An autopsy has determined that Maddox Ritch, the 6-year-old boy with autism who was found dead in a North Carolina creek in September, likely died from an accidental drowning. Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office also said in Thursday’s report that Ritch suffered wounds to his neck which were likely caused by an animal attack that …
The autopsy for a South Carolina boy found deceased three weeks ago is not complete yet and according to authorities, the public will likely need to wait weeks, possibly months before the results are in. Maddox Ritch, a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic boy, was found submerged in a shallow creek on September 27, around a mile …
Funeral services have been set for an autistic North Carolina boy who vanished from a park in late September, later found deceased around a mile away from his last known location. The obituary for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch states public visitation for the little boy will be held at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home Huntersville, North Carolina, from …
A woman who was at a North Carolina park when a young boy disappeared last week recalled seeing him jumping around and playing on the day he vanished. Brooke Sheppard told WSBTV that she was at a church picnic at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia on September 22, when a young boy walked up behind …
The father of 6-year-old Maddox Ritch took to social media Thursday to mourn his son’s death and to ask for time to heal. On his Facebook page, Ian Scott Ritch, 42, recalled the mix of emotions he experienced during and following his son’s disappearance and confirmed death. Ritch wrote that he “wasn’t so worried” Saturday …
As the investigation continues into the disappearance and death of North Carolina boy Maddox Ritch, a local station took a deeper look at the area authorities found him at on Thursday. WBTV spoke with local resident Gastonia resident Jeremy Day, who lives close to where 6-year-old Maddox’s body was found, found it “unsettling” when he learned …
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Although the body of missing boy Maddox Ritch was likely found in North Carolina on Thursday, authorities indicated that the investigation is hardly over. They’re still seeking a possible witness seen in a white truck on the day the boy disappeared. The Charlotte Observer reports that the FBI, along with local law enforcement, are searching …
The FBI is seeking more tips in connection to the little boy’s death
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Police released the 911 call yesterday made by an employee of a North Carolina state park employee after Maddox Ritch disappeared, and the workers says he never saw the boy at the park. “I’ve worked there almost three years and we see everybody come in and out of that park pretty much. I didn’t see …
Federal investigators released an audio clip from the initial call to authorities last week reporting the disappearance of a 6-year-old North Carolina boy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Maddox Ritch vanished Saturday afternoon while he and his family were at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia. The missing boy, who reportedly has autism, was last seen with …
