Savannah Napier has been in detention since September 2012, when she was extradited from North Carolina. During an April 2013 court appearance, she was found competent to stand trial.
A 15-year-old Scott County girl will be prosecuted as an adult after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of her father.
Savannah Ellen Napier, then 14, was indicted for her suspected role in the shooting death of her 74-year-old father, Billy Ray Napier, in March 2012.
Where Is Savannah Napier Today?
Savannah Napier is being detained at Bristol’s Highlands Juvenile Detention Facility. She is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her father, Billy Ray Napier, in March 2012.
Melissa Napier, Savannah’s mother has been detained since April 13, when she surrendered to authorities. Her husband’s body was discovered the day before after his son filed a missing person’s report.
The girl’s preliminary hearing was scheduled for November 2012, but it was postponed so that she may have her competency to stand trial restored and undergo psychological evaluations.
Meet Savannah Napier Mother Melissa Napier
Melissa Justice Napier, 4812 Possum Creek Road, Gate City, is also charged with first-degree murder and one count of disgracing a dead body in the death of her husband.
According to court documents in Melissa Napier’s case, the mother instructed her daughter on the day of the murder to enter the couple’s bedroom and hug her father.
Melissa allegedly came up behind him with a.22-caliber rifle and shot him in the back of the head while the girl was hugging her father, according to VSP agents.
The prosecutor also said that Melissa Napier told family members concerned about her husband’s well-being that he had gone to Kentucky to see a friend and then perished in a vehicle accident in Michigan.
She also allegedly told a neighbor that Billy Ray Napier died in a hospital in Avery County, North Carolina.
Is Savannah Napier Arrested for the Murder Of Bill Napier?
Savannah Napier was charged with a felony in August of 2012. Following her extradition from North Carolina, she was arraigned in juvenile court in September 2012.
According to court documents, Melissa Napier allegedly persuaded her daughter to assist in the murder of her husband.
Investigators allegedly discovered a rented backhoe and multiple holes dug behind the house where the body was discovered during a search of the couple’s Upper Possum Creek property. Gasoline and hay bundles were also allegedly discovered in the residence’s kitchen.
Billy Ray Napier’s half-decomposed body had been in the residence for nearly three weeks before it was discovered, according to authorities.