A Utah couple has been accused of the tragic murder of their young daughter, allegedly leaving her unattended for long periods in a crib filled with debris and food scraps as her condition deteriorated.

Carrie Marie Murray and Mitchell Chesnut Murray, both aged 31, were taken into custody on Wednesday, facing charges related to the death of their 18-month-old daughter, Ruby Marie Murray. The couple is charged with aggravated murder and aggravated child abuse.

According to documents examined by Law&Crime, Carrie Murray found her daughter “lifeless in her crib” around 10:30 in the morning on March 19.

Although she contacted 911, she reportedly declined to administer any emergency care, despite her qualifications as a registered nurse.

“Carrie informed Dispatch that she was a nurse and believed the child to be beyond any medical intervention,” the probable cause statement regarding Carrie Murray revealed.

When police interviewed her, the mother seemed indifferent, telling investigators that her “biggest guess” is that her daughter died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), although she acknowledged that Ruby was “older than typical for a SIDS death,” police said.

“It was her time I guess,” Carrie Murray allegedly told police. She also reportedly said that she bore no responsibility for her daughter”s demise.

“I feel guilt really strong — I feel no guilt over this,” she allegedly told investigators.

According to investigators who reviewed baby monitor footage, Ruby’s living conditions were practically abysmal.

“[I]n the crib were several sippy cups and a large amount of pieces of Eggo-style waffle,” the statement said. “The interior of the crib was very dirty with old pieces of food. Underneath the mattress was trash, wrappers, and more waffle particles.”

Police noted that the room appeared to be kept at a temperature warmer than other parts of the house — 77 degrees — but that Ruby’s body temperature was only 83 degrees, putting her at risk of hypothermia.

The parents acknowledged that they constantly played “loud rock/pop music” in Ruby’s room by bands such as Green Day and Fall Out Boy that “appeared to interfere with her ability to sleep at times.” They allegedly told investigators that Ruby was fed around three times per day, with occasional snacks, but that she had only eaten actual baby food once or twice, and most of the time she was given nothing but toasted waffles.

The baby was also apparently left alone for hours on end.

“Review of the footage showed that [Ruby] was never removed from her crib on 3/18/2025,” the probable cause statement said. “Mitchell placed a sippy cup and a waffle in the crib with [Ruby] at 1157 hours and again at 1829 hours. The total interaction Carrie, Mitchell, and L.M. had with [Ruby] on 3/18/2025 was 49 seconds.”

“L.M.” was identified in the statement as Carrie Murray’s 4-year-old child.

Mitchell Murray reportedly told investigators that it was routine for Ruby to have what he called “crib days,” or “days where [Ruby] remained in her crib all day while he worked.” This allegedly happened once or twice a week.

Over the course of the four days prior to her death, investigators said the baby was outside of the crib for a total of six hours, and was only with another person in the room for less than 50 minutes. The statement noted that Ruby’s diaper was not changed during the entire day before she died, and it was only changed six times during those four days.

Ruby was ultimately deemed to have died from “dehydration and undernutrition,” with the parents “unreasonably subjecting [Ruby] to excessive heat, darkness, solitary confinement, or sleep deprivation.”

Jail officials told Law&Crime on Thursday that the Murrays were being held without bond.