Mississippi Stepdad Sentenced to Death for Murder of Toddler Who Took Too Long to Get Juice Box
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A Mississippi jury has sentenced a Gulfport man to death for the December 2021 murder of his toddler stepson. The jury took less than an hour to find Joseph David Heard, 41, guilty in the death of 2-year-old Hayden Lee Bataille, and another two hours to sentenced him to die, the Biloxi Sun Herald reported. …