July 02, 2019 at 03:12AM
Buy Photo Skylar Richardson leaves her pretrial hearing Monday, July 1, 2019 at Warren County Common Pleas Court in Lebanon. Richardson's trial is set for September 3, 2019. (Photo: Meg Vogel/The Enquirer)
LEBANON, Ohio - Skylar Richardson, the former cheerleader accused of killing and burying her baby, is down to 82 pounds, suffering from eating disorders and seeing counselors, her lawyer said Monday.
Both sides are planning for a trial in two months - one likely to attract national attention.
Richardson appeared in Warren County Common Pleas Court on Monday for a procedural hearing ahead of her trial, scheduled to begin Sept. 3
Richardson, 20, is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and child endangerment in the death of her newborn infant. She faces possible life in prison.
Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said Richardson killed and buried her newborn baby in the backyard of her parents' home in Carlisle in May 2017. Richardson maintains her innocence.
"They are holding up and coping the best they can," said Skylar's lawyer, Charles M. Rittgers about the Richardsons. He said Richardson suffers from anorexia and bulimia and confirmed her weight and treatment.
Attorneys and prosecutors met with Judge Donald Oda II's chambers privately for discussions pertaining to the three-week trial. Richardson has been out on bond since August 2017.
The case has garnered national press and has been much-discussed on social media.
"I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about the case," said another of Richardson's lawyers, Charles H. Rittgers.
"Skylar's case is different because of social media and the intense media coverage. That adds an extra layer to the anxiety of properly defending your client when you have that kind of media scrutiny," said Charles H., father of Charles M. Rittgers.
It's either a gruesome crime, or a tragic medical complication that has forever changed a young woman's life. Keith BieryGolick, kbierygolick@enquirer.com
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Buy Photo Skylar Richardson leaves her pretrial hearing Monday, July 1, 2019 at Warren County Common Pleas Court in Lebanon. Richardson's trial is set for September 3, 2019. (Photo: Meg Vogel/The Enquirer)
LEBANON, Ohio - Skylar Richardson, the former cheerleader accused of killing and burying her baby, is down to 82 pounds, suffering from eating disorders and seeing counselors, her lawyer said Monday.
Both sides are planning for a trial in two months - one likely to attract national attention.
Richardson appeared in Warren County Common Pleas Court on Monday for a procedural hearing ahead of her trial, scheduled to begin Sept. 3
Richardson, 20, is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and child endangerment in the death of her newborn infant. She faces possible life in prison.
Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said Richardson killed and buried her newborn baby in the backyard of her parents' home in Carlisle in May 2017. Richardson maintains her innocence.
"They are holding up and coping the best they can," said Skylar's lawyer, Charles M. Rittgers about the Richardsons. He said Richardson suffers from anorexia and bulimia and confirmed her weight and treatment.
Attorneys and prosecutors met with Judge Donald Oda II's chambers privately for discussions pertaining to the three-week trial. Richardson has been out on bond since August 2017.
The case has garnered national press and has been much-discussed on social media.
"I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about the case," said another of Richardson's lawyers, Charles H. Rittgers.
"Skylar's case is different because of social media and the intense media coverage. That adds an extra layer to the anxiety of properly defending your client when you have that kind of media scrutiny," said Charles H., father of Charles M. Rittgers.
It's either a gruesome crime, or a tragic medical complication that has forever changed a young woman's life. Keith BieryGolick, kbierygolick@enquirer.com
Read or Share this story: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/07/01/skylar-richardson-accused-killer-suffering-eating-disorders/1597652001/