AR - Fredarrious Wilson, 18, found deceased, multiple GSW, Holly Springs National Forest, MS - West Memphis, 8 March 2023

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Missing Arkansas teen found dead in Mississippi forest

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — An 18-year-old reported missing from Arkansas was found dead in a national forest in Mississippi on Wednesday. Police said Fredarrious Wilson was last seen in West Mem…

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According to a police report, Wilson’s mother said she last saw her son between 4:30 and 5 p.m. before he went to the movies with a classmate.

She said she tried to call Wilson when she woke up at 11 p.m. She also told police he left with his classmate in a four-door, red or burgundy vehicle.

Mother speaks out after 18-year-old son's body found in Mississippi forest

TRAGIC BREAKING NEWS: The child's dead body was found near the last location officers could find by pinning his cell phone, police say

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On Wednesday morning, March 8, at approximately 11:20 a U.S. Forest Service employee working in the area spotted Wilson’s body 30 yards off of County Road 243. The sheriff’s department, assisted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Forestry Service, District Attorney’s office and the Water Valley Police Department responded to process the scene.

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Route along where Fred was found, 80 miles to the south and not easily accessible from I-55:

 

[Marysmith]

Hopefully they can figure this one out with the vehicle description and cameras on the route. RIP Fredarrious.

 

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Fredarrious' mother, Shirley Howell, told WREG that she became concerned when he didn't come home that Sunday after telling her she was going on a date with a classmate. She said she later learned he'd ended up with someone else.

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While authorities have not revealed Fredarrious' cause or manner of death, Howell said she was informed her son was found with gunshot wounds. According to Howell, Fredarrious was spotted on security footage with a woman at a McDonald's in West Memphis the night he was last seen, WREG reports.
Ark. Teen Told Mom He Was Going Out on Date. He Was Found Shot to Death in Forest Days Later

18-year-old’s death probed as homicide

 

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Identifying and finding this woman Fredarrious was with, and the vehicle he was in, will be key to this investigation.
Some further questions:
Who was the classmate he originally said he was going out with?
Why did he end up going with this other woman instead?
What was the intended movie, where was it showing, and at what times?
Was McDonald's before, after, or instead of, the movie?
(There is a national chain called Movie Tavern, part of the Marcus Corporation, but there are no locations anywhere near Memphis.)
MOO

 

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Four arrested, charged with Fredarrious' murder:

Four charged with murder of West Memphis teen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Four people have been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Fredarrious Wilson, the West Memphis, Arkansas teen whose body was found in a Mississippi forest after he …

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Alicia Jackson, 22, Brandon Jackson, 23, Bralin Jackson, 22, and Devin Smith, 27, are charged with first-degree murder in the case. All are from Coffeeville, Mississippi.

They are currently in custody, with bonds set at $1 million each. County records show Alicia Jackson, whose first name is Layvonnia, is married to Bralin Jackson.

While investigators are unwilling to say how Wilson and the suspects may be connected, Wilson’s mother confirmed to WREG he worked with Alicia Jackson at FedEx.

Note: FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.

 

[Marysmith]

Four arrested, charged with Fredarrious' murder:

Alicia Jackson, 22, Brandon Jackson, 23, Bralin Jackson, 22, and Devin Smith, 27, are charged with first-degree murder in the case. All are from Coffeeville, Mississippi.

They are currently in custody, with bonds set at $1 million each. County records show Alicia Jackson, whose first name is Layvonnia, is married to Bralin Jackson.

While investigators are unwilling to say how Wilson and the suspects may be connected, Wilson’s mother confirmed to WREG he worked with Alicia Jackson at FedEx.

Note: FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.

Wow. I wonder if Alicia Jackson was who he was seen with? Maybe she lured him out somehow?