Mother, 2 Co-Parents Charged in Murder of 7-Year-Old Cincinnati Boy
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Mother, 2 Co-Parents Charged in Murder of 7-Year-Old Cincinnati Boy
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Summary
Three adults — William Evans’ mother Kaitlin Evans, Kirby Rankin and Nessa Keaney — pleaded not guilty after Cincinnati police charged them with murder and child endangerment in the 7-year-old’s death.
911 and dispatch records show the case began when Evans arrived barefoot at a hospital, said her partner had tried to kill her and taken her son, and sent officers to an apartment where William was found bound in duct tape in a closet.
Detective Kyle Smith testified William had been severely beaten over the previous two months and investigators believe he was held underwater for a prolonged period; police said Rankin implicated all three adults.
William’s grandparents said he had begged not to return home about six weeks earlier, that they later saw a bruise on him, and that relatives hired a private investigator because they feared ongoing abuse.