Indiana — An Indiana woman has been transferred from a Kentucky detention center to face new criminal charges connected to the death of her partner’s 9-year-old child, whose remains were discovered in a storage facility, authorities said.
The defendant, 30-year-old C. Potter, is charged in Indiana with nine counts, including neglect of a dependent, obstruction of justice, abuse of a corpse, and failure to report a dead body. A judge set her bond at $1 million, or $100,000 cash, and she entered a not guilty plea during a video court appearance following her transfer.
Potter had already been convicted in Kentucky in December 2024 on related charges, including complicity in criminal abuse, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse for her role in the death and concealment of 9-year-old Alianna. She received a multi-year prison sentence in Kentucky, with several years still to serve at the time of her transfer to Indiana.
The case dates back nearly four years. Alianna was reported missing in November 2021, after relatives raised concerns about her prolonged absence. During the investigation, Kentucky deputies were told by one of the child’s siblings that the girl had died at the family’s home in Indiana and that her remains had been moved.
That information led investigators to a storage unit in Kentucky, where deputies later found severely decomposed human remains wrapped in blankets inside a large plastic container. The remains were confirmed to be Alianna’s.
Interviews with surviving children painted a disturbing picture of conditions inside the home. Multiple children reported physical abuse, neglect, and confinement, alleging that Potter and her then-partner, J. Alvarez, repeatedly hit, choked, and withheld food from the three children Alvarez had from a previous relationship. One child told investigators the victim was “very, very skinny” and believed she died from malnutrition. Another said that after the child stopped breathing, the adults wrapped her body and placed it in a container.
Authorities said the defendant’s own two children were allegedly treated differently and were not subjected to the same abuse.
Kentucky State Police interviewed both defendants. The victim’s father acknowledged that his child became unresponsive and said he attempted CPR, later admitting he feared reporting her death because he believed he would be in trouble. Potter also told investigators she attempted CPR before helping conceal the body.
In Kentucky, Potter ultimately pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal abuse of a child. The victim’s father also pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence and was sentenced. Indiana prosecutors have not pursued additional charges against him at this time.
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