Deputy Corey Castro, with the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit, conducted the scene investigation inside the second floor apartment on Green Crest Drive.
"It was a very distinct smell," Castro said. "There was no furniture, there was no lights, electricity. There were roaches everywhere. These children had no beds to sleep on. They barely had anything to cover up with."
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"The main thing that got me was the position the child died in," Castro said. "Without going into too much positioning, I would say laying down in a certain position, and we have to be careful because of the integrity of this case."
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"Being a father myself, it's difficult children can be treated like this. That they are put in such humiliating circumstances. They have to fend for themselves," Craig said. "There is no one to help them if one of them gets hurt. It's heartbreaking, someone can do this to a child. The child is the most innocent victim."
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"You know what happens, you are being abused," Craig said. "You see your brother, what happened to him. He was murdered. So, being at that age, if you are told not to go outside, you are not going to because you know what's going to happen if you do."
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"They had the fear in their eyes. They didn't know what was coming next," Craig said. "They're happy. They want to talk to you and hug you and express how glad we are here. But you still see in their eyes, they have fear."
Craig, who interviewed the boys, said they did in fact hug him.
"It's heart-wrenching. You hug them back," Craig said. "You have a job to do, but you don't want to let them go."
Horror house investigators vow to get justice for 8-year-old whose skeletal remains were found
I think of Kendrick's siblings often and hope they are thriving, loved, supported, and healing.
Haven't forgotten this one.