In a statement, Baker said she did not believe she could win a trial to get the kids back, Local 12 reported.
Baker lived with Liz and David Carroll, who were found guilty of murdering Fiesel after the foster child was bound and left in a hot closet while they went on a family reunion. Baker was a key witness in the trial, earning her immunity for helping to put the Carrolls in prison.
Baker’s children were taken away by Clermont County Job and Family Services the day after the Carrolls were arrested and have been in foster care. Officials expected Baker to ask the court Friday to give custody of her children to a family member, Local 12 reported, but instead she permanently surrendered her rights to the children.
Clermont County will now try to find adoptive homes for the children, according to Local 12.
Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2175 or jsweigart@coxohio.com.
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