Irving mother sentenced to life without parole for capital murder of her children.
Madison McDonald, an Irving mother, was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of her two daughters and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. McDonald had called the police in April 2021 and confessed to sedating and smothering her daughters, claiming they were being abused. The defense blamed mental illness for the children's deaths, and McDonald entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The case involved accusations against the fathers of the girls and investigations by police and Child Protective Services.
