AJ Freund: 5-year-old boy found beaten to death, father takes plea deal for 30 years in prison
Court
AJ’s mother is already serving a 35 year sentence after pleading guilty to murder.
Court
May 10, 2019
A.J. Freund: Parents of little boy found beaten to death, thrown in shallow ditch plead NOT guilty
The parents of 5-year-old slain boy, Andrew “A.J.” Freund, pleaded not guilty to numerous of charges on Friday, as people packed inside a Woodstock, Illinois, courtroom. Chicago Tribune reports that Andrew Freund Sr. and JoAnn Cunningham, parents of A.J., both pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated domestic abuse, and numerous other charges in connection with …
Murder
May 3, 2019
‘Leave me alone!’: Trembling friend of A.J. Freund’s mother was at his home when he was reported missing. Now she’s getting death threats
A reported friend of an Illinois woman accused of killing of her 5-year-old son, A.J. Freund, says she’s been receiving death threats after the public learned she was at the family home on the day the boy was reported missing. “If I would have known what I know now I would have done a heck …
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Murder
May 2, 2019
A.J. Freund: Video emerges of mother screaming at little boy before his death, badly beaten for lying about ‘soiled underwear’ [Affidavit]
An affidavit filed in McHenry County court revealed heartbreaking details on how authorities cracked the case of 5-year-old Andrew “A.J.” Freund, a Crystal Lake, Illinois, boy reportedly killed by his own parents for urinating on himself. ABC 7 reports that according to the newly-released affidavit, Crystal Lake police found a video of A.J. on his …
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 …
Murder
April 25, 2019
Breaking: Parents of 5-year-old boy A.J. Freund threw him in ice cold shower & beat him to death [Prosecutor]
Grim details emerged during a Thursday morning hearing in the case of 5-year-old Illinois boy, A.J. Freund. The child’s parents faced a judge on murder and other charges, while their bail was set at $5 million each. As Andrew Freund Sr. and JoAnn Cunningham stood in orange jumpsuits during a hearing at the McHenry County …
Missing
April 22, 2019
A.J. Freund: Parents of missing 5-year-old boy no longer talking to each other as police continue their focus on family
As authorities continue to search for missing 5-year-old Illinois boy, Andrew “A.J.” Freund, his parents are apparently no longer speaking to each other. WGN 9 reports that although the boy’s parents were both at a Saturday night vigil, mother JoAnn Cunningham, who’s seven months pregnant, is in a relationship with another person. She was living …
