{"id":324204,"date":"2026-06-05T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/324204\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:06:21","slug":"woman-charged-with-murder-in-dallas-group-home-death-wsoc-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/324204\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged with murder in Dallas group home death \u2013 WSOC TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS, N.C. \u2014 A Gaston County woman is facing murder charges for the October 2025 death of Aaliyah Fortner, a nonverbal woman with autism.<\/p>\n

The Gaston County District Attorney\u2019s Office charged 59-year-old Marlo Wallace with first-degree murder in Fortner\u2019s death. <\/p>\n

Wallace operated from her home on Greenbrook Trail in Dallas. According to the district attorney, Travis Page, police found<\/a> 23-year-old Fortner dead at this location in October. <\/p>\n

Page said there was evidence that Fortner suffered abuse, including being shocked with a taser and beaten with a broom. Page told a judge that some of the abuse was captured on video that Wallace tried to delete.<\/p>\n

Police originally arrested Wallace with concealment of death from unnatural causes, patient abuse and neglect, and felony assault of an individual with disabilities. <\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

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