OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The Oklahoma stepmother of a child whose remains were packed in plastic tubs and carried across the United States has been sentenced to life in prison.
Denise Wolf, 42, of Bokchito was convicted Wednesday and given a life sentence on four counts of child abuse, one count of child abuse by neglect and one count of unlawful removal of a dead body, The Oklahoman reported.
Trial testimony showed Cheyenne Wolf, 12, who had spina bifida, wore leg braces and was incontinent, was routinely beaten and tied to a chair and a bed by Denise Wolf, the newspaper reported.
Investigators say they think Cheyenne died in April 2008.
Her remains were found in 2009 in a storage facility in Oregon, so badly decomposed a medical examiner could not determine the cause of death.
Cheyenne's father Able Wolf is facing the same charges as his wife and is scheduled to enter a plea later this month. He remains in jail in lieu of $1.25 million bail.
Bryan County Assistant District Attorney Emily Redman said Cheyenne's two sisters are in the custody of the state Department of Human Services.
