Posted on 04/24/2019 12:02:39 PM PDT by Red Badger
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Sources tell WGN the body of Andrew “AJ” Freund, a 5-year-old boy missing from Crystal Lake, has been found.
Earlier Wednesday, investigators returned to the family home and removed several items, including a shovel, a mattress, two lawn bags and a large bin. The family dog was also removed from the home by Animal Control officials.
Meanwhile, the FBI, McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies and Crystal Lake police were at a rural area in Woodstock about 15 minutes from the house.
The Crystal Lake Police Department will hold a news conference regarding the case at 1 p.m., one hour later than previously planned.
Earlier Wednesday, the attorney for the boy’s mother, JoAnn Cunningham, was spotted entering the Crystal Lake Police Department around 6 a.m.
When WGN questioned Attorney George Killis as to why he was at the police station, he had no comment.
For now, there is still no word on the whereabouts of 5-year-old AJ.
AJ was reported missing last Thursday morning, and the days since have involved multiple searches by law enforcement as disturbing details continue to emerge about his parents and living conditions inside their home.
Tuesday’s police search focused on Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake, with police using sonar to check the pond. But hours of searching there, and also in Stern Woods, yielded nothing.
The police release of the 911 call made by AJ’s father, Andrew Freund Sr., reveals he was calm in reporting the disappearance after searching on his own.
Freund Sr. is the former divorce attorney for Cunningham. The two never married, but were said to be living together with their children and no longer dating.
Since the disappearance, the family’s history with DCFS and Crystal Lake Police has come to light, with multiple reports of abuse, neglect, and drug use.
reveals he was calm in reporting the disappearance after searching on his own.
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Dang
I would be calm, too. That is my personality.
Does not mean they are not involved.
The “father” couldn’t even fake innocence.
He had guilty written all over him.
They had been called to this house 17 times or so I read..this poor child suffering in plain sight..read that one parent turned on the other and told the cops where to find the body..RIP sweet AJ..take these “parents” and hang em simple and effective
They find the same body every day. I’ve seen this reported for 500 years so far.
Will it ever end!
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I drove by the scene yesterday in Crystal Lake by Veteran’s Park. God will do a much better job with the boy then those two lost souls could have.
I used to live in Crystal Lake, a lifetime ago. I had visited Veteran Acres Park several times, as it was a great place for a family outing and had many family activity areas.
I suppose no place is totally immune to violence and disaster, but it is with a sense of disappointment that such a place be marred by this incident.
May this be resolved with judgment apportioned out as is deserved.
Figured it had to be a white kid. Black kids that age range are killed just about every week on the Chicago streets, but the media doesn’t care about that, since it doesn’t sell copy.
Not to belittle this tragedy, but the first thing I thought of about murder at Crystal Lake has to do with Jason, an axe, and a hockey mask.
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