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 …
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 …
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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 …
On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the whereabout of an autistic boy who disappeared while at North Carolina park with his father. The Gastonia Police Department reports that 6-year-old Maddox Ritch disappeared on Saturday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m. from the Rankin Lake Park,off of Hwy 321 …
A North Carolina boy who disappeared from a Gastonia area park on Saturday is still missing, and authorities are hoping to lure him out with recordings of his parents’ voices. On Monday, FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said authorities are exploring all options in hopes of finding 6-year-old Maddox Ritch. The little boy disappeared on Saturday …
The FBI, along with over a dozen other law enforcement agencies have joined in to help find a little boy who disappeared from a North Carolina park on Saturday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Maddox Ritch, a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic boy, was last seen at the Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia, with his father and an …
