GOSHEN, Ind — A northern Indiana stepmother has pleaded guilty following the death of her 6-year-old stepson in August.

According to our newsgathering partners at The Goshen News , Cheyenne Elmore, 27, of South Bend, pleaded guilty to aiding, inducing or causing murder Thursday morning at the Elkhart County Jail.

Cheyenne's plea comes about a month after her husband, 29-year-old Franklin Elmore Jr., pleaded guilty to murder . Cheyenne is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 13, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. while Franklin is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 25 at 8:30 a.m.

According to the Elkhart County Prosecutor's Office , on Aug. 3, a 6-year-old boy was taken to Elkhart General Hospital after the boy's father and stepmother claimed he "hit himself" and became unresponsive.

Medical personnel at the hos

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