(KAIR)--A change of plea in an area murder case.

KQ2-TV reports that happened Monday when Amanda Bennett entered a plea of guilty in connection with the October murder of a Saint Joseph, Missouri teenager.

The 17-year-old Bennett, in December, pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in connection with the death of 17-year-old Kaytlin Root.

Bennett, during a hearing held Monday in Buchanan County, said she was encouraged to kill Root by 18-year-old co-defendant Sebastian Dowell as part of a demonic sacrifice.

Root's body was found in Saint Joseph's Krug park by a jogger on October 16.

She was apparently stabbed and beaten to death by the pair.

Dowell, in December, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of second degree murder. His trial is scheduled for March 13.

Sentencing for Bennett is tentatively set for April. She is to undergo a court-ordered mental evaluation prior to that time.