Thursday, July 6th:
*Change of Plea Hearing (@ 4pm ET) – PA -
*Jasmine Jean (4) &
Nicole Elisabeth (6)
Snyder (missing/last seen since Sept. 2015 & found Nov. 6 & 7, 2021 buried in Williamsport City, Lycoming County; Jasmine: died/was killed on around Aug. 11, 2017 & subsequently buried in 2017 & Nicole: died/was killed around May 10, 2016 & subsequently buried in 2016, both in the back yard on Livermore Rd.) –
*Ronald Ray Butler (53/now 55) (father of Echo) arrested,
charged (2/28/22) & arraigned (waived) (4/11/22) with 2 counts of endangering welfare of children-parent/guardian/other commits offense (3rd degree) & 1 count of obstruction in child abuse cases. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Bond reduced (4/20/22) to $50K. Should he post bond he is to be placed on intensive supervised bail with an ankle monitor & have no unsupervised contact with children. He also may not contact the witnesses or co-defendants in the case including his wife Michele & daughter Echo. Posted nominal bail (9/28/22) & is out of jail.
Case, affidavit & court info from 11/6/21 to 2/2/23 reference post #218 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ycoming-co-10-sep-2021-arrests.600153/page-11
5/17/23 Update: Pretrial Count Order: remove from trial list. Next case scheduling hearing on 6/5/23 @ 9am. Change to guilty plea hearing on 7/6/23 @ 4pm. 6/5/23 Update: Next change of plea hearing on 7/6/23.
ALSO:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 4pm ET) – PA -
*Jasmine Jean (4) &
Nicole Elisabeth (6)
Snyder (missing/last seen since Sept. 2015 & found Nov. 6 & 7, 2021 buried in Williamsport City, Lycoming County; Jasmine: died/was killed on around Aug. 11, 2017 & subsequently buried in 2017 & Nicole: died/was killed around May 10, 2016 & subsequently buried in 2016, both in the back yard on Livermore Rd.) –
*Michele Lee Butler (43 @ time of first crime/48/now 50) (mother of Echo) arrested &
charged (11/9/21) , recharged & arraigned (1/7/22) with 2 counts of 3rd degree murder, 2 counts of felony endangering the welfare of children, obstruction in child abuse cases, abuse of corpse, concealing the death of a child & tampering with evidence. Bond denied (11/9/21), reason: flight risk & danger to society. Bond changed (12/20/22) to $95K with intensive supervised bail & was released.
Plead guilty on 10/4/22. Sentencing date 12/5/22 was changed to 1/6/23 to 6/23/23.
Case info, affidavit & court info from 11/6/21 to 12/20/22 reference post #224 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ycoming-co-10-sep-2021-arrests.600153/page-12
1/6/23 Update: Plead guilty on 10/4/22. Sentencing has been rescheduled on 6/23/23. 6/23/23 Update: Sentencing hearing was rescheduled on 7/6/23 @ 4pm.
*Marie Sue Snyder (27 @ time of first crime/32/now 34) “mom” – Fraud: Plead guilty on 10/31/22. Murder: Plead guilty on 10/31/22 & will be sentenced after she testifies at Echo Butler’s trial. Echo plead guilty & was sentenced. Sentencing hearing on 6/15/23 to 2 life sentences.
*Echo Lane Butler (21 @ time of first crime/26/now 27) – Plead guilty on 1/19/23 & sentenced (1/19/23) to 2 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.