Lawyers for a woman accused of pushing a woman off a northeast Alabama cliff to her death nearly two years ago are arguing for statements to the media to be restricted, as well as any broadcasts of her court proceedings or trial.

The arguments were set forth Wednesday in court documents filed on behalf of Loretta Kay Carr, 45, of Fort Payne, charged last week with capital murder-kidnapping in the October 2021 death of Mary Elizabeth Isbell.

The remains of Isbell, who had been reported missing for almost two years, were identified last week after their discovery in Little River Canyon National Park.

Jessie Eden Kelly, 21, who is currently in custody in Pennsylvania awaiting extradition to Missouri on felony charges, has also been charged with capital murder in connection with the case.

Authorities expect Kelly to be extradited to Alabama sometime this summer. Kelly is Carr’s daughter.

Alabama court documents show Kelly was wanted in Douglas County, Mo. for burglary and stealing charges in May 2022.

According to the motions, Carr’s lawyers say “prejudicial pretrial publicity” could jeopardize her case. They argue that the court should prohibit all “attorneys, parties, witnesses, law enforcement personnel, and court personnel” connected to the prosecution or investigation from releasing information to the news media.

In another motion, the attorneys argue for prohibiting broadcasting or photographing the trial or court hearings as “the media has sought at every stage of these proceedings to turn Loretta Kay Carr’s trial into a public spectacle.”

Isbell was reported missing by her ex-husband on Dec. 27, 2021. Detectives with Hartselle police used phone records to determine she had been living in the DeKalb County area on Lookout Mountain. A search of her residence and vehicle turned up physical evidence – including signs of a struggle – which was entered into a national database.

The discovery of her remains came after a tip last month. Authorities believe Isbell’s death occurred sometime between the evening of Oct. 18 and the early morning of Oct. 19, 2021. The three women knew each other through a man, an investigator said last week.