Apparently, Alyssa confessed in the presence of her grandmother. There is only so much that even a high profile defense attorney can do with that. Even if the grandparents did have a lot of money, I am not sure I would spend a lot for an expensive attorney, anyway.
I do have a question though, for any legal eagles out there. I was following the quintuple murder in Beeson, Ill. There was a person involved that was charged with obstruction in that case who was denied a public defender, because of their income. Can Alyssa be denied a public defender for future court proceeding if her grandparents are not considered to be indigent?