A Woman Vanished for 2 Years. Now, Someone She Knew Has Admitted Pushing Her Off a Cliff
An Alabama woman was sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of a woman who was kidnapped and pushed off a cliff.
Loretta Carr was also sentenced to 20 additional years for kidnapping in connection with the 2021 death of 37-year-old Mary Beth Isbell, the District Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit announced on Friday, Feb. 6.
Carr pleaded guilty to first-degree kidnapping and murder on Thursday, Feb. 5, AL.com reported, citing court records.
Carr’s daughter Jessie Kelly pleaded guilty to murder in August 2025 and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, per WAFF
According to prosecutors, Carr and Kelly went to Isbell’s home to “confront her because of a relationship she had with Carr’s significant other” on Oct. 18, 2021. The two allegedly attacked Isbell, took her against her will and dragged her inside a vehicle, prosecutors said, citing statements and forensic evidence discovered at Isbell’s residence.
Later that night, they drove to Wolf Creek Overlook at Little River Canyon in Fort Payne where Carr “tied herself with a rope to the barrier at the overlook, forced Isbell to climb over the barrier, and then forced her off the side of the canyon,” per a Ninth Judicial Circuit press release.
