MD - Candace Craig and daughter Salia Hardy charged with killing and dismembering Craig's elderly mother Margaret Craig - June 6, 2023

[Ebon]

Dismemberment murder implicating victim's daughter, granddaughter is way more 'horriying' than initially known

The death of a grandmother in Maryland last month is far more gruesome than initially known, as evidenced by the charging documents in the murder case against the victim's own daughter.

lawandcrime.com

The death of a grandmother in Maryland last month is far more gruesome than initially known, as evidenced by the charging documents in the murder case against the victim’s own daughter. Margaret Craig, 71, was killed by unknown – and maybe unknowable – means on May 23, but there’s evidence that a chainsaw and a barbecue grill were involved and evidence of motive, authorities in Prince George’s County say.

Candace Craig, 44, stands accused of murder in the first and second degrees over the slaying, which police believe was motivated by the elder Craig discovering and threatening to report her daughter “for fraudulent use of her credit card,” detectives wrote in statements of probable cause obtained by Law&Crime.

 

[charminglane]

Dismemberment is on the upswing.

Poor woman.

 

[Snoopster]

This is horrendous!
So this poor woman's daughter was fraudulently using her credit card, and when she called her out, the daughter killed her.
(and dismembered her, and did something with a BBQ grill?!)

I'm guessing drugs were likely involved.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*Ooooh mmmmy gggggod

When officers visited Margaret’s home, they said her daughter, 44-year-old Candace Craig, answered the door. She allowed officers to search the home for Margaret.

After they “smelled the odor of decomposition” in the basement, officers notified the department’s Homicide and Evidence Units.

Detectives determined, after reviewing the home and “multiple interviews,” that Craig allegedly murdered her mother on May 23. The next day, it is believed Craig’s 19-year-old daughter, Salia Hardy, helped her “attempt to dispose of the remains,” according to police.

According to court documents obtained by WTOP, Margaret had accused her daughter of credit card fraud, which sparked an argument between them. It is believed the argument led to Margaret’s death.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was not able to determine the cause of death due to the state the remains were in, and weren’t able to positively identify the remains. However, they believe DNA testing will confirm the remains are Margaret’s, WTOP reports.

Authorities say Craig and Hardy later dismembered Margaret and tried to get rid of the body parts “using fire on a grill and in a bonfire.”

Candace Craig is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder while Hardy is charged with accessory after the fact.

Woman dismembered and grilled, court documents say; daughter, grandchild charged

A Landover woman was allegedly killed, dismembered, and grilled by her daughter and granddaughter, according to court documents obtained by WTOP.

wgntv.com

 

[NervousNellie]

I swear, I'm personally more scared of random crime than this type of crime, but I imagine most people killed by their loved ones think the same thing. RIP Ms. Craig.

 

[JoeFromLB]

Candace Craig was convicted on all counts. Her daughter pled guilty to accessory to murder. Sentencing at a later date.

This murder was especially gruesome and sickening. I honestly am not sure these people are even human...

Daughter found guilty of murdering and dismembering mom, burning body on a barbecue grill

 

[JoeFromLB]

The two of them have those "dead eyes". Chilling.