A transgender woman with a prior conviction for killing her infant stepdaughter was released from an Indiana prison roughly 30 years earlier than her original term and has since reportedly started an OnlyFans account, according to reporting.
Autumn Cordellioné was sentenced in 2002 to 55 years in prison after being convicted of strangling 11-month-old Faith Lee. She returned to her hometown of Evansville, Indiana in December on parole, but prosecutors say they were never informed by state corrections officials that she had been released.
According to the Evansville Courier & Press, local authorities only became aware she was back in the community after a resident recognized her from the 2002 trial and alerted officials. Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Diana Moers said her office received no advance notice from the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC), despite the seriousness of the case.
IDOC records indicate her earliest possible release date had been Dec. 29, 2025, though it is not clear exactly when she was actually freed. The department did not immediately respond to media requests for comment.
Cordellioné was originally known as Jonathan Richardson at the time of the offense. Prosecutors said she was 19 years old in September 2001 when she was left caring for her girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter in Evansville, where the child was later killed. She was convicted the following year of reckless homicide.
In 2020, while incarcerated, Richardson was diagnosed with gender dysphoria and later changed her name to Autumn Cordellioné and began identifying as female. She has also since identified as Muslim.
Her time in prison has included several legal actions. In March 2025, she won a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Corrections over its refusal to provide gender-affirming surgery for inmates. That ruling drew criticism from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a politician, who argued taxpayers should not be required to fund such procedures for prisoners and said the state would continue defending its policy.
Cordellioné also filed a separate lawsuit in April 2025 against President Trump, alleging that his public comments about transgender people contributed to repeated abuse she said she experienced while incarcerated. She has additionally brought legal action involving a prison chaplain, claiming she was denied access to a hijab.
Her release became public shortly before Indiana Governor Mike Braun, a politician, signed House Bill 1250 into law on March 3. The measure requires the Indiana Department of Corrections to notify local law enforcement leaders and prosecutors at least one week before releasing a violent offender, aiming to prevent situations where communities are not properly informed.