MARION – A judge in Williamson County Friday afternoon sentenced 32-year-old Julia Bevely of Marion to 55 years in state prison for the December 2020 murder of 11-year-old Jade Beasley at her Songbird Road home in Marion.

Bevely was charged with three counts of first degree murder in Jade’s death. She was found guilty on all counts during her trial back in February of this year.

According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Jade was stabbed several times and was found in the bathtub with the water still on. Jade had defensive wounds on her hands, arms and face.