Ten years after the disappearance of her two young children, Catherine Hoggle is once again facing charges for their alleged murders. A grand jury in Montgomery County, Maryland, has re-indicted Hoggle, now 37, following her unexpected release from a state psychiatric hospital last month.

Hoggle was arrested Friday in Kent County, just days after being discharged from the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center. The mother of Jacob, 2, and Sarah, 3, Hoggle has been the central figure in one of Maryland’s most haunting missing persons cases since the children vanished in 2014. She has never disclosed the whereabouts of her children, whose bodies have never been found.

Initially charged with their murders years ago, Hoggle was later deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and committed to a psychiatric facility, where she remained for nearly a decade. Her legal status remained frozen, as doctors repeatedly concluded that she was “non-restorable”—unlikely to regain competency for trial.

That changed last week. After her release from the facility, Montgomery County prosecutors acted swiftly, following through on earlier statements that Hoggle could be recharged if ever released from commitment. “Our position remains that these are two children whose lives were taken,” State’s Attorney John McCarthy said previously. “And if we have the legal pathway to pursue justice, we will.”

According to her attorney, Hoggle remains under civil commitment. “Nothing has changed since 2022,” her legal team said in a statement, asserting that her detention and renewed indictment are legally questionable. They maintain she is still too mentally ill to stand trial.

But for the family of the children, the re-indictment is a long-awaited step. Jacob and Sarah’s father, Troy Turner, has led a decade-long public campaign seeking justice and accountability. “My job as my children’s father is to believe in my kids, believe in myself, and go find them,” Turner said in a statement. He has never wavered in his belief that Catherine Hoggle holds the answers.

At the time of their disappearance, Hoggle gave conflicting accounts of where the children were, leading police on a futile search across Montgomery County. She was arrested days later but has never cooperated with authorities regarding their fate.

Why she was released from the psychiatric facility remains unclear. Her attorney has declined to comment, citing patient privacy. A bond review hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, and it is expected to draw wide attention from both legal observers and the public, many of whom have followed the case for years.

The re-indictment has reignited questions about the intersection of mental health and justice, and how the system should handle suspects who remain indefinitely unfit for trial. As the legal proceedings resume, the heart of the case remains unchanged: two young children disappeared under their mother’s care, and their family is still waiting for the truth.