Catherine Hoggle Indicted Again in 2014 Disappearances of Her Two Young Children

Catherine Hoggle, a 38-year-old Maryland woman, has been indicted again in the 2014 disappearances of her two young children, Jacob and Sarah. Hoggle, who had been held in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility since her arrest on Friday, made a brief court appearance on Monday, during which the terms of her bond were reviewed but postponed to Tuesday. This development comes after a twisting case marked by Hoggle's ongoing battle with mental illness and the conclusion reached by police and prosecutors that the children would never be found alive due to Hoggle allegedly killing them.

Key Takeaways:

• Catherine Hoggle, 38, has been indicted again in the 2014 disappearance of her two young children, Jacob and Sarah, after being arrested on Friday.
• Hoggle remains held in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, charged with two counts of murder, and is currently being held beyond the five-year limit for someone in her condition to be detained without facing trial.
• Hoggle's attorney, David Felsen, will seek her release and to have the charges dismissed, arguing that there is nothing about the new indictment that should change the five-year cutoff.
• Judge James Bonifant had previously ordered the charges dropped in 2022 due to the five-year law, but Hoggle was ordered to remain in a psychiatric hospital under Maryland's civil commitment procedures due to her diagnoses with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and general anxiety disorder.
• Hoggle was released from the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Howard County in July 2023, after being transferred from the hospital in 2017 due to her mental incompetence to stand trial.
• Prosecutors have suggested in court filings that Hoggle exaggerated the extent of her mental illness to avoid facing a jury.
• The county's top prosecutor, John McCarthy, has vowed repeatedly to recharge Hoggle with two counts of first-degree murder if she were ever released from a hospital.
• The children's father, Troy Turner, has also stated his belief that Hoggle killed the children.

Statistics:

• Hoggle was held in the psychiatric hospital for eight years due to her mental incompetence to stand trial.
• The case began 11 years ago, with three people reported missing - the two children and Hoggle.
• Hoggle was initially held on child neglect and obstruction charges, but later deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial.
• 2022: Judge James Bonifant cited the five-year law to order the charges dropped, but Hoggle was ordered to remain in a psychiatric hospital under Maryland's civil commitment procedures.

Sources:

• "Maryland woman whose kids went missing in 2014 indicted again" (The Washington Post, Monday, [no date provided])
• "Catherine Hoggle, mother of missing Maryland children, charged with murder" (The Baltimore Sun, Monday, [no date provided])
• "Hoggle to remain in psychiatric hospital, judge rules" (The Gazette, March 24, 2022)
• "State's attorney vows to recharge Hoggle if she's released" (The Gazette, March 24, 2022)