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The Murder Of Ten Year Old Brittney Bergeron

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In this case, Beau and Monique Maestas were charged with the murder of six-year-old Kristyanna Bergeron, and the attempted murder of ten-year-old Brittney Bergeron. The charges stemmed out of an incident that occurred after a drug deal gone bad. The children’s mother, Tammy Bergeron, sold drugs to Beau. He was dissatisfied with the drugs, and when Tammy refused to return his money, he retaliated. He and Monique went to Tammy’s home, where her children were alone. They proceeded to beat and stab the children, killing Kristyanna, and severely wounding Brittney. The injuries Brittney sustained left her a paraplegic.

The prosecution’s case in this matter, centered on proving Monique was more involved in the crime than either she or Beau were admitting. Since Beau had already plead guilty to first-degree and attempted murder, both with a deadly weapon, he would likely receive the death penalty. Monique was not admitting her involvement, and Beau was taking full responsibility for the crime. It was, therefore, up to the prosecution to provide evidence Monique had physically participated in the crime. In order to do that, they not only had to prove Monique was present in the trailer, but also that she had stabbed one or both of the children.

Upon questioning, Brittney could not positively identify Monique as the person who stabbed either her or her sister. She did, however, place Monique in the trailer at the time of the stabbings. She identified a photo of Monique as the woman

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