The indictment against Smith alleges that the 26-year-old Natchitoches woman took the baby from Barker's travel trailer at the Mayberry Trailer Park in the 5600 block of the La. Highway 1 Bypass.
Barker called 911 to report that Levi had been kidnapped, and that was followed soon by another 911 call from her landlord.
Smith's indictment reads that she left the baby in a ditch about a mile from his home, poured gasoline on him and set him on fire. Then she went to her job at IHOP, it reads.
But officials allege that the kidnapping claim was a ruse to hide a plot to kill the baby, who was just days from turning 7 months old.
The indictment against Barker provides no information about her alleged actions. There's also a gag order in the case, so most of what is publicly known came from Smith's indictment and the September hearing.
The only witness to testify was Lt. Jeremy Swisher, the Region 5 supervisor for the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office, which investigated the case with the Natchitoches Police Department.
Swisher testified that the two women were involved in a sexual relationship, but said Smith was more invested in it. He said Barker told investigators during an interview that she was using Smith for attention and money.
He said Barker met Smith at her job site earlier on the day Levi was taken. It was at that time that Barker asked Smith to kill her baby, Swisher testified.
Although Smith at first refused, she agreed to do it, he said.
Barker's defense attorney, Dru Thompson of Shreveport, has argued that prosecutors have no evidence to prove Barker asked Smith to kill the child. The only thing they have, he said, is Smith's statement.
He cross-examined Swisher on that, asking him if it was true Smith vowed "to do something crazy" if Barker ended their relationship.