An Alabama couple convicted of kidnapping a Birmingham toddler in 2019 have been sentenced to live in prison without parole. Patrick Stallworth and his girlfriend, Derick Brown, were found guilty last year on federal kidnapping leading to a death and conspiracy to kidnap charges. On Friday, they received a life sentence for each charge, to …
The Alabama man who kidnapped a 3-year-old girl in 2019 tried to abduct other children before taking the toddler, who was ultimately found murdered. Prosecutors said Patrick Stallworth bought $20 in candy and drove to a K-8 school where he stopped teens walking home from school. A student testified during Stallworth’s federal kidnapping trial that …
Breaking Update on Friday @ 4:02 p.m.: Patrick Stallworth was convicted of federal kidnapping charges in the 2019 abduction of Kamille McKinney. *** A former Alabama jail nurse testified on Thursday that she overheard an accused kidnapper talk about possibly raping a 3-year-old girl before his girlfriend killed her. Former Pickens County Jail nurse Phyllis …
A 3-year-old Alabama girl who was kidnapped and murdered in 2019 had methamphetamine in her body when she was smothered, court testimony revealed on Wednesday. Patrick Stallworth is on trial for abducting toddler Kamille McKinney from a Birmingham housing community with the help of his girlfriend, Derick Brown. Forensic pathologist Daniel Dye that that the …
Authorities announced Wednesday the Alabama couple accused of abducting and murdering Kamille McKinney was indicted on federal kidnapping charges. The Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office said indictments filed separately in U.S. District Court charged Patrick Stallworth, 40, and Derick Brown, 29, with kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor victim. Federal authorities said …
The mother of Kamille McKinney — the 3-year-old Alabama girl who was kidnapped and murdered last year — spoke with the media for the first time since her daughter’s slaying. April Thomas told WIAT that she’s had a “rough” time coping with her daughter’s murder. She also said she appreciated the community’s outpouring of support …
An Alabama judge ruled on Friday that the case against the female suspect in October’s abduction and murder of Kamille McKinney can proceed to a grand jury. Birmingham police detective Jonathan Ross testified on Friday that Derick Brown, 29, said in a police interview that she witnessed her boyfriend, Patrick Stallworth, 39, sexually assault the …
Murder suspect Patrick Stallworth allegedly purchased erectile dysfunction pills before abducting the toddler
A family member of a 3-year-old Alabama girl who was found murdered in a dumpster earlier this month reportedly believes police have arrested the wrong person for the crime. Shuntae Long told WTVM on Thursday that she believes Patrick Stallworth, 39, is not responsible for Kamille McKinney’s abduction and murder. Some of McKinney’s relatives reportedly …
Brown subsequently pointed a gun at the custodial relative and took her children back, leading to kidnapping charges
A 3-year-old Alabama girl who was found dead in a dumpster this week was reportedly asphyxiated. During a court hearing on Friday, Judge Clyde Jones read warrants for capital murder suspects Patrick Stallworth, 39, and Derick Brown, 29, which revealed Kamille McKinney’s cause of death. Court documents also disclosed that the toddler died on October …
On Wednesday, officials in Alabama confirmed the body that was discovered in a dumpster on Tuesday afternoon belongs to a toddler girl who had been missing for 10 days. In a press release issued to CrimeOnline, Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the body found on Tuesday is Kamille McKinney. Though her cause …
