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In Ohio two foster parents have been indicted for killing their mentally disabled foster child:

Foster Parents Charged in Toddler Death

By DAN SEWELL
Associated Press Writer

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CINCINNATI (AP) -- The foster parents of a missing 3-year-old developmentally disabled boy were charged Monday in his death, and the foster father was accused of burning his body.

Liz and David Carroll Jr. are accused of leaving the boy in a closet in their home just east of Cincinnati while they went to a family reunion in Kentucky on Aug. 4, Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said.

Investigators believe Marcus Fiesel was dead when the couple returned home two days later, Deters said. David Carroll took the boy's body to rural Brown County and burned it, Deters said.

A search for the remains was launched Monday.

The couple reported the boy missing from a suburban park Aug. 15, saying he wandered off after Liz Carroll passed out because of a heart condition.

A Hamilton County grand jury indicted the Carrolls on charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering children, and David Carroll was charged with gross abuse of a corpse.

The Carrolls were arrested separately and jailed Monday, he said. It was not immediately known whether they had attorneys.

The boy's disappearance triggered an intensive search that brought hundreds of volunteers. Police later questioned why no witnesses reported seeing Marcus in the park.

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Marcus had the mental ability of a child 12 to 18 months old, David Carroll said. Marcus joined the family in May and had a history of wandering off, he said.

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