GA - Mary & Elwyn Crocker Jr, both 14, starved, beaten & buried, Effingham Cnty, 20 Dec 2018 Arrests

[Niner]

I really don't know if this case has been closed. Their last hearing was on 8/6 & haven't seen anything. I can't access the court site - but I can tag @SeesSeas - anything new with all these people? TIA!

 

[SeesSeas]

I really don't know if this case has been closed. Their last hearing was on 8/6 & haven't seen anything. I can't access the court site - but I can tag @SeesSeas - anything new with all these people? TIA!

The documents at this link don't seem to be updated beyond 09/03/2019, and I don't find any of the defendants for this case:
https://www.effinghamcounty.org/DocumentCenter/

 

[watcher9]

I really don't know if this case has been closed. Their last hearing was on 8/6 & haven't seen anything. I can't access the court site - but I can tag @SeesSeas - anything new with all these people? TIA!

No, they have not closed this case.
With the Judge directing all records to be sealed in this case, it is hard to find any info.
Best I can determine, all are still locked up.
If something breaks like one of them being released on bail, it would hit the news pretty fast.
Meanwhile, the wheels of justice turn slowly.

 

[Niner]

Thank you SeesSeas & watcher9 for the information & updates! Guess we wait....

 

[Niner]

Stepmother of murdered teens ordered to undergo mental exam


(WJCL) - Candace Crocker, the stepmother of two Guyton teens found buried in their backyard, has been ordered to undergo a mental health examination.

Court records show the May order is to determine criminal responsibility at the time of the deaths, and competency to stand trial. The results of the exam and the ruling have not been filed.
[.....]
Kim Wright, Crocker's mother, was also indicted in the teens' deaths. Wright filed in May for a change of venue for her trial. Court documents show Wright is requesting a location similar to Effingham County. The judge has not ruled on the request.


Just got back from my vacation - so going to bug you again @SeesSeas - any court dates for these *$#&$ ??

 

[SeesSeas]

Just got back from my vacation - so going to bug you again @SeesSeas - any court dates for these *$#&$ ??

Still no idea of how to search a docket by case or name, or if it's possible to do this type of search.
No luck with name searches on recent Judge calendars:
Effingham County, GA
Judge's Calendars | Effingham County, GA
Chief Judge F. Gates Peed

 

[watcher9]

Stepmother of murdered teens ordered to undergo mental exam


(WJCL) - Candace Crocker, the stepmother of two Guyton teens found buried in their backyard, has been ordered to undergo a mental health examination.

Court records show the May order is to determine criminal responsibility at the time of the deaths, and competency to stand trial. The results of the exam and the ruling have not been filed.
[.....]
Kim Wright, Crocker's mother, was also indicted in the teens' deaths. Wright filed in May for a change of venue for her trial. Court documents show Wright is requesting a location similar to Effingham County. The judge has not ruled on the request.


Just got back from my vacation - so going to bug you again @SeesSeas - any court dates for these *$#&$ ??

Thanks for posting this article.
Nothing has shown up on the court documents.
I re-read this old article and didn't remember knowing that the father kept a photo of Mary on his phone.

A photo found on Crocker's phone allegedly showed Mary next to the kennel, emaciated and badly bruised.

Investigator: Father admits starving Guyton teen, keeping her zip tied naked in a dog kennel

 

[watcher9]

Did anyone happen to keep the case number?
I went back through a lot of the old links and any record of the case seems to have been deleted. I don't know if that's part of the Judge's orders to seal this case.

I found this state link but don't know if they update the filings on a sealed case in Effingham County.

Document Access and Electronic Filing

 

[Niner]

Did anyone happen to keep the case number?
I went back through a lot of the old links and any record of the case seems to have been deleted. I don't know if that's part of the Judge's orders to seal this case.

I found this state link but don't know if they update the filings on a sealed case in Effingham County.

Document Access and Electronic Filing

ask - and you shall receive!

Effingham County for all #2019-SU-CR-82-P

 

[Niner]

And SeesSeas - that's the link I have too - and of course no info.... but thanks for checking for me!

 

[watcher9]

ask - and you shall receive!

Effingham County for all #2019-SU-CR-82-P

Thanks. I thought we had lost it. Now it is listed on our thread.

I did a web search on that case number and it pulled up some PDFs that are the court calendars for Judge Peed. Mostly arraignment and plea calendars but they were dated later than what was in the court records. No listing for this case so far.

This may be the way we will eventually find it back on the calendar.

 

[watcher9]

No news that I could find.

 

[watcher9]

Finally something in the news about this case. This is a video only link.

Court date still not set for defendants in Crocker case

 

[Niner]

Finally something in the news about this case. This is a video only link.

Court date still not set for defendants in Crocker case

The guy said late January or early February. I think I'll move them there on my notes.

 

[watcher9]

The guy said late January or early February. I think I'll move them there on my notes.

Found an article which confirms what the video said about the next court date on the case.
Note that they are talking hearing, not the trial date.

As far as what’s next in court, the superior court clerk says a second chair public defender still has to be found for the accused, and that she doesn’t anticipate another hearing on the case until late January, early February at the earliest.

Court date still not set for defendants in Crocker case

 

[Niner]

Thanks @watcher9 - yes, I understand it is just a court hearing, not the trial date.... I don't anticipate that until late this year or even next year unfortunately....

 

[Laughing]

Mary & Elwyn looking MAH-valous!:



Evil Santa Murders His Kids In Guyton Georgia..Walmart Santa Elwyn Crocker Arrested For Killing His Children

Elwyn has that great smile in all his published pictures. What a brave young man!

What do we know about this infant? A baby brother?

 

[Niner]

regarding the baby brother - if I recall correctly - he had "something" wrong with him - mentally or physically - I believe he was taken by CPS.

I believe some of the older articles might mention something. Getting old - and memory is going! LOL!

 

[watcher9]

Mary & Elwyn looking MAH-valous!:

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Evil Santa Murders His Kids In Guyton Georgia..Walmart Santa Elwyn Crocker Arrested For Killing His Children

Elwyn has that great smile in all his published pictures. What a brave young man!

What do we know about this infant? A baby brother?

regarding the baby brother - if I recall correctly - he had "something" wrong with him - mentally or physically - I believe he was taken by CPS.

I believe some of the older articles might mention something. Getting old - and memory is going! LOL!

Bumping this forward in response to inquiry about younger brother.

Dead children never reported missing were homeschooled

14-year-old Mary Crocker disappeared in October and her brother Elwyn Crocker Jr. disappeared in 2016 when he was 14.

A living 11-year-old child with cerebral palsy was taken from the home and placed this week in the care of his mother, Rebecca Self, of South Carolina.

Despite noticing signs of possible abuse, neighbors and acquaintances didn’t report their suspicions to authorities.

 

[Niner]

I was going to say celebral palsy - but then I didn't want to be wrong...
Thanks for bringing that forward watcher9!