November 4th 2024.
On Friday, a jury delivered their verdict in the case of Candace Craig, a 46-year-old woman who was on trial for the murder of her 71-year-old mother, Margaret Craig. It had been an eight-day trial, and the outcome was finally reached. Candace was found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, disposing of a body in an unauthorized place, and tampering with evidence.
The details of the crime were truly shocking. Last year, Margaret had confronted her daughter about credit card fraud and had threatened to report her to the police. In May of 2023, Candace took matters into her own hands and suffocated her mother with a trash bag in her bedroom in Hyattsville, Maryland. But that wasn't the end of the horrific act. Candace then dismembered her mother's body with a chainsaw and burned some of the remains on a barbecue grill in the backyard.
Even more disturbing, Candace enlisted the help of her own daughter, 19-year-old Salia Hardy, to dispose of Margaret's body. Hardy, who pleaded guilty to her role in the crime, testified against her mother in court. She revealed that Margaret's body had been stuffed into a plastic container before being dismembered and burned on the grill. It wasn't until more than a week after the murder that authorities discovered the rotting remains in response to a welfare check from concerned neighbors.
When police arrived at the scene, they were met with a gruesome sight. The home and basement reeked of decomposition, and there were signs of a violent struggle. They found what appeared to be brain matter, mutilated human remains, a chainsaw covered in blood and tissue, and other cutting tools. There were also white trash bags splattered with blood. It was a horrific scene, and Candace had allowed it to happen in her own home.
As the jury delivered their verdict, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy spoke about the heinous crime. "We consider Margaret Craig to be a special victim who was killed by her own daughter," she stated. It was a sad and tragic end for a hardworking woman who had spent her life providing for her family. Margaret had been collecting social security and a pension, and she had even allowed Candace's boyfriend to live in their home.
This was not the first case of a daughter murdering and dismembering her own mother. Just a week prior, a woman in Kentucky had been charged with a similar crime. It was a disturbing trend that was becoming all too common. But for Margaret Craig and her family, the pain and suffering caused by Candace's actions will never be forgotten. They will have to live with the horror of her death, and the knowledge that it was at the hands of her own daughter.
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