Devin O’Brien is a killer from Ohio who would plead guilty to the murder of a three year old girl
According to court documents Devin O’Brien would call 911 to report that his girlfriends three year old daughter was missing. Officers would search the area and would soon find the body of the three year old girl
After an investigation Devin O’Brien would be arrested for murder
During the autopsy it was revealed that the three year old girl had suffered sexual trauma and had died from blunt force trauma and suffocation
Before his trial was to begin Devin O’Brien would plead guilty to murder a move that would see the death penalty removed. O’Brien would be sentenced to life in prison without parole
Devin O’Brien Case
A Sandusky man will spend life behind bars after being convicted Monday in the murder of a three-year-old girl.
Devin O’Brien changed his plea to guilty and was convicted on December 29 for the murder of a three-year-old girl, whose name has not been publicly released.
Sandusky police arrested O’Brien on Sept. 12.
According to Sandusky Police Chief Jared Oliver, officers received a call around 9 p.m. on Sept. 12 from O’Brien reporting a young girl missing.
Officers responded to the 4000 block of Venice Road and after searching, they found the girl dead, according to Chief Oliver
O’Brien was then taken into custody.
Chief Oliver said an autopsy was performed on Sept. 13 and they learned the child died from strangulation and there were signs of blunt force trauma and sexual assault.
As part of the plea deal, O’Brien will not be eligible for parole. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.
Sandusky man gets life in prison for murder of 3-year-old girl
Devin O’Brien News
A Sandusky man pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter last year.
Devin O’Brien, 30, took a plea deal for the charge in Erie County Common Pleas Court, and it included an agreement that his recommended sentence would be life in prison without eligibility for parole. The charge also included a specification that it was sexually motivated.
A sentencing date for O’Brien has not been set yet.
The 3-year-old was found dead in Sept 2024 after O’Brien called 911 to report the girl missing when he could not find her after waking up from a nap at the home near Sandusky he lived at with his girlfriend.
Police searched the surrounding area and eventually found the girl dead. The following day, the Lucas County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide caused by asphyxiation/strangulation.
Sandusky man pleads guilty to aggravated murder in death of 3-year-old | wkyc.com
