Michael McLellan

‘Hispanics live there, they have money & drugs’: Suspected murderer targeted slain girl Hania Aguilar’s neighborhood before kidnapping, raping & killing her [Report]

 ‘Hispanics live there, they have money & drugs’: Suspected murderer targeted slain girl Hania Aguilar’s neighborhood before kidnapping, raping & killing her [Report]
Violent Crime

Hania Aguilar, a North Carolina teen abducted and killed last year, likely died due to suffocation, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. Unsealed court documents released the following day provided grim details on how the suspected killer targeted Hania’s neighborhood before zeroing in on her. ABC 11 Durham reports the autopsy indicated 13-year-old Hania’s …

Update: Two deputies suspended for botching 2016 rape case linked to suspect accused of killing, raping Hania Aguilar [Police]
Sex Offenders
December 21, 2018

Update: Two deputies suspended for botching 2016 rape case linked to suspect accused of killing, raping Hania Aguilar [Police]

Two Robeson County, North Carolina, deputies have been suspended following an investigation into a 2016 rape case left stagnant. The suspect in the case is the same man accused of raping and killing Hania Aguilar in November. The Robesonian reports that the suspensions took place after an internal investigation began with the Robeson County Sheriff’s …

Internal Affairs to investigate why police didn’t arrest accused Hania Aguilar killer for 2016 rape he’s been linked to [Prosecutor]
Violent Crime
December 13, 2018

Internal Affairs to investigate why police didn’t arrest accused Hania Aguilar killer for 2016 rape he’s been linked to [Prosecutor]

Sheriff Burnis Wilkins of Lumberton, North Carolina, has started an internal affairs investigation following the death of teen Hania Aguilar, to determine if the correct protocol was taken for a reported 2016 rape, which has now been linked to the man accused of raping and killing Hania. The Robesonian reports that Wilkins announced during a …

Hania Aguilar Update: Suspect accused of killing teen girl also charged with unsolved 2016 rape after DNA evidence links him to both cases [Prosecutor]
December 11, 2018

Hania Aguilar Update: Suspect accused of killing teen girl also charged with unsolved 2016 rape after DNA evidence links him to both cases [Prosecutor]

A North Carolina man accused of abducting and killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar is also facing charges for a 2016 rape case that was previously unsolved, a prosecutor announced Monday. ABC11 reports that Michael McLellan, 34, appeared in court Monday to face charges in connection with the abduction and death of Hania, as well as unrelated charges …

BREAKING: FBI arrests suspect accused of kidnapping, raping & killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar
Murder
December 8, 2018

BREAKING: FBI arrests suspect accused of kidnapping, raping & killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar

Authorities in North Carolina say they’ve found the man responsible for kidnapping and killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar. ABC6 reports that Michael Ray McLellan, 34, has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and numerous other felonies in connection with Hania’s death. The suspect was already behind bars, arrested on November 13 for unrelated charges. The convicted felon was …