Defense Gets Its Turn in Murder Trial

TYLER — The state has presented its evidence against a Whitehouse woman accused of killing her babysitter, and now the defense is presenting its case. Kimberly Cargill has been charged with capital murder in the June 2010 death of Cherry Walker. Walker was killed one day after she was subpoenaed to testify in a custody hearing over Cargill’s 4-year-old son. Cargill testified yesterday that walker died of a seizure. Cargill said she tried CPR on her, but was unsuccessful. She then testified that she burned the body.
If convicted, Cargill faces the death penalty.