Magen Fieramusca, who murdered her best friend of 20 years and sentenced to over 50 years in prison, is set to be featured in the true crime Lifetime film Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard.
In 2019, a horrific murder caused massive stir and panic in Texas. This involved two best friends, Magen Fieramusca and Heidi Broussard, whose relationship dated back 20 years ago.
Fieramusca is serving 55 years in prison for strangling her childhood friend after her capital murder charge was reduced to first-degree murder as part of a plea deal after hatching a months-long plot to pretend she was pregnant before kidnapping Broussard’s newborn.
The story has been adapted into a movie. Lifetime is releasing a film about Magen Fieramusca, 37, and Heidi Broussard months after Fieramusca was sentenced for the brutal 2019 killing.
Here’s everything we know about the murderer and what actually happened betweeen her and Broussard.
Who is Magen Fieramusca?
Magen Fieramusca is a convicted killer from Houston, Texas.
She made headlines after she was arrested and charged with the murder of 33-year-old Heidi Broussard, her childhood friend.
In addition to being charged with Broussard’s murder, she was also accused of stealing her newborn daughter.
Fieramusca was facing a capital murder charge, but in exchange for a guilty plea, the charge was reduced to first-degree murder, according to Fox 7 Austin.
“We are hopeful that this outcome will bring some closure to the Broussard and Carey families and help them continue their healing process,” District Attorney José Garza said.
“This outcome will save the families from having to endure the difficult post-conviction litigation process. We are grateful to our prosecutors and law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly on this case and secured justice for the victim’s families and our community.”
What did Magen Fieramusca do to Heidi Broussard?
The pair met at a church camp in Texas as teens and were close throughout their adult lives.
Broussard had two children with an ex-husband, and Fieramusca was there for each birth.
In 2019, Broussard announced that she was pregnant with her third child and got engaged to the baby’s father Shane Carey.
Fieramusca, who had not had a child, made the shocking announcement that she also got pregnant with her boyfriend at the time, the Austin American-Stateman reports.
She went on to set up a fake baby registry and act as though her stomach was getting larger, but she was never pregnant.
When Broussard gave birth, the family said that Fieramusca’s behavior began to change.
She acted pushy in the hospital and even interrupted the baby’s first meeting with its grandfather.
That night, she slept over at Broussard’s house after saying that she was going to return home to Houston.
Carey said he gave Fieramusca a key to their home that she said she would leave on the counter later, but he never got it back.
On December 12, Broussard disappeared after dropping off her two older children at Cowan Elementary in South Austin.
Neighbors said they last saw her hugging Fieramusca on her porch, before getting in her car with Fieramusca and her baby daughter Margo.
After she went missing, Carey assumed that both of the women were kidnapped and begged the public to help find them.
“I don’t know why anybody would ever harm or touch these two beautiful women together,” he told ABC affiliate KVUE at the time.
After eight days of searching, Broussard’s body was found in a duffle back in the truck of a car outside a home in Houston.
Inside the home, police found Fieramusca, her boyfriend Christopher Green, and baby Margot.
She was initially arrested and charged with kidnapping and evidence tampering but was later indicted for Broussard’s murder.
Fieramusca convinced Green that the baby was there when she returned with Margot.
He told police that they were still living together but were no longer a couple and had a turbulent relationship.
He couldn’t tell that her belly hadn’t grown because they no longer had a physical relationship, he told police.
One day, Green went to Target to purchase baby formula when he was approached by a Texas Ranger who told him about a missing infant.
He unknowingly tipped off cops to Margot’s whereabouts after suspecting that Fieramusca could have stolen the child.
“Sir, is somebody going over to get that baby?” Green said. “If she’s capable of this, please go get that baby.”
Police raced to the home and arrested Fieramusca after determining that she was a threat to the child’s safety.
Where is Magen Fieramusca now?
Magen Fieramusca, accused and charged with murdering her best friend, Heidi Broussard, pleaded guilty to her sick crimes.
She was then sentenced to 55 years in prison in February.
“It is difficult, if not impossible, to find justice or any sort of resolution to this horrendous crime,” said state District Judge Alvarenga after the decision.
“You have destroyed an entire family.
“No matter what the sentence — no matter how long, no matter how harsh — nothing can change that. Nothing can make this family whole again.”
Where is Heidi Broussard’s daughter, Margot?
Slayed Heidi Broussard’s daughter who was kidnapped by her best friend, Magen Fieramusca, was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services for a while and then was returned to her father and Broussard’s family.
Fieramusca and Broussard’s story is set to be reimagined in the true crime Lifetime film Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard.
The film premieres on Saturday at 8pm EST.