AJ Freund: 5-year-old boy found beaten to death, father takes plea deal for 30 years in prison
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AJ’s mother is already serving a 35 year sentence after pleading guilty to murder.
Podcast
September 15, 2020
Tuesday Crime Stories: 5-yr-old AJ Freund DEAD in shallow grave, wrapped in plastic. DCFS WORKERS FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES!
The parents of 5-year-old AJ Freund report him missing. When confronted with forensic analysis their cellphones and other information, they both reportedly provide details that lead to the little boy’s location. His body is later found wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave. AJ’s parents are charged with murder, but what about the Illinois Department …
child endangerment
September 11, 2020
AJ Freund: 2 former DCFS employees arrested after little boy found beaten to death by parents [Police]
Two former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services were arrested in connection with AJ Freund, a 5-year-old boy reportedly beaten and killed by his parents in 2019. Northwest Herald reports that McHenry County police arrested Carlos Acosta, 54, and Andrew Polovin, 48, Thursday afternoon on felony charges. Acosta was a McHenry County Board member …
Court
July 16, 2020
A.J. Freund: Mother says at sentencing hearing she would ‘give my life’ to have back the 5-year-old son she killed
The sentencing hearing for an Illinois woman who pleaded guilty to killing her 5-year-old son in April 2019 began Thursday with testimony from neighbors, audio tapes of the boy arguing with his mother, and the mother’s own testimony that she would do anything to have him back, the North West Herald reported. JoAnn Cunningham changed …