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A.J. Freund: Pregnant ‘mom’ who allegedly killed 5-year-old little boy appears dazed and confused in court [Reports]
Court
April 29, 2019

A.J. Freund: Pregnant ‘mom’ who allegedly killed 5-year-old little boy appears dazed and confused in court [Reports]

The parents of 5-year-old A.J. Freund appeared in court today, facing murder charges after the little boy was found deceased last week. A.J.’s mother reportedly seemed dazed and confused while a judge questioned her. NBC Chicago reports that 36-year-old JoAnn Cunningham appeared only two minutes before a judge in a Woodstock, Illinois, courtroom, and explained …

A.J. Freund: DCFS caseworker & supervisor who monitored 5-year-old murdered boy’s home life have been suspended
child endangerment
April 26, 2019

A.J. Freund: DCFS caseworker & supervisor who monitored 5-year-old murdered boy’s home life have been suspended

Two Illinois Department of Family Children Services employees were relieved from their duties on Friday, while officials continue to investigate the workers’ past interactions with slain boy A.J. Freund and his family. According to DCFS, the agency is “conducting a comprehensive review of our work” with the family of the 5-year-old boy, who was found dead …

‘Maybe mommy didn’t mean to hurt me’: A.J. Freund protected ‘mommy’ after alleged abuse. He was killed four months later. [Police]
Murder
April 26, 2019

‘Maybe mommy didn’t mean to hurt me’: A.J. Freund protected ‘mommy’ after alleged abuse. He was killed four months later. [Police]

Andrew “AJ” Freund, a 5-year-old Illinois boy found dead and buried in a shallow grave on Wednesday, died from numerous blunt force injuries to his head, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. McHenry County Interim Coroner David Devane, who released the boy’s official cause of death results on Thursday afternoon, noted that A.J. had …

‘Cops were essentially begging DCFS to take the child’: State to respond as outrage intensifies over death of 5-year-old A.J. Freund
Juveniles
April 26, 2019

‘Cops were essentially begging DCFS to take the child’: State to respond as outrage intensifies over death of 5-year-old A.J. Freund

He was born with opioids in his system and police officers were called to his home numerous times. Yet for years, the Illinois Department of Family and Children’s Services allowed 5-year-old A.J. Freund  to live in a reported filthy, decrepit unsafe home, until his death earlier this month. “This agency, there is no direction, no …

‘Major Failures’: State investigates after DCFS was called to ‘cluttered, dirty’ home 17 times before 5-year-old boy A.J. Freund died
Juveniles
April 25, 2019

‘Major Failures’: State investigates after DCFS was called to ‘cluttered, dirty’ home 17 times before 5-year-old boy A.J. Freund died

The state of Illinois plans to investigate to see if the Department of Children and Family Services were neglectful in connection with 5-year-old A.J. Freund, a boy found dead Wednesday, wrapped in plastic and placed in a shallow grave. Authorities found A.J. on Wednesday, buried in a rural area in Woodstock, Illinois, a few miles …

Murder
December 24, 2023

Illinois Man Charged With Shooting Death of Stranger in Argument Over Bar Tab

An Illinois man has been charged with first degree murder after allegedly shooting a man he didn’t know multiple times over a pizza and bar tab. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said the shooting took place at about 8:40 a.m. at Rosie O’Reilly’s in unincorporated Wheaton, a western suburb of Chicago. The sheriff’s department …

Assault
July 4, 2022

Toddler, Her Mother and Grandmother, Hurt in Early Morning Stabbing

A Georgia man was arrested early Monday morning and charged with stabbing three people, including a 3-year-old girl. Police said the victims had blunt force trauma injuries as well as stab wounds, WRDW reported. In addition to the toddler, the girl’s mother, Elizabeth Nelson, and grandmother, Darlene Freund, were stabbed. The suspect, identified as Phillip …