New Information Released in Marcus Fiesel Case

Hamilton County, OH - David Carroll, the foster father who had custody of Marcus Fiesel, has reportedly failed a polygraph in new information released to the media. Though the polygraph and voice-stress analysis test are not admissable in court, the court is now hearing them because his attorney insists that they are proof that his statements to authorities during the search for Marcus Fiesel should be tossed out of court due to his bipolar disorder and the medications that both he and his wife were on at the time.

Marcus Fiesel was in the Carroll's home as a foster child when he was reported missing on August 15th 2006, which set off a four day community-wide search. According to prosecutors, he was dead as early as August 6th. The prosecutor asserts that they left for a family reunion on August 4th and left him bound in a closet, where he later died. Then David took his body, doused it in gasoline, and burned it repeatedly on a private property's free-standing fireplace before throwing it in the Ohio River.

The Carrolls face charges in 2 different counties. In Hamilton County, they face charges for inducing panic and making false alarms. Liz Carroll, his wife, also faces two charges of perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury. In Clermont County, they face charges of murder, kidnapping, felonious assault, and three counts of child endangerment. David Carroll also faces charges of gross abuse of a corpse.

The death penalty is not being sought in this case because authorities can't prove that his death was intentional.

David Carroll is reportedly on Depakote for his bipolar disorder, as well as other medications. Liz is reportedly on medication for anxiety and depression.

The questions that David was reportedly deceptive with in his answers were as follows:

Did you have anything to do with Marcus' disappearance?

Do you suspect someone of harming Marcus?

Do you know who had anything to do with Marcus' disappearance?

Did you harm Marcus?

The attorneys for the Carrolls are also asking that the Hamilton County case be moved to another county because the case is high-profile and they believe that the jury pool is tainted. Prosecutors are fighting to keep it in Hamilton County, asserting that they expect to find jurors who are impartial.

The judge in the case, Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Dinkelcker, will determine if the statements to the police during Marcus' disappearance should be suppressed in that case and whether they can get a fair trial in Hamilton County as early as Monday.

Liz Carroll's attorney states that she is incompetent to stand trial. Hearings are postponed while the court examines her mental state. They have 30 days to do so.

Critics fear that Marcus Fiesel's death is being used to induce a foster care panic. Foster care panic occurs when people who are upset by the death of a child start calling in more reports of potential abuse and neglect in the hopes that they can prevent another death. The problem is that workers are more overloaded, many families end up investigated by social workers who are also caught up in the panic, money is used irresponsibly, children get removed, and more children end up with bad outcomes.