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WREG News Channel 3 published August 1, 2025: Man confessed on video to shooting woman, throwing baby in river.
WREG3 CBS News, Memphis, TN local
written by Deja Davis, Quametra Wilborn
Friday August 1, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The man accused of shooting his girlfriend to death and throwing their newborn baby into the Mississippi River back in 2022 faced a judge on Friday morning.
Brandon Isabelle is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and neglect, and aggravated kidnapping.
He was indicted in the murders of Danielle Hoyle and their two-day-old baby, Kennedy Hoyle. He was supposed to stand trial back in June, but it was pushed back to September 22.
“A family is still seeking justice after the tragic deaths of their loved ones. It’s been more than three years, and they just want closure and a sense of peace,” said April Campbell, Danielle’s mother. “I just hate the fact that he can call his mama. My baby can’t call me,” said Campbell.
Campbell says she’s raising Danielle’s oldest daughter, and though it has been tough, she’s remaining prayerful.
On February 1, 2022, Hoyle was found dead outside her vehicle in Whitehaven. Police say Isabelle confessed to luring Hoyle to the intersection of Sedgwick and Levi and shooting her in the head.
Police say Isabelle claimed that he took their daughter, two-day-old Kennedy, drove her to the north end of Mud Island where the Wolf River enters the Mississippi River, and allegedly threw the infant in the water.
Detectives say after he threw the baby in the river, he went to Walgreens to buy gifts for his other girlfriend, then went to Walmart to try to discard the infant’s car seat.
Video shows Isabelle confessing to shooting Danielle, throwing her baby and the gun used to shoot her in the Mississippi River, and saying he did all of this because he did not want the child.
The judge moved not to suppress that confession.
The next status date is Sept. 8; the trial is set for Sept. 22.
WREG News Channel 3 published February 3, 2022: Father tells police he threw baby in river, killed her mother.
WREG News Channel 3 published February 7, 2022: Mother and grandmother of Brandon Isabelle's alleged victims speak.
KBTX3 News, Memphis, TN local
written by Emily Van de Riet and WMC staff
Wednesday February 9, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – A man has been charged in the murder of his 27-year-old girlfriend and their 2-day-old daughter in Memphis.
Brandon Isabelle, 25, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Danielle Hoyle and baby Kennedy Hoyle.
According to Memphis police, Isabelle initially admitted to shooting Hoyle and throwing the baby into the Mississippi River, but he pleaded not guilty in court Monday.
An affidavit obtained by WMC shows the investigation began on Feb. 1 when an officer was looking for possible stolen vehicles when he found a car with the driver’s side window broken out. The officer ran the plates and discovered the vehicle belonged to Hoyle. Police contacted Hoyle’s family, who said they had not heard from her since she left the house earlier that day with her 2-day-old daughter.
The report says that while officers were speaking with Hoyle’s family, first responders discovered Hoyle lying off the road near the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead on the scene, and the baby was nowhere to be found.
Hoyle’s boyfriend Isabelle, who is Kennedy’s father, was quickly determined to be a possible suspect and was taken into custody. Officers said he admitted to luring Hoyle to the area and shooting her. He also admitted to taking the baby out of the car and throwing her into the river, according to the report. He also said he tossed the gun he used to shoot Hoyle into the river.
Hoyle’s mother April Campbell said the family never met Isabelle, despite him being Kennedy’s father. Campbell said she first locked eyes with Isabelle while he stood before a judge in the courtroom.
“You can cry so much that tears don’t even come down your eyes anymore,” Campbell said. “I haven’t slept. I haven’t slept.”
Investigators are still looking for baby Kennedy’s remains in the river.
Hoyle also leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter.
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