Woodstock Crime
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Report deems AJ's father mentally fit to stand trialJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Andrew Freund is mentally fit to stand trial on murder and other charges stemming from the death in April of his 5-year-old son, AJ, a psychological report shows. Court-...
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'This is an egregious case': AJ Freund's estate considering lawsuit against DCFSJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge appointed a bank to serve as the administrator of slain child AJ Freund's estate Monday, clearing the way for a potential wrongful-death lawsuit a...
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After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedyJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Days after 5-year-old AJ Freund was found dead, Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to visit the growing memorial outside the family home in Cr...
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Lakemoor man sentenced to 6 years on child pornography chargeJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Lakemoor man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison after admitting he sought and received nude images from a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota, authorities say. Tho...
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Demonstrators seek to keep AJ's memory alive as case against parents proceedsJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - When Richard and Mary Becker think of their grandchildren, they also think of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who authorities say was fatally beaten by his pa...
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Report: Mother of AJ Freund gives birth behind barsJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - The mother of slain 5-year old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake gave birth to a baby girl while behind bars, a television station has reported. According to a WGN 9 News report...
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Barrington woman gets 6 years prison for 2017 fatal heroin overdoseJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison this week for providing a lethal dose of heroin to a McHenry man in 2017. Jessica D. Chapman, now of Barrington ...
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Remaining 2 defendants from 2017 McHenry slaying sentenced to prisonJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The remaining two defendants from a May 2017 home invasion and slaying of a McHenry man in a $3,000 burglary were sentenced to prison Thursday. Jared J. Fox, 27, of Wond...
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Parental rights case for AJ Freund's younger brother waiting for paternity test resultsMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Court proceedings to terminate the parental rights to the younger brother of slain 5-year old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake have been postponed while authorities await the r...
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Police: Woodstock man facing multiple drug chargesMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Woodstock man is facing multiple drug charges after the McHenry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force arrested him with what is estimated to be more...