{"id":266056,"date":"2026-05-10T23:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266056\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:10:09","slug":"leon-county-woman-indicted-on-murder-charges-for-human-remains-found-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266056\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County woman indicted on murder charges for human remains found in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Leon County woman was indicted on murder charges earlier this week in connection with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2024\/09\/25\/lcso-finds-human-remains-woodville-property-owner-arrested-unrelated-charges\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2024\/09\/25\/lcso-finds-human-remains-woodville-property-owner-arrested-unrelated-charges\/\">human remains found on her property in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Candace Battaglia, 40, is being charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated abuse of a disabled adult, failure to report a death, kidnapping, criminal use of personal identification information, grand theft and two counts of child abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court records show that Battaglia allegedly killed Nelly Kwiatkowski after keeping her confined at her home for years. Battaglia abused her by \u201ccaging her and\/or intentionally inflicting physical or psychological injury,\u201d according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Battaglia then allegedly stole Social Security money from Kwiatkowski and used her identity after she was dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She was arrested in September 2024 and charged with two counts of child abuse, five counts of animal cruelty and resisting arrest without violence, per LCSO. 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