David Carroll Pleads Guilty to Murdering Marcus Fiesel

A Clermont County Judge has accepted a guilty plea from David Carroll in Marcus Fiesel's death.

Carroll is pleading guilty to murder and gross abuse of a corpse in Clermont County with a sentence of 16-years to life in prison. Carroll was to go on trial in March for wrapping Marcus in a blanket, leaving him a closet while the family went to an out-of-town reunion. When the family returned, Marcus was dead. The family then made up a story, saying Marcus disappeared in an Anderson Township park. That lie sparked a massive search by police and residents that lasted several days. David Carroll told the Judge Jerry McBride he was guilty, saying,

"I was present when Marcus was taped and wrapped in blankets. Amy Baker was there. We didn't have any idea any of this would happen." 

"We left him there and he was, we came back, he was gone." That's it. " Judge McBride asked Carroll, "Why did you leave him in that condition?" Carroll answered, "Stupidity."

Carroll also told Judge McBride that after discovering Marcus dead, he failed to call police because Amy Baker threatened to harm his family. He also admitted to burning Marcus's body in a Brown County chimney, put the remains in a pillowcase, and threw them into a Ohio River.

After answering a series of questions from Judge McBride, David Carroll made a statement to the court that read in part: "I'm sorry for the loss of Marcus. I'm sorry for the communtiy for drama and lying over disappearance. Amy Baker was so much more involved than anyone will or could ever imagine or know.  I love my children with all my heart and soul and would never do anything to intentionally harm them. Marcus was a sweet, gentle and loving child who did not deserve this."

After the statement, Judge McBride sentenced Carroll to 15 years on the murder charge and one year on the gross abuse of a corpse charge.

David Carroll's wife, Liz Carroll, was convicted last week of seven charges, including murder.

She was sentenced to 54 years to life in prison and was moved to the Ohio Women's Correctional Facility in Marysville to begin serving her time.