Murder charges filed against man in toddler's death A judge ordered that Parker remain jailed without bond and entered a not guilty plea for him during a Monday afternoon hearing. Parker appeared via video link from the county jail for the hearing.

The judge appointed attorney Jacob Fish as Parker's public defender. Fish didn't immediately return a telephone message left at his law office seeking comment.

Owen County Prosecutor Don VanDerMoere called the allegations against Parker "monstrous" and "atrocious" and as disturbing as he's seen since becoming prosecutor in 2009.

PHOTOS: Indiana toddler murdered 22-year-old Kyle Parker is charged with abducting, raping and killing 1-year-old Shaylyn Ammerman, prosecutors said Monday in court documents.

"This is the first time in my tenure that I've seen grown law enforcement officers just wince in pain," he said after Parker's court hearing. "It's just horrible."

State police spokesman Sgt. Curt Durnil said the investigation wasn't finished despite the charges against Parker. He said detectives could take several days or weeks to complete their work, but that more arrests weren't expected Monday.

Parker's stepfather told detectives that Parker said Sunday night from jail that he acted alone in killing Shaylyn and used bleach to try and destroy DNA evidence, the police affidavit said.

"Kyle kept saying the night was a haze and his memory was foggy on what happened," the affidavit quoted Parker's stepfather as saying.
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