Victoria CoxJACKSON — A hearing is set for 9 a.m. Nov. 24 in Hinds County Circuit Court for Victoria Cox, who has been indicted in connection with the 2024 kidnapping of a Louisiana mother and her two children, and the killings of the mother and oldest child.
Cox, 32, of Loranger, Louisiana, was previously indicted by a Hinds County Grand Jury on charges of capital murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery. She has entered a not guilty plea in Hinds County.
Cox was arrested in Jackson on June 14 after authorities identified her as a suspected accomplice in the case involving 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her daughters, 6-year-old Jalie and 3-year-old Erin. Brunett was found stabbed to death in her Loranger home on June 13, 2024, and her children and vehicle were missing, prompting an Amber Alert. Investigators told the Associated Press that Cox’s co-defendant, Daniel Callihan, had dated Brunett.
Police later located the family’s vehicle in Jackson. Callihan was taken into custody, and Erin Brunett was found dead in a wooded area off Boozier Drive, according to Jackson police. The Hinds County coroner reported that Erin died from asphyxiation due to suffocation. Jalie Brunett was found alive, taken to a hospital for treatment, and released.
Daniel Callihan is taken into custody by U.S. Marshals. (Photo: U.S. Marshals)The situation was one that deeply disturbed law enforcement officials who worked the search and the case.
In Louisiana, Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Rick Foster said Callie Brunett died of multiple sharp force injuries, including stab wounds to her head, neck, chest, abdomen, and back, and had apparent defensive wounds. She was found by her father inside her locked mobile home after being reported missing for 24 hours.
Callihan and Cox were taken into custody separately in Jackson, and Callihan was later extradited to Louisiana. During his transport, authorities said he was recorded making a confession.
Callihan has since pleaded guilty in both states. On Sept. 26, 2025, he pleaded guilty in Tangipahoa Parish to first-degree murder in the deaths of Callie and Erin Brunett. Three days later, on Sept. 29, 2025, he pleaded guilty in Hinds County to capital murder, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of sexual battery. He was sentenced to life in prison on the capital murder and sexual battery charges, and 30 years each on the kidnapping charges.
Callihan is scheduled for federal sentencing on Nov. 19, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Lance Africk. The case remains a multi-jurisdictional prosecution involving state charges in Mississippi and Louisiana, as well as federal charges in Louisiana.
