Fifteen-year-old Carly Gregg has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her mother, Ashley Smylie, and the attempted murder of her stepfather, Heath Smylie, in Mississippi. Viral surveillance footage from their home shows the chilling moments leading up to the crime, shocking viewers nationwide. The video captured Carly walking calmly before gunshots rang out, forever shattering her family. The case has drawn attention to issues of mental health, drug use, and family breakdown, with the courtroom gripped by emotional testimony.
In a shocking case that has gripped Mississippi, 15-year-old Carly Gregg is on trial for the murder of her mother, Ashley Smylie, and the attempted murder of her stepfather, Heath Smylie. The once peaceful Rankin County home was shattered in March, with chilling surveillance footage revealing the tragic events.
The footage shows Carly walking calmly through the house before entering her mother’s bedroom. Moments later, three gunshots rang out, accompanied by Ashley Smylie’s screams. The prosecution argues Carly then sent a deceptive text to Heath, her stepfather, saying, „When will you be home, honey?“ The message, they claim, was meant to lure him into the same deadly trap.
