A Georgia judge has rejected the latest defense motion in the capital case against Elwyn Crocker Sr., accused of child abuse and murder in Guyton. The decision removes a key obstacle and brings what authorities call one of the state’s most disturbing cases a step closer to trial.

An Oklahoma medical doctor is facing serious accusations after allegedly killing her 4-year-old daughter and attempting to disguise the death as a drowning at a rented vacation home in South Florida. Authorities claim she staged the incident to make it appear as if the child drowned in the swimming pool.