5-y-o AJ Freund DEAD in shallow grave, wrapped in plastic. DCFS WORKERS FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES!

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The parents of 5-year-old AJ Freund report him missing. When confronted with forensic analysis on their cellphones and other information, they both reportedly provide details that lead to the little boy’s location. His body is later found wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave. AJ's parents are charged with murder, but what about the Illinois Department of Child and Family Service workers who repeatedly returned the child to his parent, finding no cause for concern? Now two DCFS workers have now been charged in Freund's death. Joining Nancy Grace Today:Randall Kessler - Defense Attorney & Family Law SpecialistDr. Daniel Bober - Forensic Psychiatrist, Chief of Psychiatry Memorial Regional Healthcare Systems, Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, follow on Instagram at drdanielboberJennifer Shen, Forensic Scientist, Former San Diego Police Department Crime Lab DirectorDr. Kendall Crowns - Deputy Medical Examiner Travis County, Texas (Austin)Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline Investigative ReporterAshley Kelly - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Expertise: Child Abuse National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4- A-Child (1-800-422-4453)

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0:00.0	MUSIC
0:06.0	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
0:08.0	MUSIC
0:13.0	Bob Shell right now in a very rare, rare move.
0:19.0	DeFacts Department of Family Children's Services,
0:21.0	CPS Child Protective Services,
0:24.0	two workers have been criminally charged.
0:29.0	For neglect in a case that led to a brutal and repulsive death.
0:35.0	For a little boy, those are the words of the judge that heard the case.
0:39.0	A brutal and repulsive death.
0:43.0	For this little boy, why?
0:46.0	Because deFacts ignored everything.
0:49.0	The child tortured and killed.
0:53.0	I want justice.
0:55.0	And I hope you do too.
0:58.0	MUSIC
1:05.0	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
1:08.0	MUSIC
1:14.0	You know, at the very beginning when I try to speak to juries,
1:19.0	I try to sugarcoat airbrush the whole time.
1:24.0	I try to crush the horrible details of certain cases.
1:27.0	Well, it didn't take me long.
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