Danielle Dauphinais, the mother of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy found buried in Massachusetts in 2021, will plead guilty and is expected to receive a lengthy prison sentence. According to NECN, Dauphinais initially pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and witness tampering, in connection with her son Elijah Lewis’ death. On …
A New Hampshire man will admit on Wednesday that he killed his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son last year. The Boston Globe reported that Joseph Stapf, 31, will plead guilty to manslaughter, second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence, and witness tampering. Stapf was dating Elijah Lewis’ mother at the time of his disappearance and death. In October, a …
The mother of a 5-year-old boy who vanished months before he was found dead had compared the child to serial killer Ted Bundy, and said she wanted him out of her life. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 5-year-old Elijah Lewis was found dead in a Massachusetts park last month, about 90 minutes from his home in …
A medical examiner confirmed the identity of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis, found dead last week in a Massachusetts state park, but autopsy results for a cause or manner of death were inconclusive. Elijah’s remains were found buried on Friday at Ames Norrell State Park in Abington, about 90 minutes from his home in Merrimack, New Hampshire, …
Investigators on Friday found what they believe to be the remains of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy in a Massachusetts state park. The remains were found by a cadaver dog in a shallow grave at Ames Nowell State Park in Abington, WMUR reported. According to the Massachusetts attorney general’s office, the chief medical examiner will …
Relatives of a missing 5-year-old boy whose mother did not report his disappearance have asked her to cooperate with the investigation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth, and Families notified police last week that Elijah Lewis’s whereabouts had been unknown for a significant amount of time. Initially, authorities reportedly believed …
New Hampshire police are looking for a 5-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen for six months. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said that Elijah Lewis has not been reported missing but has not been seen by “independent individuals” since earlier this year, the Union Leader reported. Investigators said they’re also looking for the boy’s …
