The murder of Logan Marr - Video Dailymotion

The murder of Logan Marr - Video Dailymotion: Christy Darling is beside herself knowing that the woman who suffocated her kindergarten-age daughter 16 years ago will be released from prison in just over a month. Darling, 39, feels it’s more than an injustice; it tarnishes the memory of her daughter, Logan Marr. Sally Ann Schofield, who was convicted of manslaughter in Logan's death, is scheduled to be released from prison on probation in April. Sally Ann Schofield, 55, a former state child caseworker who suffocated the 5-year-old foster child with duct tape, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 17 years in prison. Schofield remains at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham and is due to be released on probation on April 25. “I can’t believe it’s happening,” Darling said in an interview. “There’s no peace and justice for (Logan). It just must be nice to walk around free knowing you killed a child while the rest of us sit around and suffer. It blows my mind.” Logan and her younger sister, Bailey, had been taken away from Darling – then known as Christy M. Baker – and placed at a series of foster homes before being moved to Schofield’s home in Chelsea. At the time, Schofield was a supervisor in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and the placement violated state rules. In 2002, Schofield was convicted of killing Logan a year earlier by wrapping the hysterical-acting child in 47 feet of duct tape, some of it covering her mouth. The girl was bound to a highchair and left alone in a basement, where she was later found unresponsive. After Logan’s death, Bailey was returned to her mother. The shocking case spurred reform throughout DHHS, leading to sweeping changes in Maine’s child welfare system, including an effort to place children with relatives rather than in foster care. The state continually has notified Darling of any change in Schofield’s status, and Darling has weighed in on some proposals, including objecting to a request from Schofield to be put on home confinement rather than remain in prison – a request that was later rejected. “I slammed my feet a million times on the floor,” Darling said. “They wanted to do it around Logan’s birthday. I said, ‘Oh, hell no.’ ” Logan was born on Oct. 14, 1995. The latest missive from the state to Darling was about Schofield’s imminent release from prison. An attempt to reach Schofield via family members was unsuccessful. A woman who answered the phone at Schofield’s husband’s home hung up. A policy on the Maine Correctional Center website says: “We do not accept incoming phone calls for prisoners.”