MI - Na'Ziyah Harris, 13, Detroit, 9 Jan 2024 *arrest*

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Update:Not Na'Ziah

Mother charged with killing 9-year-old son, burying him in backyard of Detroit home

Human remains that were found in the backyard of a Detroit home last month have been identified as a 9-year-old boy, officials said on Wednesday.

www.wxyz.com

Brandee Pierce, 41, is facing several charges in the alleged killing of her son, 9-year-old Zemar King.

Six months before Zemar King was found buried in a shallow grave, the 9-year-old Detroit boy told Children’s Protective Services that his mother choked him, beat him with a belt and wanted to kill him.

Detroit boy told CPS his mom wanted 'to kill him' months before prosecutors say she did

6 months before Zemar King was found buried in a shallow grave, the 9-year-old Detroit boy told Children’s Protective Services that his mother choked him, beat him with a belt and wanted to kill him.

www.wxyz.com

 

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9-Year-Old Boy Found Dead & Buried in Back Yard Told CPS His Mom ‘Chokes Him and Wants to Kill Him’ 10 Months Earlier

A 9-year-old boy found dead and buried in a shallow grave behind his former home in Detroit earlier this year told Child Protective Services 10 months earlier that his mom regularly choked him and “wants to kill him.” Zemar King’s mother, 41-year-old Brandee Katrice Pierce, heard the words of...

www.crimeonline.com

Zemar King’s mother, 41-year-old Brandee Katrice Pierce, heard the words of her son Friday during her formal arraignment on charges of murder, child abuse, tampering with evidence, and concealing a person’s death, The Detroit News reported.

 

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MAR 7, 2025

Detroit man charged in murder of missing 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris headed to trial in October

Jarvis Butts, 42, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, second-degree criminal sexual conduct and child sexually abusive activity.

www.cbsnews.com

Butts appeared in court Friday morning for a calendar conference. ...

Jury selection will begin on Oct. 6, 2025. Prosecutors said Friday they could call 40 or more witnesses to the stand while the defense plans to call 10 or more. The trial is expected to last three to four weeks.

He has a final calendar conference date on June 20.

 

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Jarvis Butts facing 2 new charges in connection to 2013 sexual assault case.
Murder suspect in Na’Ziyah Harris case facing unrelated sexual assault charges

His trial for Na'Ziyah's murder was supposed to begin on August 1st. but that has now been slightly delayed.

Suspect in Na’Ziyah Harris murder case appeared in court. Here’s what happened

Per the above article, He was arraigned on June 30th for the unrelated 2013 SA charges.

He appeared in court on August 4th relating to Harris' murder where his defense attempted to get the info about his recent charges in the 2013 SA case quashed in the murder case. The court denied those motions to quash.

Due to issues with cell phone evidence the judge set a new pretrial conference to take place September 16th. His trial for the murder of Na'Ziyah is now set to take place in October of this year.

 

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