BOY, 5, FOLDED DEAD IN A SUITCASE, MOMMY STILL ON THE RUN

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 1 January 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The mother of 5-year-old Georgia boy, Cairo Ammar Jordan, found dead in a suitcase in Indiana, is still on the run more than a year after the child was found.. His mother, Dejuane Ludie, accused in his death, is still at large. Investigators say the little boy died from an electrolyte imbalance. The medical examiner says that the imbalance was most likely due to a “viral gastroenteritis” caused by excessive vomiting or diarrhea. Toxicology tests came back negative and the boy had no severe injuries. Police do not believe the boy was alive when he was placed inside the suitcase.

A mushroom hunter found the hardshell suitcase, which features the famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign. The boy's mother posted online that she believed the child was really a 100-year-old demon.

Another suspect, 40-year-old Dawn Elaine Coleman of Shreveport, Louisiana, who had been traveling with mother Dejaune Ludie Anderson was arrested and convicted. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in Cairo's death. She has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, with five years of that sentence suspended to probation.

TIPLINE: Indiana State Police (888) 437-6432 (within Indiana) or Detective Matt Busick, Indiana State Police in Sellersburg (812) 248-4374 or (800) 872-6743

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Steve Kramer - Former FBI Attorney and Federal Prosecutor, President: Indago Solutions, Indago.ai, Led the team that identified the Golden State Killer, Co-Founder of the FBI's Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) Program
Dr. Thomas Plante - The Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., Professor of Psychology and Religious Studies, Santa Clara University; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine; Editor, Spirituality in Clinical Practice; Author: " Human Interaction with the Divine, the Sacred, and the Deceased: Psychological, Scientific, and Theological Perspectives."
Detective Matt Busick - Investigations, Indiana State Police (Sellersburg, IN)
Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan"
Max Lewis - Reporter, FOX59 (Indianapolis), Twitter/Instagram: @MaxLewisTV, Facebook.com/MaxLewisTV

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0:00.0	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:07.0	Nancy Grace. Somebody knows something. Well, truer words were never spoken
0:20.3	than in the case of a boy in a suitcase.
0:25.0	A little boy, a beautiful little boy,
0:29.0	literally found in a suitcase dead.
0:35.0	When the case first hit the headlines, it was quite the fewer.
0:40.0	A classic Las Vegas, Welcome to Las Vegas suitcase with the iconic sticker on the side was found seemingly out in the middle of nowhere in the woods in Salem and De Indiana. His small body stuffed into a welcome to the
0:55.6	fabulous Las Vegas suitcase. The prime suspect his mom, still on the run, after this Tots body found stuffed in a suitcase.
1:11.0	I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us here at
1:15.6	Sirius XM 111. I will never forget it. This little child, beautiful little boy found dehydration the cause of death caused by
1:28.1	Gastroenteritis. What a painful and slow suffering death this five-year-old boy had. And now we know who is the
1:41.4	perp. The perp is his own mother. Why is she still on the run? How is she
1:47.8	able to outsmart police, FBI, bounty hunters, dog trackers, the works, or are they simply not focusing on apprehending
1:59.0	her?
2:00.4	As a little five-year-old boy somehow lost in the shuffle?
2:06.0	Is his life less important than other peoples?
2:10.2	Do you remember the manhunt, or should I say woman hunt for Caitlin Armstrong accused of gunning down a beautiful pro cycler Mariah because of a love triangle. They tracked Armstrong down all the way in disguise in Costa Rica. Oh yeah, they found her because it was the high profile case but seemingly nobody cares about this little four feet tall
2:39.6	Slim built short hair little boy for so long an unknown angel.
2:48.0	Listen to our friends W-H-A-S.
2:51.0	Now the discovery was made by a person hunting for mushrooms over the weekend.
2:55.0	Also new today, an autopsy was performed.
2:57.5	We do know that police say the boy is only five to eight years old.
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