{"id":2605296,"date":"2026-05-20T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-girl-2-after-police-find-grisly-box-hidden-in-back-of-closet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:40:59","slug":"woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-girl-2-after-police-find-grisly-box-hidden-in-back-of-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-girl-2-after-police-find-grisly-box-hidden-in-back-of-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder of Girl, 2, After Police Find Grisly Box Hidden in Back of Closet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-girl-2-after-police-find-grisly-box-hidden-in-back-of-closet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Georgia babysitter, Phillissa Diallo, pleaded guilty too murdering and cruelly harming her 2-year-old charge, Alyssa Rose Davis, in 2022. Diallo was sentenced to 37 years in prison (with 21 years to serve).Prosecutors said the child\u2019s body was found in a plastic storage bin hidden in a closet, after Diallo had reported the child was dead. The investigation found lethal doses of acetaminophen and diphenhydramine (benadryl) in the child, and prosecutors cited \u201cwillful neglect\u201d and efforts to conceal what happened.  <\/p>\n<p>The District Attorney\u2019s office said prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to bring a Georgia \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-indicted-for-hate-crimes-in-death-of-ahmaud-arbery\/\" title=\"Three Men Indicted For Hate Crimes In ... Of Ahmaud Arbery\">malice murder<\/a>\u201d charge that could carry a death sentence, and a defense attempt to argue Diallo had delusions was rejected by a state expert.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Georgia babysitter is heading to jail in connection with the death of a 2-year-old girl in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Phillissa Diallo of Cherokee County pleaded guilty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyre-nichols-alleged-killers-already-broke-the-law-so-more-laws-arent-the-answer-accountability-is\/\" title=\"Tyre Nichols\u2019 Alleged Killers Already Broke The Law, So More Laws Aren\u2019t The Answer \u2014 Accountability Is\">charges including murder<\/a> and child cruelty in the death of Alyssa Rose Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Diallo was sentenced to 37 years with 21 years in prison, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/cherokee-county\/woman-pleads-guilty-after-2-year-olds-body-found-box-hidden-her-closet\/CMJFID7TCRFAHD2H6U5WUEV75M\/#Echobox=1779139022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Diallo is 44, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-death-toddler-storage-bin-11979548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Phillissa Diallo was sentenced to prison last Monday after she pleaded guilty to the 2022 killing of a 2-year-old child. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWtBkAfN9J\">https:\/\/t.co\/nWtBkAfN9J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX5Atlanta\/status\/2056724105064219134?\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Davis\u2019s body was found in a plastic storage bin in the back of a closet in Diallo\u2019s apartment. Diallo had reported to police that there was a dead child there, WSB reported.<\/p>\n<p>A salt-like substance was found in the box.<\/p>\n<p>The girl died from lethal amounts of acetaminophen and diphenhydramine, the combination of drugs in Benadryl.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokeecountyga.gov\/District-Attorneys-Office\/_resources\/Press-Releases\/2026-Pres-Releases\/051826-Phillissa-Diallo-guilty-plea-sentencing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cherokee County District Attorney<\/a>, Diallo had been caring for the child for two weeks. The child was last seen six days before her death.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office said Diallo often left the 2-year-old alone for \u201cextended periods of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The child\u2019s mother was reported to have had regular contact with Diallo, but did not know the girl was dead until police informed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of taking steps to preserve the child\u2019s health and well-being, the defendant demonstrated willful neglect. She then took gruesome, unimaginable steps to conceal her death,\u201d Deputy Chief ADA Rachel Hines said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlyssa was not treated with the protection and dignity owed to every child, and that reality will haunt everyone involved in this case,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Georgia woman who murdered a toddler then mutilated the remains will spend the next few decades in prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OxygenTrueCrimeNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OxygenTrueCrimeNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit the link for more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ZCIk9Gboh\">https:\/\/t.co\/5ZCIk9Gboh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhUycuOcpa\">pic.twitter.com\/VhUycuOcpa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxygen True Crime (@oxygen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oxygen\/status\/2057204793568108814?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors used the storage bin in which the girl was found as evidence, as well as images of Diallo toting bleach into her building and photos showing where blood had been cleaned.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office had sought a sentence of 40 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhile the investigation confirmed Diallo was the only person present with the child in the days before and after her death, the evidence was insufficient to establish a charge of malice murder under Georgia law,\u201d the DA\u2019s release said. 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