Magen Fieramusca wiped away tears in a Travis County courtroom Thursday after a state district court judge sentenced her to 55 years in prison for the 2019 murder of Austin mother Heidi Broussard.

The Houston woman accused of kidnapping her childhood friend and friend’s newborn baby before murdering the friend in 2019 is expected to enter a plea agreement next week, a Travis County court official confirmed to KPRC 2 on Tuesday.

HOUSTON – The Dateline NBC on Friday evening will feature the story of Austin mom, Heidi Broussard and her child Margot Carey, who disappeared in December, just weeks after Margot was born. Broussard was later found dead in a car parked at a home near Jersey Village. Her baby was found alive and well in the home and was later reunited with her father, Shane. Broussard’s friend Magen Fieramusca now faces capital murder, kidnapping and tampering with a corpse charges in connection with the mother and child’s disappearance and Broussard’s death. Read some of our coverage of the case here:Missing Austin mother found dead near Jersey Village was strangled, medical examiner saysBaby Margot reunited with father in Austin after mother found dead near HoustonVigil, funeral held for slain Austin mom, Heidi BroussardCourt documents reveal new details leading up to Heidi Broussard’s disappearance, arrest of kidnapping suspectSlain Austin mom’s friend, Magen Fieramusca indicted on capital murder chargeMore coverageSee the Dateline NBC promos here:

HOUSTON – The friend of an Austin mother who was found dead in a car near Jersey Village last month has been indicted on a capital murder charge on Tuesday, court records reveal. Hiedi Broussard, 33, and her newborn baby daughter Margot Carey were reported missing in December. Weeks later, Broussard’s body was found in a car parked at a home near Jersey Village. Baby Margot was found alive and safe in the home and was reunited with her father, Shane. Fieramusca is also accused of kidnapping baby Margot and was indicted on another kidnapping charge.

HOUSTON – The probable cause affidavit details the events leading up to the disappearance of Heidi Broussard and the arrest of Magen Fieramusca. According to the affidavit, Broussard’s Boyfriend, Shane Carey, told investigators Fieramusca drove to Austin to visit with Heidi the day she gave birth to baby Margot. At the time of the visit, Fieramusca claimed to be 37 weeks pregnant. Court Document said Fieramusca told Green she went into labor on Dec. 12. He told investigators he was not present for the baby’s birth.

HOUSTON – When it comes to solving a murder, KPRC 2 legal analyst Brian Wice says more often than not law enforcement is attempting to beat a small window. TIMELINE: Here are the key events in the Austin mom strangulation case“We don’t know anything other than the cause of death. We don’t know where it happened, we don’t know how it necessarily happened, other than the fact that this poor woman died from manual strangulation," Wice said. Once murder charges are ultimately filed in the case, Wice says the county where the murder took place should be the venue for a murder trial. However, important to note that no murder charges have been filed nearly six days after the discovery of Broussard’s body.