Brandon Isabelle and Kennedy Hoyle (Shelby County Jail/Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tennessee authorities have arrested and charged a man in connection with the deaths of his 2-day-old daughter and the girl's mother.Brandon Isabelle was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, murder in the perpetration of aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping, and tampering/fabricating with evidence.Isabelle was detained Wednesday afternoon while officials were searching for his daughter.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Memphis Police Department announced he was charged with the murder of 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle and 2-day-old Kennedy Hoyle.Police say they have found evidence that Kennedy Hoyle is dead, but have not yet found her remains.Authorities issued an Amber Alert for a 2-day-old baby in Memphis, Tennessee after the child's mother was found dead.Family members told WREG in Memphis that the last time they heard from Danielle Hoyle was Tuesday night when she left to take her daughter to go receive her shots.At 11:15 p.m.
Tuesday, officers found an abandoned vehicle in the area of Sedgwick Drive in Levi Road while searching for the newborn's mother.Investigators found Danielle Hoyle's body near the car.
The preliminary investigation revealed that she had been shot.While officers were told that Kennedy Hoyle had been seen with her mother, no child was found at the scene, police said.A search began, and Memphis Police issued a City Watch for residents to keep an eye out for the missing girl.