MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Court TV/Scripps News Nashville) — A Memphis man is standing trial in the murders of his newborn daughter and her mother.

Brandon Isabelle appears in court during his murder trial Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Court TV)

Brandon Isabelle is facing multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of Danielle Hoyle and Kennedy Hoyle .

An investigation began when an officer found Danielle’s abandoned vehicle with a broken window on Feb. 1, 2022. Her body was found nearby with an apparent gunshot wound to her head, according to an affidavit.

Danielle’s family told officers that she was meeting Isabelle with their two-day-old daughter, Kennedy.

Investigators allege Isabelle admitted to luring Danielle to an intersection and shooting her in the head.

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