Daughter Accused of Dismembering Mom with Chainsaw, Then Putting Her Remains on Grill

Mar. 15, 2025

Salia Hardy; Candace Craig.Photo:Prince George’s County Police Department

Prince George’s County Police Department

In two days of testimony beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Craig’s 21-year-old daughter, Salia Hardy, who pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact, testified the killing occurred after her grandmother accused her mother of stealing money from her bank account,ABC7reported.

On the day of the May 23, 2023, killing, Hardy said she heard a scream inside the home and recalled her mother telling her to stay out of her grandmother’s bedroom.

Craig allegedly told her that if she were to go to jail, Hardy was to “look out for her sisters,” Hardy testified, perWDCW.

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The following day, Hardy testified she went inside her grandmother’s room and found the victim’s body in a bin with a trash bag over her head and blood on the carpet, perFOX5.

Hardy claimed to jurors that days later, after buying grilling supplies including a can of gasoline at Home Depot, Craig attempted to burn the body in the back of the house, but it didn’t work because neighbors noticed the fire had spread and contacted the fire department, according to FOX5.

The next morning, Hardy and Craig brought the victim’s remains inside after they “had time to cool off,” Hardy testified, WDCW reported.

Then, Craig allegedly purchased a chainsaw on Amazon and cut up her mother’s body in the basement, Hardy testified.

Investigators allegedly later found a chainsaw with human remains on it, as well as blood spatter and cleaning supplies in the basement, per the charging documents, WUSA9 reported.

source: people.com