Deundrea Holloway, 25, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the brutal murder of Liese Dodd, a 22-year-old pregnant woman, who was killed in June 2022.
Holloway pled guilty to charges of first-degree murder and the intentional homicide of Dodd’s unborn child. He was sentenced on January 17, 2025.
The chilling crime took place on June 9, 2022, when Holloway entered Dodd’s apartment in suburban St. Louis. After killing her, he decapitated Dodd and discarded her head in a nearby dumpster.
Dodd, who was eight months pregnant, was expecting a baby girl at the time, but Holloway was not the father. The two had an on-again, off-again relationship, according to authorities.
Dodd’s mother, Heidi Noel, shared a heart-wrenching statement at the sentencing, expressing the devastating impact of her daughter’s death. “On that night I received a life sentence,” Noel said.
“To live the remainder of my life without my beautiful, loving, sassy daughter… a life without knowing the joy of watching Liese raise my granddaughter.”
The tragic discovery of Dodd’s body came when her mother grew concerned after failing to reach her. Noel went to Dodd’s apartment and found her daughter’s decapitated remains.

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The loss has left a permanent hole in the family, with Noel remembering her daughter as a bright, caring soul who would “do anything for anyone.”
A GoFundMe account for the family has raised nearly $16,000 since the murder, helping them cope with the loss.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine expressed hope that the 60-year sentence would help bring the family some closure, as it ended a long period of uncertainty.
“For the family and loved ones of Liese, these types of issues have caused continued angst and uncertainty. The guilty conviction ends that,” Haine said.
“Our hope is that this conviction and sentence provide the family and loved ones some assurance and will be a step towards healing.”
While the sentence does not bring back Dodd’s life, it offers a measure of justice for a family devastated by the loss of a beloved daughter and the future she would never get to experience.