Lawyers for a woman accused of pushing another woman off a northeast Alabama cliff to her death nearly two years ago want body camera footage from the search of her residence and recordings of her statements to police.

That’s according to court documents filed on behalf of Loretta Kay Carr, 45, of Fort Payne, charged last month with capital murder-kidnapping in the October 2021 death of Mary Elizabeth Isbell.  The remains of Isbell, who had been reported missing for almost two years, were identified June 30, on what would have been her 39th birthday, after their discovery in Little River Canyon National Park.

Carr’s daughter, Jessie Eden Kelly, 21, is currently in custody awaiting extradition to Alabama on capital murder charges in connection with the case. Authorities expect Kelly to be extradited to Alabama sometime this summer.  Carr’s lawyers earlier this month sought to bar statements from lawyers and authorities on the case, as well as cameras from her trial.  Prosecutors will seek the death penalty.

Isbell was reported missing by her ex-husband on Dec. 27, 2021. Detectives with Hartselle police used phone records to determine she had been living in the DeKalb County area on Lookout Mountain.  A search of her residence and vehicle turned up physical evidence – including signs of a struggle – which was entered into a national database, authorities said.

The discovery of her remains came after a tip last month. Authorities believe Isbell’s death occurred sometime between the evening of Oct. 18 and the early morning of Oct. 19, 2021. The three women knew each other through a man, an investigator said following Carr’s arrest. Though investigators suspected Isbell’s body was somewhere in the area of park, they were unsure of its exact location until they received information from one of the suspects.

(www.AL.COM)