boy under the billboard

Over 20 years after little boy’s skull is discovered under a billboard, his own father appears in court to face murder charges

Murder

A North Carolina man accused of killing his son appeared in court on Monday to face charges, 21 years after the boy’s remains were found under a billboard sign. WRAL reports that 57-year-old John Russell Whitt was indicted in May for the murder of Robert “Bobby” Adam Whitt. On Monday morning, the suspect appeared in …

Cold Cases

May 14, 2019

‘Boy under the billboard’: Dad charged with son’s murder 20 years after his skeletal remains were found

The father of a boy found dead on the side of a highway in September 1998 was criminally charged Monday, months after he allegedly confessed to his son’s unsolved murder. WRAL reported that an Orange County grand jury indicted John Russell Whitt, 57, on charges of murder and concealing a death in connection with the …

Murder

February 5, 2019

Remains of ‘Boy Under the Billboard’ identified, leading his father to confess to his murder 20 years later: Reports

Relatives said they didn’t report Bobby Whitt and his mother missing as they believed the pair moved to South Korea.