She received a four-year prison sentence but got credit for time-served at almost 1,800 days, according to KY3. Rebecca Ruud - Teen Daughter Murder Trial - Biological Mother on Trial for Allegedly Murdering 16-Year-Old Girl THIS IS A BENCH TRIAL, MEANING NO JURY, THE JUDGE MAKES THE DECISION A Missouri. Rebecca Ruud, 39, had Savannah Leckie, 16, move back in with her years after giving her up for adoption to a close friend, but she ended up killing the girl and burning her body after subjecting her to physical abuse, say prosecutors in Ozark County, Missouri.