GUILTY MS - Keith Cassidy, 2, slain, body burned, Jackson, 2008

[MsPooh]

Snipped from The Clarion Ledger:

The Jackson Police Department is investigating a possible homicide in the case of a child who has been missing since 2008. The child's parents are accused in his death.
Police were alerted Tuesday by concerned family members that Keith Cassidy Jr., who should now be 5 years old, may have been killed when he was 2 years old, according to a JPD release...more at link
http://www.clarionledger.com/articl...1035/Parents+accused+in+missing+child+s+death


This happened in the next town over from me, and it's way too close to home. Poor baby, failed by so many!

 

[LadyL]

3 years later they decide to report?!

~sigh~

 

[SuziQ]

This happens more than we'd like to think. It's only years or decades later when a sibling or other family member starts asking questions that it's brought to light. The Adam Herrman case is one I can think of off the top of my head.

I firmly believe that this would have happened to Caylee, if Cindy hadn't of freaked out and called 911. They would have explained it away as an adoption or something.

 

[SuziQ]

Jackson police are investigating the death of a child believed to be killed by his parents two years ago.
Wednesday officers and detectives searched the property of a Lee Street home where the remains were found.
The JPD Crime Scene Van left the house at 3685 Lee Street shortly before 6 p.m. after a day long investigation into the death of Keith Cassidy, Jr. who police say would have been five years old.
According to Jackson police, concerned family members informed them that the child had been missing.

More at link:
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12966319

 

[Lovejac]

Jackson police are investigating the death of a child believed to be killed by his parents two years ago.
Wednesday officers and detectives searched the property of a Lee Street home where the remains were found.
The JPD Crime Scene Van left the house at 3685 Lee Street shortly before 6 p.m. after a day long investigation into the death of Keith Cassidy, Jr. who police say would have been five years old.
According to Jackson police, concerned family members informed them that the child had been missing.

More at link:
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12966319

From your link.

Police said they believe Keith junior was killed in 2008 when he was two years old.

They said his remains were placed in a metal barrel and burned

Poor baby.

 

[MsPooh]

It's being said by someone that knows the family that the parental units claimed that the baby was living out of state with the father's family.
4 older kids in the house, why was the baby "sent away"? Did noone question this?

 

[SuziQ]

Aaron Thompson from Colorado is another case. IIRC, she was missing over two years before it was uncovered.

 

[MsPooh]

Aaron Thompson from Colorado is another case. IIRC, she was missing over two years before it was uncovered.

Did they ever find her body? There have been so many cases over the years that I have been on WS, it's hard to remember the details.

 

[SuziQ]

Did they ever find her body? There have been so many cases over the years that I have been on WS, it's hard to remember the details.

Sadly no. Her father was recently sentenced to 80 years for child abuse.

 

[MsPooh]

Bond Denied For Mother Accused In 2008 Death Of 2-Year-Old
"Kathleen Cassidy has been charged with capital murder, police said. The boy’s father, Keith Cassidy Sr., 38, will also be charged with capital murder, police said. He is currently serving a 20 year prison sentence for drug possession, police said."
more at link...
http://www.wapt.com/news/24597973/detail.html

 

[Lovejac]

http://www.msnewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12966319

Wednesday officers and detectives searched the property of a Lee Street home where the remains were found.

The JPD Crime Scene Van left the house at 3685 Lee Street shortly before 6 p.m. after a day long investigation into the death of Keith Cassidy, Jr. who police say would have been five years old.

According to Jackson police, concerned family members informed them that the child had been missing.

He belonged to 39-year-old Keith Cassidy, Sr., who is serving a 22-year sentence at MDOC for drug possession and 31-year-old Kathleen H. Cassidy

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They said his remains were placed in a metal barrel and burned.

Wednesday evening the crime scene van was back up to an aluminum shed on the property.

Investigators concentrated much of their search in the back of the home where they collected evidence.

Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart said she received from police a small paper bag with what appear to be little pieces of bones.

 

[MNlady]

This ^^^ news item was originally posted in 2010 and updated in 2013.

Posted: Aug 11, 2010 8:33 PM CDT
Updated: Feb 18, 2013 3:32 PM CST

Is there nothing more current?? Sure like to know if those people ever were charged and convicted, funny nothing more current??

 

[Lovejac]

from VineLink

Offender Name: KATHLEEN HUMPHREY CASSIDY
Offender ID:176892
Date of Birth:10/12/1978
Age: 35
Race: African American
Gender: Female
Custody Status: In Custody
Location of Offender:Washington County
Scheduled Release Date: 06/12/2015