A 51-year-old mother in West Virginia may spend the rest of her life behind bars for her role in starving and neglecting her 14-year-old daughter, who authorities said had been dead for days when they found her in an "emaciated" and "skeletal state" inside the family's home last year.

Julie Ann Miller appeared in Boone County Circuit Court on Friday, where she formally pleaded guilty to one count of death of a child by parent, guardian, or custodian in connection with the death of Kyneddi Miller, court records show.

Miller was initially arrested on April 18, 2024, on one count of murder by a parent for failure to provide necessities and one count of child neglect resulting in death. She initially pleaded not guilty to the charges and her trial was slated to begin on Dec. 2 before her def

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