Reseda mother pleads not guilty to killing her three children

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Reseda woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering her three young children.

The children were found dead in their apartment last year.
[Ads /]
The mother, Liliana Carrillo, claims she was protecting them from their father.

The children were found dead in their home in April 2021.

Carrillo later gave a television interview in which she admitted to drowning her children.

RELATED: Reseda mother Lilliana Carrillo charged with murder of her 3 children
[Ads /]
Mother accused of fatally stabbing her 3 kids at Reseda apartment was involved in custody battle


Their father has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles, claiming his own pleas to intervene and protect the children were ignored.



Carrillo is being held on $6 million bail. Her next court appearance is set for Aug. 29.

Copyright © 2026 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.