"Toddler John Doe" - 2 yo - Mesa AZ

A Mesa woman convicted of first degree murder and
child abuse in the death of her boyfriend’s 3-year-old son was sentenced
to life plus 17 years, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced
Wednesday.
Heather Nicole Miller, 25, claimed the child had been
kidnapped in March 2007. After an extensive search, Mesa Police
questioned Miller and learned the child had been buried near a dirt road
in Mesa. Police alleged that Miller caused the death through blunt
force trauma.
The boy’s body was found on April 1. On April 9, Miller was indicted
for first degree murder and child abuse. She was convicted by a jury on
those charges in December.
On March 23, a judge sentenced Miller life without the possibility of
parole for 35 years plus an additional 17 years, meaning she will
remain behind bars for at least 52 years, Thomas said,