Found Deceased NC - Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13, abducted and murdered, Lumberton, 5 Nov 2018 #4 *Arrest*

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Well, Mr. McLellan is now cooling his heels in Central Prison in Raleigh, where they keep the worst, and where they keep the men sentenced to death.
He would normally be housed in the Robeson County Jail in Lumberton, NC, until his trial, but not this time.

In viewing the info on the NC Dept. of Public Safety (a part of which is below), it says he is imprisoned due to a parole violation. Hmmmm, how 'bout that?!
Below is some info on him according to NC Dept. of Public Safety. Note the red line I highlighted below.
So he's there with the big guys in The Big House.

If he is convicted and sentenced to Death, he will be there for the rest of his days, clothed in the special DP inmate RED prison jumpsuit until his body is taken out in a box.

MICHAEL R MCLELLAN Offender Number: 706555
Inmate Status: ACTIVE
Probation/Parole/Post Release Status: ACTIVE
Gender: MALE..Race: BLACK..Ethnic Group: AFRICAN
Birth Date: 08/03/1984...........Age: 34
Current Location: CENTRAL PRISON
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Below is his most recent conviction record:
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Incarceration Status: ACTIVE Total Incarceration Term: 1 YEAR 8 MONTHS Conviction Date: 02/08/2018
Projected Release Date: 06/06/2018
Primary Crime: FELONY B&E (PRINCIPAL)
Primary Crime Type: FELON
Special Characteristics: POST REL/PAROLE VIOL Current Status: FELON..Admission Date: 02/21/2018 Admitting Location: CRAVEN CI

Control Status: RESTRCT HOUSNG 4 CTL PURP
Next Control Review: 05/16/2019
Custody Classification: CLOSE
Next Custody Review: 06/01/2019
Number Of Infractions: 1 View Infractions
Last Infraction Date: 03/22/2018
Current Location: CENTRAL PRISON
Previous Location: NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION
Last Movement : NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION
Last Movement Date: 12/11/2018
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NC DPS Offender Public Information
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He has had a few convictions, and they are listed on the full info at this site. It includes a pretty picture of Mr. McLellan.
 
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PommyMommy said:
Very informative, ytmfp, thank you.

From the article:

Hania’s cousin reportedly witnessed a male wearing a yellow bandana push the 13-year-old inside a Green Ford SUV and speed out of the Rosewood Mobile home park the morning the kidnapping was reported. Lumberton police say the kidnapping occurred around 6:58 a.m. Probable cause affidavits filed by the District Attorney’s Office note Hania’s cousin was not the only person who reported unusual behavior early that morning in the mobile home park.

Investigators also talked to a person who said they walk the entrance to the park each morning to catch a ride. In the documents obtained by News13, the female said a black male wearing a dark hoodie walked into the mobile home park at 6:15a.m. Upon seeing the male, she told officials she became uncomfortable and she pretended to take a phone call on her cell, at which time the man walked away.

The affidavits also say two more witnesses who live in the park say they saw a person on their porch that morning, possibly trying to break in. When they looked out their window, they saw a black male wearing a mask who then jumped off the porch. Twelve minutes after the witnesses reportedly saw the male on their porch, the 911 call about Hania’s abduction was made.

Another group of witnesses who were familiar with McLellan say he showed up to Deerfield Mobile Home Park the day of the kidnapping wearing all black clothing and a yellow bandana. The witnesses also added that McLellan was all wet. The documents state he had a cup of change in what appeared to be a kids “superhero” cup and he was trying to sell two video monitors. The affidavits say that last time the witnesses saw McLellan, he told them he had no money.

The owner of the stolen Ford SUV initially reported she had a bunch of loose change in the car when it was taken, the affidavit from the DA’s office said.
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I recall several pages wondering about who the assailant was affiliated with. More details from the article:

Other people detectives interviewed mentioned when McLellan commits crimes, he likes to wear a yellow bandana to cover his face. The witnesses also said McLellan wears the yellow bandana so people “wouldn’t know he was black” and they would think he was a Latin King gang member.
 
Seattle1 said:
Hania Aguilar was found under a plastic folding table in a muddy pit, autopsy report says

Feb 13, 2019

A black hair tie on her left wrist was all 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar had when authorities found her naked body partially submerged in a muddy pit in late November in Robeson County.

An autopsy report released Wednesday from the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner stated the girl likely died from asphyxia or suffocation, and her cause of death is listed as "homicidal violence of undetermined means."

Because of decomposition, a "specific mechanism of death" could not be determined.


"Numerous twig and leaves are on the body, especially tangled in the hair" the report states.

Michael Ray McLellan, 34, of Robeson County, is charged in Aguilar's death. Charges are first-degree murder, first-degree forcible rape and statutory rape of a person 15 or younger, first-degree sex offense and statutory sex offense with a person 15 or younger, first-degree kidnapping, larceny, restraint, abduction of a child and concealment of a death.
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The complete disregard for human life by the defendant against poor Hania is disgusting. Broken and dumped like garbage!! :mad: I hope he suffers every single day of his pathetic life going forward.
 
FEB 22, 2019
Documents provide details on Hania’s alleged killer | Robesonian
The man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was within reach of law enforcement in the days after the kidnapping, but kept slipping away.

That information was included in more than 500 pages of documents filed by investigators for 23 search warrants that covered cell phone records for McLellan and others identified as “material witnesses;” GPS coordinates from Google accounts; a sport utility vehicle; and a residence on Atkinson Road in Orrum.

The Ford Explorer was found Nov. 8, in woods on Quincey Drive, off Alamac Road, about a half-mile from Deerfield Mobile Home Park. Inside, investigators found clothes believed to be Hania’s, the documents show.

Josh Allen lives in the park and told investigators that he and his brother had an encounter with McLellan about two hours after Hania was kidnapped, according to the documents. Allen said McLellan, dressed in black clothing and wearing a yellow bandana, approached them. His clothes were wet, according to the documents. McLellan asked if he could wash his clothes at Allen’s house.

The same day the SUV was found, Allen saw McLellan in the mobile home park. McLellan asked Allen if he could use his phone. As McLellan was wrapping up the call, Allen said four police officers walked in the park. McLellan, whose back was to them, turned around to give Allen the phone “and looked directly at the four officers,” according to the documents.

McLellan ran away before he could be seen.

(Read more at the link) :mad:
 
I love it when they pile on the charges.

Michael Ray McLellan, 34 when he was arrested, of Fairmont, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, first-degree forced sex offense, statutory rape of a child, statutory sex offense with a child, first-degree kidnapping, felonious restraint, abduction of a child, concealing the death of a child and larceny of a motor vehicle.

Documents provide details on Hania’s alleged killer | Robesonian
 
Off Topic: For those interested in the murdered and missing women cases in Lumberton, CBS17 did a Podcast Series (start with episode 1):

IT ALL STARTED WHEN…
Three women turned up dead in Lumberton, North Carolina, late in the spring of 2017.
All three were found naked and decomposed.
One was found in a television cabinet, another upside down in a trashcan, and the third under some brush and shingles.
Then two more women vanished. All five were in the same neighborhood.
No one has been arrested.
32 Degrees explores these cold cases through interviews with the families, friends and neighbors of Kristin Bennett, Rhonda Jones and Megan Oxendine.
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32 Degrees: A True Crime Podcast

Threads:
Found Deceased - NC - Megan Oxendine, 28, Christina Bennett, 32, and Rhonda Jones, 36, Lumberton, Apr/Jun 2017

NC - NC - Abby Patterson, 20, Lumberton, 5 Sept 2017
 
Gardener1850 said:
Off Topic: For those interested in the murdered and missing women cases in Lumberton, CBS17 did a Podcast Series (start with episode 1):



32 Degrees: A True Crime Podcast

Threads:
Found Deceased - NC - Megan Oxendine, 28, Christina Bennett, 32, and Rhonda Jones, 36, Lumberton, Apr/Jun 2017

NC - NC - Abby Patterson, 20, Lumberton, 5 Sept 2017
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Quoting myself because I just listened to the first episode and Hania's case gets mentioned so it's not off topic afterall. The podcaster points out that the cases are not thought to be linked but something that was said when Hania's case was getting lots of media coverage upset Rhonda Jones' family member (he did not specify what upset her).

I also thought it is interesting to note that in the podcast they said Rhonda Jones claimed to have been raped "by a Mexican dude" sometime before she was murdered. We know McLellen liked to wear that yellow bandana so people would think he was in a Mexican gang and not black. Perhaps he was the "Mexican dude" who raped Rhonda before her death? I wonder if he is responsible for the 3 murdered women or other missing area women too? Was he in prison in April/June 2017? What about Sept 2017 when Abby Patterson disappeared?
 
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borndem said:
Well, Mr. McLellan is now cooling his heels in Central Prison in Raleigh, where they keep the worst, and where they keep the men sentenced to death.
He would normally be housed in the Robeson County Jail in Lumberton, NC, until his trial, but not this time.

In viewing the info on the NC Dept. of Public Safety (a part of which is below), it says he is imprisoned due to a parole violation. Hmmmm, how 'bout that?!
Below is some info on him according to NC Dept. of Public Safety. Note the red line I highlighted below.
So he's there with the big guys in The Big House.

If he is convicted and sentenced to Death, he will be there for the rest of his days, clothed in the special DP inmate RED prison jumpsuit until his body is taken out in a box.

MICHAEL R MCLELLAN Offender Number: 706555
Inmate Status: ACTIVE
Probation/Parole/Post Release Status: ACTIVE
Gender: MALE..Race: BLACK..Ethnic Group: AFRICAN
Birth Date: 08/03/1984...........Age: 34
Current Location: CENTRAL PRISON
---------------------------------------------------
Below is his most recent conviction record:
--------------------------------------------------​
Incarceration Status: ACTIVE Total Incarceration Term: 1 YEAR 8 MONTHS Conviction Date: 02/08/2018
Projected Release Date: 06/06/2018
Primary Crime: FELONY B&E (PRINCIPAL)
Primary Crime Type: FELON
Special Characteristics: POST REL/PAROLE VIOL Current Status: FELON..Admission Date: 02/21/2018 Admitting Location: CRAVEN CI

Control Status: RESTRCT HOUSNG 4 CTL PURP
Next Control Review: 05/16/2019
Custody Classification: CLOSE
Next Custody Review: 06/01/2019
Number Of Infractions: 1 View Infractions
Last Infraction Date: 03/22/2018
Current Location: CENTRAL PRISON
Previous Location: NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION
Last Movement : NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION
Last Movement Date: 12/11/2018
-------------------------------------------​
NC DPS Offender Public Information
-------------------------------------------​
He has had a few convictions, and they are listed on the full info at this site. It includes a pretty picture of Mr. McLellan.
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I hope this perp gets no mercy from his new buddies!
 
PommyMommy said:
FEB 22, 2019
Documents provide details on Hania’s alleged killer | Robesonian
The man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was within reach of law enforcement in the days after the kidnapping, but kept slipping away.

That information was included in more than 500 pages of documents filed by investigators for 23 search warrants that covered cell phone records for McLellan and others identified as “material witnesses;” GPS coordinates from Google accounts; a sport utility vehicle; and a residence on Atkinson Road in Orrum.

The Ford Explorer was found Nov. 8, in woods on Quincey Drive, off Alamac Road, about a half-mile from Deerfield Mobile Home Park. Inside, investigators found clothes believed to be Hania’s, the documents show.

Josh Allen lives in the park and told investigators that he and his brother had an encounter with McLellan about two hours after Hania was kidnapped, according to the documents. Allen said McLellan, dressed in black clothing and wearing a yellow bandana, approached them. His clothes were wet, according to the documents. McLellan asked if he could wash his clothes at Allen’s house.

The same day the SUV was found, Allen saw McLellan in the mobile home park. McLellan asked Allen if he could use his phone. As McLellan was wrapping up the call, Allen said four police officers walked in the park. McLellan, whose back was to them, turned around to give Allen the phone “and looked directly at the four officers,” according to the documents.

McLellan ran away before he could be seen.

(Read more at the link) :mad:
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Lord, how could this lowlife have so many 'peeps/gf's' helping him out along the way before his arrest??? They had to have known MM was acting suspicious and was near the scenes! Grrrrr. Lady Justice is coming for this defendant and he's not going to walk the street a free man ever again IMO.
 
The inside story of how investigators found Hania Aguilar's suspected killer
[...]

The Fayetteville Observer reviewed hundreds of pages of search warrants and court orders for insight into how McLellan allegedly kidnapped Hania on Nov. 5 and evaded investigators in the hours and days that followed.

[...]

McLellan became a suspect within days of the kidnapping, the records show, and was taken into custody by the night of Nov. 12 on unrelated charges. This was kept secret by authorities during their daily news conferences as the search for Hania continued into the following weeks.

[...]

A major break in the case happened at 7:57 a.m. the next morning, Nov. 8, three days after Hania was kidnapped. Someone called 911 to report seeing an SUV hidden among some trees about 40 to 50 yards off Quincey Drive. It was the SUV from the kidnapping.

Seventeen clothing items were found in the SUV, including Hania’s shirt, pants and underwear.

[...]

Semen found on the underwear belongs to McLellan, authorities would later determine, and his DNA also was on the steering wheel.

[...]

By Nov. 13, McLellan was in jail, eight days after Hania’s kidnapping. Yet he wasn’t held on charges related to the abduction. Instead, he was served the outstanding warrant from the attempted robbery in Fairmont on Oct. 16.

Hania was still missing.

[...]

On Nov. 27, late in the afternoon, FBI agents found her unclothed body off Wire Grass Road about five miles outside of Lumberton. She lay face down in more than 4 feet of water. A broken plastic folding table was on top of her.

[...]

Publicly, authorities continued to solicit any information that could identify the killer and bring him to justice. Privately, they believed they already had found him.

At 3:28 a.m. on Dec. 8, the FBI announced that McLellan was charged with Hania’s kidnapping, rape and murder — 10 charges in all. He later would be taken to Central Prison in Raleigh to await trial.
 
sloothseeker said:
Fired Robeson deputy speaks out on allegation his mishandled evidence linked to Hania Aguilar murder suspect :: WRAL.com
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From the article:

One of the Robeson County sheriff's deputies who was forced out of his job because of the Hania Aguilar investigation confirmed to WRAL News on Wednesday that he wrote a social media post in which he denied that he knew anything about DNA linked to the teenager's alleged killer.

Maj. Anthony Thompson and Sgt. Darryl McPhatter were placed on suspension in December, pending the outcome of an internal investigation by the Robeson County Sheriff's Office into possible violations of department policy and procedures.

In January, newly elected Sheriff Burnis Wilkins announced in a written statement that his office had terminated McPhatter from his job and that Thompson had resigned his position in order to take retirement.

The disciplinary action stemmed from the sexual assault of a woman two years ago.

[...]

McPhatter spoke to WRAL News by phone and confirmed that he wrote a post on his Facebook page.



Britt says if action would have been taken in 2016 on the DNA, McLellan would have been in jail and Aguilar would be alive today.

In a Facebook post the day after being fired, McPhatter wrote: "I learned about the DNA hit when District Attorney Johnson Britt went public with it, like everyone else. Anyone who knows me would tell you if I had received the DNA hit the suspect would have been processed and charged."
 
MAR 1, 2019
ROBESON CO. DEPUTY SHARES HIS SIDE: Robeson County detective fired after Hania Aguilar case shares his side on social media
A detective who was fired after the Hania Aguilar murder investigation is taking his frustrations to social media.

Former Robeson County Deputy Darryl McPhatter was fired after an internal investigation found overlooked evidence might have put Michael McLellan behind bars for a 2016 rape.

[...]

McPhatter posted on Facebook that the DNA hit from the 2016 case was found in someone else's office and never reached him.

"The administration knows the DNA hit from the 2016 case was located in someone else's office along with other DNA hits from other cases and it was never passed over to me," McPhatter posted.

He said the worst part is that Aguilar's mother and family think he could have prevented her murder.

"I wish I would've received that DNA hit in 2017, that maybe Hania Aguilar would still be with her family," McPhatter wrote.
 
PommyMommy said:
MAR 11, 2019 - Video
Still no trial date set for man accused of kidnapping, killing Hania Aguilar
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Dang - can't access this article from the EU.

Can someone give a 10% synopsis on this please? TIA! :)
 
Tuesday, March 19th:
*Prelim Hearing (for 2018 kidnapping case) (@ am session ET) – NC – Hania Noelia Aguilar (13) (abducted Nov. 5, 2018, found Nov. 27, 2018) - *Michael Ray McLellan (34) indicted (12/3/18), arrested & charged (12/7/18) with 1st degree murder, 1st degree forcible rape, statutory rape of a person under 15, 1st degree sexual offense. Statutory sex offense with a person under 15, 1st degree kidnapping, felony larceny, felony restraint, abduction of a child & concealment of a death. Held without bond. Hania’s Case #s 18CR056670-79
**Charged (12/10/18) & indicted (1/7/19) with 1st degree rape & 1st degree burglary & robbery with a dangerous weapon. (re 2016 rape case). $5M bond. Revoked (12/10/18). 2016 rape #18CR0001998
**Charged (10/15/18) with 2nd degree kidnapping, possession of a firearm by felony & attempted robbery with dangerous weapon. (2018 kidnapping case). 2018 Kidnap Case#18CR055491 Robeson County
Was arrested Nov. 12 for outstanding warrant: charged with second-degree kidnapping, possession of a firearm by a felon and attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with an Oct. 15, 2018 attack in Fairmont. Held on $2.5M bond. This case is continued to 3/19/19.
12/7/18: Preliminary hearing set for 12/10. 12/10/18: Judge revokes bond (on other case) & denies bond. He appointed 2 attorneys. Next hearing on 12/21.
12/21/18 Update: Next hearings on 1/7/19 (rape), 1/8 (Hania), 3/19 (kidnapping) & 3/26 (Hania).
1/7/19 Update: No date on reschedule of Rape case. 1/8/19: DA asks for continuance hearing set for 4/2 (Hania) canceling 3/26.
2/13/19 Update: Autopsy released. Chief Medical Examiner stated the girl likely died from asphyxia or suffocation, and her cause of death is listed as "homicidal violence of undetermined means."
 
Niner said:
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Dang - can't access this article from the EU.

Can someone give a 10% synopsis on this please? TIA! :)
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It's a 30-second video; the preliminary hearing was held but there is still no trial date for Hania's murder case. Hania was kidnapped and driven away from her home in early November, McClellan was charged in December and already in custody for attempted robbery.

Thank you for the court update - much appreciated! :)
MOO
 
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