AZ - Zane, 3, Mireya Henry, 1, & Catalaya Rios, 7 mos, dead, Phoenix, 20 Jan 2020 *Arrest*

[oviedo]

She will probably use PPD - I wonder how they will handle jury trials?
JMO

 

[Seattle1]

"KJRH spoke with one of Henry’s 13-year-old friends who would like to remain anonymous due to the backlash she has been experiencing through social media, by having known Henry. We will call her “Reese.”

“We met in science class. She was one of my first friends [at the school],” said “Reese”.

“Reese” shares that Henry was like any other teen growing up and that she also struggled with peer acceptance.

“She was fun to be around. She was very smart, and she loved art. She had great grades and she was funny. She was a great friend when she wanted to be. She was very big on boys and attention. She would pay guys to go to the dance with her and bring bags of candy to school, so she could offer it to [guys]. She wanted their attention, even if they were dating her friends. Rachel did not know her self-worth,” said “Reese”.

KJRH asked “Reese” to describe Henry’s family and what her home environment was like.

“Her mom and dad gave her a lot of attention and loved her so much. They would do anything she wanted them to. She lost her dad at the beginning of high school. Rachel’s dad was sick. That made things a bit rough for her,” said “Reese”.

“Reese” also told KJRH that she saw signs of Henry’s violent behavior early on.

“Rachel would say violent things, [like] talking about hurting or hitting people. If a kid in the cafeteria made her mad by cutting in front of her or bumping into her or if someone annoyed her, [she would react]. Rachel was always playing around aggressively with her mom to where she would hurt her, and her mom would have to tell her multiple times to chill out and stop. Rachel did the same with some of her friends. She would get mad or irritated out of nowhere and act as if she was wrestling around and hurt them. When [her friends] would raise their voice and say that she was hurting them by squeezing them tightly, digging her nails into them, she always wore fake nails, or hitting them, she would just say she was [just] messing around and to quit being a baby or stop being sensitive,” recalled “Reese”.

Rachel Henry's middle school friend reacts to the recent tragedy

^^bbm

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/attachments/rachel-henry-form-iv-redacted-pdf.227533/

Reading the account of one of RH's childhood friends above, it's shockingly similar to the probable cause affidavit. RH reportedly was playing, wrestling, with her children when she pinned them down, using her body weight, and covered their mouths to suffocate them.

I think she fantasized about hurting, killing since her youth. MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

https://www.investigationdiscovery....amily-she-was--freaking-out--before-smotherin

Sept 9, 2020

“I felt like I was losing my mind. I didn’t know what was going on. I tried to talk to someone. They said I was stupid or scared and I didn’t know what I was talking about,” she continued, in part.

Henry, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering her three kids, then gave Rebolledo a second excuse for what happened.

“Do you know how bad I wanted to go to the store? I wanted to go outside. I wanted to do this and I wanted to do that,” Henry said, telling the great aunt she felt “trapped in the house” and “was going crazy.”

“I don’t remember doing it…because I don’t, it really wasn’t me," Henry added, according to the recording.

Henry’s trial is set to begin Sept. 30.

Her trial has been continued to January 2021.

Case No: CR2020-103208-001

12/8/2020 8:30 Pre-Trial Conference
1/12/2021 11:00 Trial

Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

 

[JerseyGirl]

From Dec 2020:

Arizona seeks death penalty for Rachel Henry, mother accused of killing three children

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 4, 2021
Rachel Henry pleads not guilty to murdering 3 children

March 24 @ 8:15 a.m. Initial Pre-trial Conference

April 27 @ 8:31 a.m. Comprehensive Pre-trial Conference

 

[PommyMommy]

Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

Superior Court Docket: Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov

Case CR2020-103208-001
3 Counts Murder 1st Deg-premeditated

Still no trial date that I can see, but here are the latest entries:

Filing Date	Description	Docket Date	Filing Party
5/30/2023	022 - ME: Order Signed - Party (001)	5/30/2023
5/26/2023	ORD - Order - Party (001)	6/7/2023
NOTE: PROTECTIVE ORDER
4/21/2023	027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)	4/21/2023
4/18/2023	REP - Report - Party (001)	4/21/2023
NOTE: COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 12, 2024

11 high-profile court cases happening in Arizona in 2024

Several of these trials involve Valley residents accused of serial murders and other heinous crimes that captured national attention.

www.abc15.com

Rachel Henry
Alleged crimes: Rachel Henry was arrested on Jan. 21, 2020, after her three children were found dead in their Phoenix home near 24th Street and Southern Avenue. According to court paperwork, Henry told police that she suffocated the children and put them on the couch to make it look like they were sleeping. Henry was booked into jail on three charges of first-degree murder.

Status: In pre-trial conferences, currently pleading not guilty. MCAO is seeking the death penalty against Henry. The trial is set to begin in March 2024.

 

[PommyMommy]

Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

Superior Court Docket: Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov

CR2020-103208-001

1/10/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/10/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/4/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/4/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/4/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/4/2024
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
1/11/2024

1/3/2024
NOF - Notice Of Filing - Party (001)
1/5/2024

NOTE:
Notice of Filing Motion Ex Parte
12/13/2023
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)
12/13/2023

12/12/2023
RMR - Response to Defendant's Motion - Party (001)
12/14/2023

NOTE:
STATE’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CONTINUE CAPITAL TRIAL
12/5/2023
094 - ME: Oral Argument Set - Party (001)
12/5/2023

11/30/2023
REP - Report - Party (001)
12/4/2023

NOTE:
COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090
11/28/2023
MCO - Motion To Continue - Party (001)
11/30/2023

NOTE:
Motion to Continue Capital Trial
10/6/2023
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)
10/6/2023

9/28/2023
028 - ME: Status Conference Set - Party (001)
9/28/2023

9/28/2023
REP - Report - Party (001)
10/4/2023

NOTE:
COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090
8/18/2023
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)
8/18/2023

8/10/2023
REP - Report - Party (001)
8/14/2023

NOTE:
COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090
8/3/2023
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
8/8/2023

8/3/2023
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
8/8/2023

8/3/2023
SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)
8/8/2023

7/24/2023
REQ - Request - Party (001)
7/27/2023

NOTE:
REQUEST TO FILE MOTION RE: MITIGATION #12 Ex Parte AND UNDER SEAL
7/24/2023
NOT - Notice - Party (001)
7/27/2023

NOTE:
NOTICE OF LODGING FOR MOTION RE: MITIGATION #12 FILED Ex Parte AND UNDER SEAL
6/22/2023
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)
6/22/2023

6/20/2023
REP - Report - Party (001)
6/22/2023

NOTE:
COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090

 

[PommyMommy]

Note: I have edited out all of the "SDD - Notice: Sealed Document - Party (001)" entries. There are a bunch.

Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

Superior Court Docket: Criminal Court Case Information - Case History

www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov

CR2020-103208-001

5/16/2024
016 - ME: Ext/Time/Filing Granted - Party (001)

5/8/2024
RES - Response - Party (001)
NOTE: STATE’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME RE: MITIGATION DISCLOSURE DEADLINE

5/3/2024
RET - Request For Extension Of Time - Party (001)
NOTE: Request for Extension of Time RE: Mitigation Disclosure Deadline

4/9/2024
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)

4/1/2024
REP - Report - Party (001)
NOTE: COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090

2/27/2024
083 - ME: Conference Reset/Cont - Party (001)

2/14/2024
027 - ME: Pretrial Conference - Party (001)

2/2/2024
REP - Report - Party (001)
NOTE: COMPLEX CASE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO A.O. NO. 2010-090 HEARING DATE: February 5, 2024

1/29/2024
598 - ME: Continuance Past last Day - Party (001)

 

[ifindedout]

New article describing bodycam footage

Body-cam shows Phoenix PD response after mom allegedly smothered 3 kids to death

New body-cam footage shows the moment Phoenix police arrive at the scene of a home where a mother smothered and killed her three young children.

www.azfamily.com

“What happened?” asked one officer. “I put them down to take a nap and I didn’t check on them and I thought they were sleeping,” Henry said emotionally.

Court documents told another story. Investigators said Henry admitted to smothering her one-year-old daughter, her three-year-old son and her seven-month-old baby girl.

However, in the video of her on the scene, Henry is heard telling officers she had been planning her family’s future.

“I was going to get a job so I could get my own place so the babies would be fine,” she said.

At one point, she seemingly pointed the finger at the children’s dad, who was home with the kids while Henry and an aunt left to get pizza.

ETA: DM

Arizona mom's stunning words during arrest for murdering her kids

Rachel Henry (pictured), then 22 years old, was arrested in January 2020 for smothering her kids while singing them lullabies.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Henry - now 26 years old - has pleaded not guilty to murder charges with a trial scheduled for March 2025. If convicted, prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

(followed by graphic details of their deaths)

 

[Knox]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix woman who was accused of murdering her three children in 2020 has pleaded guilty.

Court records show on Thursday, that Rachel Henry changed her not guilty plea, which she originally entered in 2020, to guilty for three charges of first-degree murder.

As part of the plea agreement, Henry will face "natural" life in prison and the prosecutors agreed to drop the request for the death penalty. Henry would not be given the possibility of parole.

According to court records, sentencing is scheduled for February 14, 2025.

Phoenix woman accused of murdering her 3 children in 2020 pleads guilty

Court records show on Thursday, Rachel Henry changed her not guilty plea, which she originally entered in 2020, to guilty for three charges of first-degree murder.

www.abc15.com

 

[Seattle1]

The details of how these babies were murdered was so horrible -- so glad RH changed her plea and saves the family living through a trial. More important, RH will never hurt another child again-- she will never leave prison. JMO

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 17, 2024

Rachel Henry to spend life in prison for murders if plea agreement is approved

We are learning more about a plea agreement that, if approved, will send Rachel Henry behind bars for quite some time.

www.fox10phoenix.com

The plea agreement states that under Arizona law, those sentenced to spend their natural life in prison will not be eligible for commutation of sentence, parole, work furlough, work release, or release from confinement on any basis.

A judge will eventually look at the agreement and approve (or deny) it. Should the deal be approved, Henry will be sent to prison for the rest of her life.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891622655297507646

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 14, 2025

Phoenix mother gets life in prison for killing her 3 young children in 2020

A woman is set to spend the rest of her life behind bars for killing her three young children in Phoenix five years ago.

www.azfamily.com

On Friday, a judge sentenced 27-year-old Rachel Henry to three life sentences for the murders of 3-year-old Zane Henry, 1-year-old Miraya Henry and 7-month-old Catalaya Rios.

“I’ve dedicated my career to protecting children, and it’s hard to comprehend how any parent could take the life of their own,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said. “Thank you to the prosecution team for ensuring justice was served for these three innocent children.”

Rachel Henry: Phoenix woman sentenced for killing her 3 kids

Rachel Henry pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder in the January 2020 deaths of her children.

www.fox10phoenix.com

Prosecutors recalled how those who first responded to the scene are still traumatized by what happened.

"Some of the personnel, the first responders, are still in therapy and have been affected by what happened, even though this was five years ago," said Christopher Sammons. "The defendant is obviously going to prison for the rest of her life because she did the unthinkable in this case, judge. She had a duty to protect her children from anyone or anything who would try to harm them. But unfortunately, in this case, she was that thing."
.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 14, 2025

Phoenix mom who pleaded guilty to killing her 3 kids sentenced to 3 life terms

Detectives said Rachel Henry of Phoenix confessed to singing songs to her three children as she killed them.

www.azcentral.com

At her sentencing Friday morning, Henry and the children’s family remained silent, but Maricopa County Attorney’s Office prosecutor Christopher Sammons told the court the case had a psychological impact on nearly everyone involved, from first responders to court staff.

Phoenix woman sentenced to natural life in prison for the murder of her 3 children in 2020

Court records show on Thursday, Rachel Henry changed her not guilty plea, which she originally entered in 2020, to guilty for three charges of first-degree murder.

www.kgun9.com

A restitution hearing for $30k was requested by State prosecutors. That’s set for April 4 at 11 a.m. Henry is not expected to be there.

Prosecutor excoriates mother who smothered her 3 young children while singing

"This is obviously one of the more horrific cases the court has had before it," the judge said.

lawandcrime.com

While playing a game with her kids on the couch, which Henry would later refer to as “dog pile,” she noticed her older daughter had trouble breathing. So, she exacerbated the trauma — covering the girl’s mouth with her hand. Zane tried to stop his mom by punching her — in vain. After the first death, she chased the boy around the house — and was even slightly “interrupted” by relatives who arrived home.