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Kimberly Kessler found mentally incompetent to stand trial for alleged 2018 murder of Joleen Cummings

Kessler has maintained her innocence throughout her legal proceedings by entering a "not guilty" plea.

Alleged murderer, Kimberly Kessler, was found incompetent on Tuesday to stand trial on for the 2018 murder of Joleen Cummings.

Now, Kessler will be sent to the Florida State Hospital where she will stay indefinitely until a doctor states that she is competent enough to resume her trial proceedings. 

If more than five years pass, the charges will be dropped and Kessler will remain at the Florida State Hospital for the rest of her life.

Kessler is accused of murdering Cummings, a Nassau County mother of three, who disappeared Mother's Day weekend of 2018. Her body was never found.

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Kessler has maintained her innocence throughout her legal proceedings by entering a "not guilty" plea.

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