GUILTY TX - Heidi Broussard, 33, murdered, baby stolen, Austin, 12 Dec 2019 *friend charged* #13

[Niner]

Monday, November 21st:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am CT) - TX - Heidi Elizabeth Broussard (33) & Margo(t) Elizabeth Carey (2 wks.) (missing on Dec. 12, 2019, Austin; found Dec. 19, 2019, Heidi deceased inside trunk of car (2015 Nissan Versa) owned by Magen at Jersey Village near Houston; baby Margo(t) alive & healthy). *Magen Rose Fieramusca (33/now 36) aka Maygen Humphrey, Magan (& Magen) Rose Humphrey, Maygen Fieramusca, May Humphrey & May Fieramusca arrested (12/19/19) & charged (12/20/19) with 2 counts of 3rd degree kidnapping & 1 count of 2nd degree tampering with a human corpse. $600K bond.
Indicted & recharged (1/28/20) with 1 count of capital murder by terror threat & 2 counts of 3rd degree kidnapping (Margo(t)) & 1 count of tampering with evidence. $1M bond (on murder). Harris County transferred (12/20/19) to Travis County.
Court info on case & hearings from 12/20/19 thru 8/9/22 reference post #56 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...n-12-dec-2019-friend-charged-13.615141/page-3
9/12/22 Update: No info on hearing, next pretrial hearing on 10/4/22, attorneys via Zoom, Fieramusca does not have to attend. 10/4/22 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 10/24/22, Fieramusca does not have to attend.
10/24/22 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 11/21/22 & Fieramusca does not have to attend.

 

[Niner]

I noticed I did not have plea in my notes. Has she plead not guilty yet? I do not see an arraignment hearing either - ??

Since I can not access the court site to look.

Anyone? @PommyMommy ! TIA!

 

[steeltowngirl]

Hi @Niner, others here may have updated info, but this is what I find from January 2020.

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman accused of kidnapping a Texas mother who was later found dead was indicted Tuesday on a capital murder charge.
(…)
Fieramusca maintained that she was innocent of the charges, said her attorney, Brian Erskine, in a statement Tuesday.

Woman indicted for capital murder in mom's abduction, death

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman accused of kidnapping a Texas mother who was later found dead was indicted Tuesday on a capital murder charge. The indictment accused Magen Fieramusca, 34, of strangling Heidi Broussard with a leash and her hands on or about Dec. 12, the day Broussard and daughter Margot...

www.abqjournal.com

 

[Niner]

Hi @Niner, others here may have updated info, but this is what I find from January 2020.

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman accused of kidnapping a Texas mother who was later found dead was indicted Tuesday on a capital murder charge.
(…)
Fieramusca maintained that she was innocent of the charges, said her attorney, Brian Erskine, in a statement Tuesday.

Woman indicted for capital murder in mom's abduction, death

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman accused of kidnapping a Texas mother who was later found dead was indicted Tuesday on a capital murder charge. The indictment accused Magen Fieramusca, 34, of strangling Heidi Broussard with a leash and her hands on or about Dec. 12, the day Broussard and daughter Margot...

www.abqjournal.com

So - I guess her saying she is innocent of the charges - she is pleading not guilty. But did she ever have an arraignment hearing to make it "official" plea?

Thanks for that info though!

 

[steeltowngirl]

So - I guess her saying she is innocent of the charges - she is pleading not guilty. But did she ever have an arraignment hearing to make it "official" plea?

Thanks for that info though!

Good question! and I hope others here know.
Counting on others like @PommyMommy to confirm a plea.

Happy Thanksgiving week!

 

[Niner]

Good question! and I hope others here know.
Counting on others like @PommyMommy to confirm a plea.

Happy Thanksgiving week!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! We don't celebrate here in Latvian - and now I am trying to find a turkey here... Guess I will have to go with ham...

 

[PommyMommy]

I noticed I did not have plea in my notes. Has she plead not guilty yet? I do not see an arraignment hearing either - ??

Since I can not access the court site to look.

Anyone? @PommyMommy ! TIA!

I'll have to dig when I get home tonight unless someone else finds it first. IIRC, there was an arraignment in Dec 2019 but some confusion about whether that was for the traffic infractions or Heidi's case. MOO

 

[Niner]

I'll have to dig when I get home tonight unless someone else finds it first. IIRC, there was an arraignment in Dec 2019 but some confusion about whether that was for the traffic infractions or Heidi's case. MOO

Thank you PommyMommy - take your time - no rush on this since I haven't had it since the case began!

 

[Seattle1]

KVUE has covered this case since the beginning, when Broussard and her infant daughter went missing in December 2019. About a week later, police found Broussard's body in the trunk of a car in Harris County.

MF only had one hearing in 2021....

Below is a compiled list of all of KVUE's previous coverage of the Broussard case, as well as much of the coverage by our Houston sister station, KHOU, classified by year. The coverage dates back to when Broussard and her daughter were initially reported missing.

Author: KVUE Staff
Published: 9:49 AM CDT May 12, 2022
Updated: 9:49 AM CDT May 12, 2022

2022​

• Woman accused of kidnapping Austin mother and newborn to appear in court for final pre-trial evidence hearing
• Attorneys for woman accused of kidnapping Austin mother and her newborn argue no warrant was obtained before search

2021​

• Heidi Broussard case: Murder suspect appears in court Monday

2020​

• Unsealed affidavit reveals what may have happened to Heidi Broussard before her death
• Timeline: What we know about Austin mom Heidi Broussard and baby Margo Carey
• Heidi Broussard case: One year since Austin mother’s body was found in Houston
• Magen Fieramusca's next court date reset yet again
• Magen Fieramusca’s attorneys argue to review more evidence in Heidi Broussard case
• 'I’m mad and I’m hurt and I’m sad' | Heidi Broussard’s mother responds to murder indictment
• Magen Fieramusca charged with capital murder over Heidi Broussard's death

2019​

• What will happen to Margo Carey, Heidi Broussard’s newborn daughter?
• Heidi Broussard met 'bestie' Magen Fieramusca at church camp, friend says
• 'I talk to Magen every day' | Heidi Broussard's friend shocked at charges
• Friends say woman charged was calling people, offering to help find missing mom
• Baby Margo reunited with father after her mother was found strangled in Houston
• A friend 'people dreamed of': Heidi Broussard remembered in hometown
• Christian Life Austin church bids farewell to Heidi Broussard
• created, foundation in the works to honor Heidi Broussard's memory
• Exclusive: Heidi Broussard's fiancé speaks out for first time since police found her body
• Magen Fieramusca's first court appearance reset for Feb. 3
• 'Let her legacy live on': Austin mother Heidi Broussard laid to rest
• Funeral arrangements for Heidi Broussard made for Saturday in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 'She put a smile on everyone's face' | Vigil held Monday evening in memory of Heidi Broussard
• 'The family is overwhelmed with grief' | Mom of Heidi Broussard grateful for community's support
• ‘Close friend’ of missing Austin mom found dead booked in jail, was plotting to take her baby: Sources
• Neighbors to Houston home where Heidi Broussard's body was found 'didn't know what to think'
• 'She was always a really good mom' | Neighbors remember Austin woman Heidi Broussard
• FBI, Texas Rangers, DPS assist in search for missing Austin mother, baby
• Missing Austin mother's parents beg for her and her baby's safe return
• 'We have no reason to believe' missing Austin mother, baby are harmed: Police
• Missing Austin mom and 3-week-old baby: Why wasn't there an AMBER Alert?

Heidi Broussard case: KVUE's coverage since the beginning

Magen Fieramusca is accused of kidnapping and killing her longtime friend, Heidi Broussard, in December 2019.

www.kvue.com

 

[Seattle1]

So - I guess her saying she is innocent of the charges - she is pleading not guilty. But did she ever have an arraignment hearing to make it "official" plea?

Thanks for that info though!

After reviewing the 2019-2022 timeline above, it appears that MF was arraigned in 2019 when arrested for kidnapping and tampering with a corpse and plead not guilty.

She was later indicted for capital murder by the GJ in late January 2020, and most likely waived arraignment with her attorney entering NG. She only had one hearing in 2021, and most of 2022's hearings were devoted to the suppression of evidence where the judge denied the defense motions. Also, I recall MF's been through two sets of attorneys, and then the judge (and DA) initially assigned to the case lost his bid for re-election!

Magen Fieramusca had reportedly been Broussard's close friend for more than 20 years. She was arraigned and charged with kidnapping and tampering with a corpse. Now, the community is trying to come to terms with Broussard's tragic death.

Heidi Broussard case: Murder suspect appears in court Monday

Magen Fieramusca is charged with capital murder and kidnapping after the December 2019 death of her longtime friend, Heidi Broussard.

www.kvue.com

 

[Niner]

Thanks a bunch @Seattle1 for all that info! Unfortunately, I can not access any of the KVUE articles. Not even with the 12ft. ladder site.

But you gave me enough info in your last post! And I corrected my notes. Thanks!

 

[PommyMommy]

Thanks a bunch @Seattle1 for all that info! Unfortunately, I can not access any of the KVUE articles. Not even with the 12ft. ladder site.

But you gave me enough info in your last post! And I corrected my notes. Thanks!

I second Niner's thank you, @Seattle1. I'm off the hook, lol!

 

[pcrum12]

How in the world did I miss this TRIAL? Is it on you tube?

 

[PommyMommy]

Bringing over from the media thread:

How in the world did I miss this TRIAL? Is it on you tube?

You didn't miss it @pcrum12; still in pretrial stage with next hearing scheduled 1/20/23.

Criminal Docket Search

 

[Niner]

Bringing over from the media thread:



You didn't miss it @pcrum12; still in pretrial stage with next hearing scheduled 1/20/23.

Criminal Docket Search

Do you know the time it starts & "what" kind of hearing it will be? TIA!

 

[PommyMommy]

Do you know the time it starts & "what" kind of hearing it will be? TIA!

9:15 AM, Pretrial readiness

Criminal Docket Search

FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302438
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
KIDNAPPING
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302437
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
KIDNAPPING
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302439
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
TAMP/FAB PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR HUM CORPSE
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302437
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
KIDNAPPING
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
KADIRHAN, J.
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
BAILEY, KELLIE
D-1-DC-19-302438
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
KIDNAPPING
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-20-900007
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
PTR
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY
FIERAMUSCA, MAGEN
ERSKINE, BRIAN
D-1-DC-19-302439
1/10/23 9:15 AM
Appear
460
1
UDS20
TAMP/FAB PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR HUM CORPSE

 

[ilovewings]

How in the world did I miss this TRIAL? Is it on you tube?

Is the trial going on now? if so, how do I find it?

 

[watergirl62]

Is the trial going on now? if so, how do I find it?

Looks like her next court date is January 10, 2023 at 9:15am CST in 460th Crimnal District Court. There is a YT link on their page.

460th Criminal District Court

Welcome to the official website of Travis County, Texas.

www.traviscountytx.gov

 

[ilovewings]

Looks like her next court date is January 10, 2023 at 9:15am CST in 460th Crimnal District Court. There is a YT link on their page.

460th Criminal District Court

Welcome to the official website of Travis County, Texas.

www.traviscountytx.gov

Thank you -- it has been far too long for justice for Heidi!!!!

 

[Niner]

Thank you @PommyMommy !