible for some people to do this to a trusting friend.

 

[GrandmaBear]

This woman came up in a podcast I was listening to so just checking the thread. The podcaster plans on or hopes to attend the trial in Texas.

 

[GrandmaBear]

The perp in this case has hearings coming up as well on March 11th, new court date.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Heidi Broussard case: One year since Austin mother’s body was found in Houston

Broussard’s newborn, Margo Carey, started walking at 11 months and celebrated her first birthday in November.

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Heidi Broussard case: One year since Austin mother’s body was found in Houston​

It’s now been one year since Austin mother Heidi Broussard and her newborn baby, Margo Carey, went missing from their South Austin apartment complex.

Now, one year later, the family continues to seek justice and heal.

In October, baby Margo took her first steps at 11 months old. In November, she celebrated her first birthday.

Margo’s aunt, Tiffany Carey, tells KVUE the happy 1-year-old rarely cries and is learning sign language.

Several of Broussard’s family members went to therapy after the tragedy to help keep their minds healthy and family safe, Carey said.

Broussard’s mother, Tammy, told KVUE recently nothing will ever be right without their “sweet pea.”

Still, the family is waiting for a trial to help bring final closure and answers about why Broussard was taken from them.

The kind of closure could still be months or even years away.

Magen Fieramusca, Broussard’s friend since a childhood church camp, remains in the Travis County Correctional Complex on charges of capital murder, tampering with a corpse, and two counts of kidnapping. Her bond is set at $1.6 million.

Status hearings have been scheduled and reset throughout the year, none with significant developments. The next one is scheduled for Jan. 20.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Heidi Broussard case: One year since Austin mother’s body was found in Houston

Broussard’s newborn, Margo Carey, started walking at 11 months and celebrated her first birthday in November.

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Heidi Broussard case: One year since Austin mother’s body was found in Houston​

It’s now been one year since Austin mother Heidi Broussard and her newborn baby, Margo Carey, went missing from their South Austin apartment complex.

Now, one year later, the family continues to seek justice and heal.

In October, baby Margo took her first steps at 11 months old. In November, she celebrated her first birthday.

Margo’s aunt, Tiffany Carey, tells KVUE the happy 1-year-old rarely cries and is learning sign language.

Several of Broussard’s family members went to therapy after the tragedy to help keep their minds healthy and family safe, Carey said.

Broussard’s mother, Tammy, told KVUE recently nothing will ever be right without their “sweet pea.”

Still, the family is waiting for a trial to help bring final closure and answers about why Broussard was taken from them.

The kind of closure could still be months or even years away.

Magen Fieramusca, Broussard’s friend since a childhood church camp, remains in the Travis County Correctional Complex on charges of capital murder, tampering with a corpse, and two counts of kidnapping. Her bond is set at $1.6 million.

Status hearings have been scheduled and reset throughout the year, none with significant developments. The next one is scheduled for Jan. 20.

Bittersweet no doubt.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Austin woman accused of killing friend, stealing her baby makes first court appearance

Magen Fieramusca, 35, is charged with capital murder, tampering with a corpse and two counts of kidnapping. She’s accused of killing Heidi Broussard, who went missing in December 2019 and was…

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Austin woman accused of killing friend, stealing her baby makes first court appearance​

The Austin woman charged with killing her best friend, kidnapping the woman’s baby and trying to pass it off as her own child appeared in court virtually Monday in Travis County for the first time.

Magen Fieramusca, 35, appeared via Zoom from the Travis County Jail. She wore a maroon jail uniform and was flanked by two guards. Her attorneys requested another month to work on her case. The judge reset the hearing to April 28.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Magen Fieramusca Today: Where Is Heidi Broussard's Friend Now?

Magen Fieramusca aka Maygen Humphrey was arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing her friend Heidi Broussard to steal her baby. Where is she today?

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Magen Fieramusca Today: Where Is Heidi Broussard’s Friend Now?​

Fieramusca, 35, is currently at the Travis County Correctional Complex, where she was booked on December 20, 2019, by the Austin Police Department, public records show. She is currently facing a capital murder charge, two kidnapping charges and a charge of tampering with a corpse. According to Travis County Criminal Courts records, her next court appearance will be on November 1, 2021, for a pre-trial review.

Fieramusca’s trial has seen many delays and setbacks, many of them due to COVID-19 delays. Fieramusca was indicted in January 2020 and appeared before a judge in Travis County in March 2020 but her next court appearance wasn’t until March 2021. Fieramusca appeared virtually from the Travis County jail where she remains incarcerated with a bond of $1.6 million, KVUE reported.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Defense: Texas Rangers searched home of woman accused of killing friend, kidnapping baby without warrant

A hearing was held Thursday for the woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, kidnapping Broussard’s newborn baby and trying to pass it off as her own.

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Defense: Texas Rangers searched home of woman accused of killing friend, kidnapping baby without warrant​

A hearing continues Friday for the woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, kidnapping Broussard’s newborn baby and trying to pass it off as her own.


Thursday’s hearing was held in person in the 460th District Court of Travis County, with Fieramusca appearing in a maroon jail uniform shirt and black-and-white striped pants. She was escorted into the courtroom by four deputies.


During the morning portion of the hearing, Fieramusca’s defense requested a motion to suppress evidence on the basis that Texas Rangers entered Fieramusca’s Houston home on Dec. 19, 2019, at 1:17 p.m. without a warrant. The defense claimed Texas Rangers didn’t have probable cause to enter the home at that time. A warrant was eventually issued later that day at 8:30 p.m.

The burden then shifted to the state to establish why there was probable cause to enter the home without a search warrant.

The state cited three exceptions justifying the search and seizure of the home at that time: 1) law enforcement isn’t required to show probable cause when action is immediately necessary to protect human life, 2) there was an objective standard of reasonableness to enter, given the facts and circumstances of the case and 3) consent was given by someone authorized to provide consent, allowing Texas Rangers to enter the home without a warrant.

'Please go get that baby': Defense in Heidi Broussard case alleges evidence was improperly gathered

Attorneys played an interview clip from the boyfriend of Magen Fieramusca, who is accused of strangling Heidi Broussard and kidnapping her child.

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'Please go get that baby': Defense in Heidi Broussard case alleges evidence was improperly gathered
Christopher Green wondered what officers were waiting for, after they told him that the infant with his then-girlfriend, Magen Fieramusca, at their house might not be hers.

"Sir, is somebody going over to get that baby?" he told the Texas Ranger who was questioning him in the parking lot of a Target. "If she's capable of this, please go get that baby."

The interview clip was played Thursday as part of an evidence hearing in the case of Fieramusca, whom investigators have accused of strangling Austin mom Heidi Broussard to death and planning to pretend the victim's 2-week-old infant was her own.

During Fieramusca’s first in-person court appearance since the pandemic began, her attorneys argued that police entered her home, examined the property and took photos before obtaining a warrant, so the evidence should be suppressed. They also said investigators illegally detained and questioned her, so her statements from that time should also not be used.

 

[Mel70]

Defense: Texas Rangers searched home of woman accused of killing friend, kidnapping baby without warrant

A hearing was held Thursday for the woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, kidnapping Broussard’s newborn baby and trying to pass it off as her own.

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Defense: Texas Rangers searched home of woman accused of killing friend, kidnapping baby without warrant​

A hearing continues Friday for the woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, kidnapping Broussard’s newborn baby and trying to pass it off as her own.


Thursday’s hearing was held in person in the 460th District Court of Travis County, with Fieramusca appearing in a maroon jail uniform shirt and black-and-white striped pants. She was escorted into the courtroom by four deputies.


During the morning portion of the hearing, Fieramusca’s defense requested a motion to suppress evidence on the basis that Texas Rangers entered Fieramusca’s Houston home on Dec. 19, 2019, at 1:17 p.m. without a warrant. The defense claimed Texas Rangers didn’t have probable cause to enter the home at that time. A warrant was eventually issued later that day at 8:30 p.m.

The burden then shifted to the state to establish why there was probable cause to enter the home without a search warrant.

The state cited three exceptions justifying the search and seizure of the home at that time: 1) law enforcement isn’t required to show probable cause when action is immediately necessary to protect human life, 2) there was an objective standard of reasonableness to enter, given the facts and circumstances of the case and 3) consent was given by someone authorized to provide consent, allowing Texas Rangers to enter the home without a warrant.

'Please go get that baby': Defense in Heidi Broussard case alleges evidence was improperly gathered

Attorneys played an interview clip from the boyfriend of Magen Fieramusca, who is accused of strangling Heidi Broussard and kidnapping her child.

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'Please go get that baby': Defense in Heidi Broussard case alleges evidence was improperly gathered
Christopher Green wondered what officers were waiting for, after they told him that the infant with his then-girlfriend, Magen Fieramusca, at their house might not be hers.

"Sir, is somebody going over to get that baby?" he told the Texas Ranger who was questioning him in the parking lot of a Target. "If she's capable of this, please go get that baby."

The interview clip was played Thursday as part of an evidence hearing in the case of Fieramusca, whom investigators have accused of strangling Austin mom Heidi Broussard to death and planning to pretend the victim's 2-week-old infant was her own.

During Fieramusca’s first in-person court appearance since the pandemic began, her attorneys argued that police entered her home, examined the property and took photos before obtaining a warrant, so the evidence should be suppressed. They also said investigators illegally detained and questioned her, so her statements from that time should also not be used.

FFS. It's always for the defendant. There is no question if it was her or not. Period. This ridiculousness.

 

[GrandmaBear]

FFS. It's always for the defendant. There is no question if it was her or not. Period. This ridiculousness.

Agree. Absolutely always it is the poor defendant. Defendant's RIGHTS. The cases always become all about the defendant, NOT the victim. And I don't know how defense attorneys sleep at night.

I suppose he has to do it and try but I could not feel right with God doing or choosing their job. This woman "allegedly" killed a mother and kidnapped a baby and his job is to try to get her OUT OF IT. Just think about that.

Oh I get the arguments and the NEED for defense attorneys and IF someone was wrongly accused, thank goodness they exist I guess in those cases. I'm just saying it has to take a certain type to be one or feel okay being one... And HOW do you make that okay in your head and heart...? Trying to get this woman off???

I wouldn't last a day in such a job. I'd be on my knees BEGGING for forgiveness and I'd feel like an evil wrongdoer myself.

It sounds as if they had AMPLE reason to enter this residence and BECAUSE of it, this baby was rescued from this nasty "friend" of her mother's. Kudos a million times over to these cops!!! Now in their job, they can feel proud of doing this here imo. I'd do that and get fired if necessary and STILL smile because a baby was SAVED in this case.

 

[Mel70]

Agree. Absolutely always it is the poor defendant. Defendant's RIGHTS. The cases always become all about the defendant, NOT the victim. And I don't know how defense attorneys sleep at night.

I suppose he has to do it and try but I could not feel right with God doing or choosing their job. This woman "allegedly" killed a mother and kidnapped a baby and his job is to try to get her OUT OF IT. Just think about that.

Oh I get the arguments and the NEED for defense attorneys and IF someone was wrongly accused, thank goodness they exist I guess in those cases. I'm just saying it has to take a certain type to be one or feel okay being one... And HOW do you make that okay in your head and heart...? Trying to get this woman off???

I wouldn't last a day in such a job. I'd be on my knees BEGGING for forgiveness and I'd feel like an evil wrongdoer myself.

It sounds as if they had AMPLE reason to enter this residence and BECAUSE of it, this baby was rescued from this nasty "friend" of her mother's. Kudos a million times over to these cops!!! Now in their job, they can feel proud of doing this here imo. I'd do that and get fired if necessary and STILL smile because a baby was SAVED in this case.

Very well said. These kind of defense attorneys I do not get at all. Listening to them watching documentaries they always have absolutely ridiculous arguments. And knowing their client is in fact guilty, I don't understand how they can defend them. I think of some of the worst cases that the murderer got away with it. It makes me angry. Robert Durst, O.J. and the one that makes me the most angry Casey friggin' Anthony.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Very well said. These kind of defense attorneys I do not get at all. Listening to them watching documentaries they always have absolutely ridiculous arguments. And knowing their client is in fact guilty, I don't understand how they can defend them. I think of some of the worst cases that the murderer got away with it. It makes me angry. Robert Durst, O.J. and the one that makes me the most angry Casey friggin' Anthony.

Exactly. And not only murderers. Epstein. Although who knows, there may well be murders in that bigger than even shared with us ring of evil.

The West boys, finally an arrest of the adoptive parents. And there are three defense attorneys out there right off going on about constitutional rights and "spin" and how NOW the case will be legal, etc. and not all this "stuff" the prosecution says. NO. NOW, they will play the "legal" (that shouldn't BE LEGAL games and DUMP everything they can on the judge, the prosecution, etc. with motion after motion after motion after motion and throw shade and delay and you name it to muddy the waters.

Our legal system is a JOKE. Not saying there aren't good people in it or that it doesn't beat some barbaric countries, etc. but...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Judge denies request to throw out evidence against woman accused of kidnapping Austin mother

Magen Fieramusca is facing numerous charges, including kidnapping and capital murder, in connection with the death of Heidi Broussard.

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Judge denies request to throw out evidence against woman accused of kidnapping Austin mother​

Magen Fieramusca, the woman accused of kidnapping and killing Austin mother Heidi Broussard, has been denied her request to throw out evidence from a warrantless search.

At a court hearing on Thursday, May 12, Judge Selena Alvarenga denied her defense team's request. They claimed that the evidence was illegally obtained when investigators entered the Harris County home without a search warrant. The judge ruled that Fieramusca voluntarily spoke with law enforcement at the home and understood her rights.

Earlier this year, lawyers argued about that evidence for two days. The defense claims pictures and videos taken on that day in 2019 can't be used at trial because there was not yet a search warrant. Prosecutors say law enforcement had the right to enter the home because Broussard's daughter was possibly in danger.

 

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by: Dalton Huey
Posted: Jan 11, 2023 / 06:45 AM CST
Updated: Jan 11, 2023 / 12:24 PM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The case of Magen Fieramusca, the Austin woman accused of killing her best friend, Heidi Broussard, before kidnapping her baby and trying to pass it off as her own child was scheduled to appear in the 460th District Court of Travis County Wednesday for the next round of pretrial hearings.

 

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Magen Fieramusca case: Woman accused of killing Austin mom, kidnapping baby to plead guilty

The woman accused of killing an Austin friend and kidnapping her 3-week-old baby in December 2019 is expected to enter a guilty plea during her next court appearance on Jan. 31, her attorneys told …

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by: Andrew Schnitker, Dalton Huey
Posted: Jan 24, 2023 / 12:13 PM CST
Updated: Jan 24, 2023 / 02:56 PM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The woman accused of killing an Austin friend and kidnapping her 3-week-old baby in December 2019 is expected to enter a guilty plea during her next court appearance on Jan. 31, her attorneys told KXAN Tuesday.

In exchange for the plea agreement, the attorneys for Magen Fieramusca said they expect a sentence of 55 years in prison.

Fieramusca was charged with capital murder in January 2020 in the death of Heidi Broussard.

Broussard’s mother, Tammy, confirmed that she was told about the sentence and will be in court on Jan. 31.

Broussard said she still doesn’t know why Magen killed her daughter, she said the two were supposed to be friends.

“I have a big portrait of Heidi and Shane and the kids and I am bringing that and hopefully they will let me put it in the courtroom so that she can see what she has done, something that will remind her of what she has done,” Broussard said. “I don’t have any ill feelings towards her, God has set me at peace, and we just have to get this done.”

“I imagine many have questions that will never be adequately answered, nevertheless, I hope that this plea brings some closure to this family’s great loss,” Fieramusca’s attorney wrote in a statement.