CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of four people charged in the 2020 killing of Mary Collins , one of Charlotte's most shocking murder cases, is scheduled to appear in court Friday for a bond review.

America Diehl is charged with felony accessory after the fact and failure to report a death in connection with Collins' death. Kelly Lavery, Lavi Pham and James Salerno were charged with killing Collins.

Investigators say Collins, 20, was lured to a NoDa apartment and brutally killed during the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. Her body was found stuffed in a mattress with over 130 stab wounds. Diehl is accused of helping clean up the crime scene. Search warrants alleged that Cascade dish detergent and pumpkin spice shower gel were used to mask the smell of Collins' body.

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