Lesbian Couple Indicted for Gruesome Capital Murder of a 9-Year-old Girl

BROWNWOOD, TX – Two women were indicted in Brownwood for the murder of a 9-year-old girl.

On Monday, August 22, 2022, at approximately 5:10pm, first responders for the City of Brownwood were dispatched to a home in the 700 block of Ave C regarding a report of an unresponsive juvenile. That evening, HardiQuinn Hill, 9, was pronounced deceased by Justice of the Peace Harold Hogan.

Detectives with the Brownwood Police Department Criminal Investigations Division were contacted and commenced their investigation.

On September 27, 2022, HardiQuinn’s mother, Dawn Faith Hill-Flesner, 47, and her partner Jamie Faye Anderson 42, were arrested and charged with Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair.

Facts gathered during the investigation were presented to the December session of the Brown County Grand Jury and indictments were returned against Hill-Flesner and Anderson for:

• Capital Murder of a Person under 10yrs of Age – no bond
• Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence - $250,000 (This is in addition to the charge on September 27, 2022)
• Injury to a Child w/Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury - $250,000
• Injury to a Child w/Intent to Cause Serious Bodily Injury - $250,000

On Saturday, December 17, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Hill-Flesner and Anderson were served with these indictments at the Brownwood/Brown County Law Enforcement Center.

"Officers and detectives of the Brownwood Police Department as well as other agencies have spent countless hours during this investigation. These officers have dedicated themselves and continue to work to ensure the investigation is thorough," stated the Brownwood Police Department. "Understand that this investigation continues to progress and remains active."