Biological Mother Rebecca Ruud On Trial For Allegedly Murdering 16 Year Old Daughter Savannah Leckie

Rebecca Rudd is a 39-year-old mother from Missouri who allegedly killed her 16-year-old autistic daughter.

Daughter Savannah Leckie moved in with Ruud at the woman's 81-acre farm after spending her formative years with her adopted parents in Minnesota.

As a young fireman, she was fondly remembered by her coworkers at the Theodosia Area Volunteer Fire Department, but her life with her biological mother was agony.

Rebecca Ruud was detained in July 2017 concerning the death of her daughter Savannah Leckie, who is accused of several crimes.

She is accused of first- and second-degree murder, child abuse or neglect, tampering with physical evidence, and abandoning a corpse, among other crimes.

Leckie allegedly vanished in Ozark County in July 2017, according to investigators.

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Ruud informed everyone when she went missing that she believed her daughter had escaped.

Leckie was sought after for several days by volunteers in the Theodosia region.

Investigators discovered human remains, including teeth and bones, in a burn pile on Ruud's property after looking for many weeks.

The trial of a lady Rebecca Ruud from Ozark County accused of murdering her teenage daughter got underway on Monday morning. Ruud is charged with the first-degree murder of Savannah Leckie.

The trial of Rebecca Ruud is a bench trial; therefore, there won't be a jury; instead, Greene County Judge Calvin Holden will decide the case based on the facts and impose a punishment.

Holden may decide the week before the trial, or he may take the matter under review and make a decision later.

On July 20, 2017, Ruud reported the disappearance of her 16-year-old daughter Savannah Leckie.

The teen's charred remains were found on Ruud's property next to Theodosia.

Ruud and her husband, Robert Peat, Jr., were accused by the prosecution of first- and second-degree murder, child abuse that resulted in death, tampering with evidence, and abandoning a corpse.

A few days later, the sheriff of Ozark County detained them both. Peat's trial has not yet been scheduled.