Indiana – New disturbing details in the case against an Indiana couple charged with killing two of their children were revealed on Thursday.
An Indiana couple has been charged with murder after bone fragments and cellphone data indicated that they killed two of their children.
New court documents reveal that Steven Valle confessed to killing and burning the children, while Samantha Sebella sent text messages discussing their deaths.
Investigators uncovered disturbing details, including Valle’s chilling plan to fashion a necklace from the bone fragments as a memento.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, were arrested earlier this month following a gruesome investigation that began with a confession and led to the discovery of bone fragments on their Wheatfield property.
Court documents reveal that Valle told a friend in September that he had killed his two children and burned their bodies.
Valle allegedly confessed while staying at the friend’s house and drinking Vodka, saying, “I killed two of my kids” and “I burnt them in the fire pit at my house.” He further detailed that he “smothered their first born” and drowned the second before burning their bodies.
The friend reported the confession to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, sparking an investigation that led to the couple’s arrest.
When searching their property, investigators found bone fragments in a fire pit. Valle later told investigators that both children had been buried for up to five years before he dug them up and burned their remains.
On Sept. 17, Sebella texted Valle’s friend (the same friend who reported Valle’s confession) and said, “Steven burnt my babies.” On another occasion, she texted Valle and referred to him as a “baby killer.”
Texts from Sebella on Sept. 18 showed her confronting Valle about the deaths, including messages like “Lol okay fire burner” and “I have all the pictures from 2017 you holding my belly with bones.”
Sebella’s text messages indicated her awareness of the killings, according to court documents.
