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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Did Mommy and live-in lover drag 6-year-old son to death?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

An Ohio couple facing 31 charges in the death of a 6-year-old boy. 29-year-old mom, Brittany Gosney, and her live-in boyfriend 42-year-old James Hamilton reported James Hutchison missing early one Sunday morning, but by afternoon, the couple admitted the boy died as mommy tried to abandon him and two other siblings. The boy tried to hang on to the vehicle as his mother drove off. Police say the couple admits to throwing the dead boy's body into the river. Joining Nancy Grace today:Tracy Campbell - Public Relations Director, North Star International Search and Recovery (NSI)Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, Defense Attorney, Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC, www.ccealaw.comDr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta Ga, Masters degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Memphis State University, www.angelaarnoldmd.comDan Scott - Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sergeant, 26 years with Special Victims Bureau Specializing in Child Abuse Dr. Kendall Crowns – Deputy Medical Examiner Travis County, Texas (Austin)Courtney King - Reporter, FOX19 NOW/WXIX

Transcript

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0:00.0

Shot waves rip through a family and a community when a six year old little boy goes missing.

0:14.0

James Hutchinson again just six years old think about that.

0:19.0

Likely not even in grade school or at best just starting first grade.

0:25.5

How do you just disappear?

0:28.0

For instance, if you take your children to Walmart, wouldn't you notice one wasn't in the car with you when you left?

0:34.0

When you go to bed at night and all your children are asleep, wouldn't you notice if one was missing the next morning?

0:40.0

How does a six year old little boy just seemingly vanish into thin air?

0:46.0

Like a magic trick.

0:48.0

Six year old little James take a listen to our friends at crimeonline.com.

1:01.0

29 year old mother of four Brittany Gosney and her 42 year old boyfriend James Hamilton go to the middle town police department on a Sunday morning to report her six year old son is missing.

1:11.0

According to family and friends, James Hutchinson is a happy go lucky child who smiles all the time and loves to give hugs.

1:18.0

Police organize search teams and continue to talk to Gosney and Hamilton, but something is odd about their stories.

1:24.0

They don't quite match up, but that's not unusual at the outset.

1:29.0

Very often when you're speaking to multiple witnesses about a single event, they have different perspectives.

1:36.0

I found that to be true as a matter of fact when witnesses stories align too much, that's a problem as well.

1:43.0

But who is this little boy? Take a listen to school superintendent Marlon style speaking to our friends at WCPO 9.

1:51.0

He would come running towards the front doors of the school building with a giant smile on his face.

1:56.0

He gave the biggest and as they said, the best this hugs you've ever imagined.

2:00.0

That was James on a daily basis.

2:03.0

Often times in education we have incentives to reward students for making their dreams come true and reaching their goals.

2:10.0

One recent incentive at Rosa Parks Elementary, we found James in the cafeteria to big smile on his face because he was rewarded with the lucky lunch tray.

2:21.0

That was important to him. The staff just shared how joyful he was to be able to receive the lucky lunch tray.

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