KEY POINT SUMMARY – Boyfriend’s Daughter Murdered
• Boyfriend’s daughter murdered by Bunnak “Hannah” Landon
• Bella Fontenelle was beaten, strangled, and left in a bucket
• Life sentence plus 80 years for obstruction
• Insanity defense rejected during trial
• Prosecutors call killing calculated and evil
Boyfriend’s Daughter Murdered In Brutal Louisiana Killing
The horrifying boyfriend’s daughter murdered case has ended in a life sentence.
Bunnak “Hannah” Landon was convicted of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle and leaving her stuffed in a bucket on her mother’s lawn.
The sentence: life without parole plus 80 more years for obstruction.
Bucket Horror Stuns Community
Prosecutors said Bella spent April 25, 2023, in Landon’s care.
After her grandmother dropped her off, the horror began. Surveillance caught Landon later dragging a bucket in a wagon. Bella’s body was inside.
Landon left the gruesome package on the mother’s lawn before returning home.
Murder Discovery Shocks Family
Bella’s father came home to find Landon and Bella gone.
An Amber Alert followed. Hours later, Bella’s grandmother found the bucket.
Inside, police found Bella in pink pajamas, lifeless and hidden in the most heartbreaking way.
Disturbing Details Exposed During Trial
Evidence revealed a terrifying lead-up to the crime.
A buried cellphone video showed Bella crying, begging for her grandmother.
Landon tried to muffle her cries. Blood on the bucket tied Landon directly to the crime.
Insanity Plea Rejected
Landon claimed insanity due to childhood trauma in Cambodia.
A defense psychiatrist supported her. However, prosecutors had another expert. He said she understood everything.
“This is a woman who is pissed off and evil,” said prosecutor Rachel Africk.
Boyfriend’s Daughter Murdered Case Ends With Justice
The retrial ended swiftly.
The jury rejected Landon’s defense and found her guilty of murder and obstruction.
She will die in prison. But for Bella’s family, the pain will never fade.