Man indicted for capital murder, kidnapping, sexual battery charges in case regarding abducted girl found dead in Mississippi woods

The man accused of killing a Louisiana woman and abducting her two daughters to Mississippi, where one of the girls was found dead, has been indicted by a Hinds County Grand Jury on seven counts.

Daniel Callihan, 36, has been indicted for one count of capital murder, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of sexual battery, and one count of receiving stolen property.

Callihan, 36, will face trials in both Mississippi and Louisiana in the case, along with Victoria Cox, 32, who has also been indicted in the case.

Callihan is suspected of killing Callie Brunett, 35, in Loranger, Louisiana, in June. Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Rick Foster reported that Brunett died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” including stab wounds to her head, neck, chest, abdomen, and back, as well as defensive wounds to her arms. Her body was discovered by her father inside her locked mobile home after being reported missing by her parents.

Erin Brunett, 3, was found later found deceased in a wooded area off Boozier Drive on Thursday, June 13. Her sister, 6-year-old Jalie Brunett, was taken to a Jackson hospital for treatment and later released. Brunett is believed to have died from asphyxiation due to suffocation.

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the two girls after their mother was killed in Loranger. Evidence of possible human trafficking was found at the location on Boozier Drive, including small animal cages. Jackson police contacted the Human Trafficking Divisions of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Hinds County to assess the scene, which was processed for three days.

Callihan and Cox were arrested in Jackson.