Found Deceased IL - Andrew Freund, 5, Crystal Lake, 17 April 2019 *Arrests* - #2

[Tippy Lynn]

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LIVE: Update Expected in Case of Missing Crystal Lake Boy

 

[chihuahua]

Sorry if already posted, multitasking.
DEVELOPING: Body of missing boy A.J. Freund reportedly found in conservation area
Chi

 

[Birmingplumb]

Besides the worst case ...can anyone think of possible ways child can go missing ..both believing in dogs and not believing in dogs? As m

 

[Tabirey]

Press Conference, 4/24

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LIVE: Update Expected in Case of Missing Crystal Lake Boy

Thank you!

 

[katydid23]

Does anyone know if AJ attended school?

No, he was too young for mandatory kindergarten still.

 

[k8ling0087]

I'm still sad, but now angry, I want answers and I also don't want to know anymore. Only positive is the other 3 children will never have to live with them again.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Besides the worst case ...can anyone think of possible ways child can go missing ..both believing in dogs and not believing in dogs? As m

Parents (foul play)
Wandered away
Someone outside the home either known or unknown to the child

 

[Henry2326]

I'm still sad, but now angry, I want answers and I also don't want to know anymore. Only positive is the other 3 children will never have to live with them again.

I couldn't say it any better!!!! Well done!!

 

[Tabirey]

This has been a hard case for me to follow. This little one is the spitting image of my little nephew. They are the same age. As my nephew starts kindergarten this fall, I will be thinking about how AJ should have been too.

Sleep sweet little man, you will not be forgotten and now it's time for justice.

 

[nyvictoria]

My mom had a drug addiction and I love her very much. She’s a good person and I know she would never have chosen to go down that path. I have empathy for addicts. It’s not a choice and there’s normally also underlying mental illness that walk hand in hand with addiction. That’s why I’ve been saying since day 1: the biggest criminals here are DCPS. It’s not the parents, IMO. They had SO many warning that these parents were unfit and still did nothing to remove them from the home. As much as I have empathy for addicts, the child’s safety comes first and it was as clear as day that those children were not safe. So yeah, I blame the child protective services the most in this case.

Thank you for sharing this.

We need to find a way to get more money to these agencies so they are able to hire more people and take the time they need on each case. It’s an endless problem these days. I'll say no more as I can get pretty heated on this subject.

 

[birdsmomma]

One thing that really has stuck out to me this whole time and it's not worth a hill of beans now but in everything I've seen it was reported he was missing and approximately 65lbs. This is very large for a 5 year old. This really stuck out to me. All the pictures I've seen of him, he is very slender. Average weight for a boy that age is 44lbs. 20 extra pounds on a small frame would be a drastic thing.

I'm not sure any of this matters at this point but it really made me question the parents from the get-go. I'm sorry if this has been stated and discussed already, if it has I didn't catch it.

 

[chihuahua]

Besides the worst case ...can anyone think of possible ways child can go missing ..both believing in dogs and not believing in dogs? As m

On HLN the expert said three ways.
1. He wandered away on his own
2. Family in the house involved
3. Someone came in and took him
Chi

 

[AmyPond]

I just saw a quick live stream on HLN that shows the police outside at the scene. Does anyone know of a current live stream like this online?

 

[chihuahua]

Following thinking this is far too much like little Lucas' case.
Chi

 

[nyvictoria]

One thing that really has stuck out to me this whole time and it's not worth a hill of beans now but in everything I've seen it was reported he was missing and approximately 65lbs. This is very large for a 5 year old. This really stuck out to me. All the pictures I've seen of him, he is very slender. Average weight for a boy that age is 44lbs. 20 extra pounds on a small frame would be a drastic thing.

I'm not sure any of this matters at this point but it really made me question the parents from the get-go. I'm sorry if this has been stated and discussed already, if it has I didn't catch it.

There’s no way he weighed anywhere near that. IMO the parents had no idea what he weighed and ventured a poor guess. I wonder when he last saw a Dr?

 

[BlinkOfAnI]

The video being shown at this link appears to be live at the search area where body was found.
LIVE: Update Expected in Case of Missing Crystal Lake Boy
Edited to correct link

 

[Henry2326]

Following thinking this is far too much like little Lucas' case.
Chi

Dejavu....

 

[claudianunes]

Maybe Andrew got hurt accidentally and passed away. Maybe the parents didn't come clean because, well, they weren't clean and feared what eventually happened - getting P. (the youngest son) taken away. Or maybe I just don't want to believe that they hurt their own child intentionally.

 

[Bugurl747]

Perhaps he is one of those guys who thinks he can handle his own issues and represent himself.

That is what I thought as well. MOO

 

[kspoon45]

Besides the worst case ...can anyone think of possible ways child can go missing ..both believing in dogs and not believing in dogs? As m

I think you're also under the assumption that he went missing when his parents first reported. It's possible he has been gone longer, the scent would have dispersed to the point at which the dogs couldn't pick up on anything outside