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
July 17, 2020
A.J. Freund: Killer mom sentenced to 35 years in prison for death of 5-year-old son
JoAnn Cunningham, who pleaded guilty to killing her 5-year-old son in April 2019, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the crime on Friday, after two days of emotional testimony, the North West Herald reports. Cunningham, 37, pleaded guilty on December 5, 2019, to a single count of first degree murder, after denying she …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
