After 11 years of questions and research, and with the assistance of a crew from CBS' "48 Hours," a show about Hall's findings aired in March. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, organizes information she has collected about the incident that led to the death of her daughter, who was found dead with her granddaughter, 10-month-old River, in 2008 along train tracks Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. But Ollic's investigation turned up another explanation: that Aaron injured it two days later at the funeral home when he punched a wall while choosing a coffin. She was so proud of her, she loved being a mother," Vicky Hall says of her daughter, seen in home video with River Lynn. The noise still pierces her heart. Oliver has been working closely with Berkeley County's cold case unit. diagnosis reportedly backed up by Kadies obstetrician. Other worker: You need to leave please. Kadie's family never believed she was delusional or that she would take her own life. Jessica Sanders: in his story she's shaking, trembling, scared. In 1951, novelist William S. Burroughs was charged with murder when he shot his wife, Joan Vollmer, in the head during a drunken game of William Tell that But by night, Jessica Sanders, the private eye, is at the gun range or on the road with cameras and disguises in hot pursuit. During questioning in 2008, the investigator never asked Aaron Major about his bandaged hand. Ollic also had officers thinking Kadies mom was crazy. There is a $25,000 reward. From Netflixs Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez to Investigation Discoverys Aaron Hernandez: An ID Murder Mystery, several shows have chronicled the tale of the late football athlete turned convicted killer over the years. While others involved with the case remain silent, Hall continues to speak out. Natural resources is one of 10 elements required in a countys comprehensive plan a map for future development that is updated every 10 years. Detectives admit to Peter Van Sant of 48 Hours that there were inconsistencies in the original case. Like, for some reason, I felt like I was cutting her off too early.". I had to take some breaks and I wouldnt stop and Ive taken breaks and [Im] learning how to take care of myself. Her husband talking about conspiracy theories. Sanders and Hall found that suspicious because he had searched for news about the discovery of the bodies more than an hour after he had called Hall to say he had just heard about it on the radio. Aaron Major recounts the night his wife and child vanished, Jessica Sander and Vicky Hall in the "war room.". Wade Spees/Staff. Easy. Not long after River was born, Kadie got pregnant again; this time, she learned, with a son. I think it's very possible that she died at the house. Thank you everyone who has shared and signed! Andre McDonald was charged with murder in October 2019. However, she met her first husband, Aaron Spelling the same year followed by her breakthrough role in 1953 with the movie House of Wax. Aaron and Carolyn got married in April 1953. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said there are multiple persons of interest including Kadies husband. Psychopathic behavior to me. I will fight for this till the day I die. Sheriff Duane Lewis: I was not familiar with the case. Business is good. Her 10-month-old daughter, River, was found drowned in a creek near the train tracks. There's no way Kadie would have ever, ever killed River or herself. "His wife is missing and he's talking about this conspiracy stuff.". He explained that she was researching government conspiracies and that "God was telling her to flee to protect the kids," according to a transcript of his interview with investigators. Vicky Hall: I couldn't fight no more for a while. File/Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, looks down the tracks where the body of her daughter Major, who was pregnant and her 10-month-old granddaughter River were found in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. trying to numb my pain but actually all it did is make everything worse. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Joel (joh-EL') Roux-Neville, the wife of R&B singing legend Aaron Neville, died today at her home south of Nashville. Kadie and River Lynn had now been missing for more than 12 hours in stormy, icy conditions. Is that true? Rick Ollic: I don't recall when she was interviewed, and they should have been interviewed for those things. Its evident that her priority right now is her daughters, and itll stay that way for a long while. The family was suspicious. Peter Van Sant: You tell him that you have found the pickup truck. The lab didnt even receive the blood samples until 1/23/08 Autopsy report wasnt signed until February 11th. She remembered seeing Aaron's hand swollen the morning deputies discovered Kadie. The evidence was noteworthy, and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office began a new investigation. Vicky Hall: He had lifted his hand up And I'm like, "Oh my God, why is his hand so big?" Some friends just said, "Vicky, just put everything in the box. If he didn't Investigate a young pregnant mother and 10 month old baby girls murder what else is he hiding? Things were changing fast in Moncks Corner. Do you, This was definitely in IL because we are friends with, Hi. Lewis and Kokinda did what Ollic and his team didn't do -- talk to Kadie's closest friends and family.\. Kadies body (she was four months pregnant with a son to be namedAadon Robert Major) was found near the train tracks while River Lynn was found drowned in a creek about 50 yards away. By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com. Kadie, holding River Lynn, and Aaron Major. When authorities found Kadie, she wore a dark blue hoodie, a pair of jeans and a black zippered coat. But the truth needs to be known and justice needs to be served.. Correspondent Peter Van Sant interviews Kadies mother Vicky Hall and the detective assigned to the case in 2008. Copyright 2019 WCSC. And every night the forlorn cry of its whistle brings her grief roaring back. Kadie Lee Hall was born in Michigan in February 1981. ", "We knew there was more to this," Sanders said. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you, the fact that he's told different stories? Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); It is unclear if Aaron has new legal representation. Rick Ollic: Always do the right thing, it's always important at any time to do the right thing. Air Force major husband of missing Texas woman purchased ax, shovel, trash bags and gas: police. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you? Hall suspects he also put a doll with a hole in its stomach at the makeshift memorial where Kadie and River's bodies were found. The baby, however, did not belong to Previously, he wrote for the Courier Journal in Kentucky. A train hit a vehicle on Oakley Road and two people are dead.". DET. All rights reserved. And why they found $1,000 in cash in Kadie's truck and her wedding rings were not on her finger, but in her pocket. All rights reserved. Refused to answer or acknowledge dozens of emails from the mother of Kadie Major. Vicky Hall, Kadies mother, later stated that Aaron told her about Kadie not entering their house, standing at the doorway instead. While the pathologist who conducted the autopsy recommended that the manner of death reports stay pending, former County Coroner Bill Salisbury labeled Kadie and River's deaths as a suicide and undetermined, respectively. -Behind the Picket Fence, Scorned: Love Kills (S1, E1) Military spouse Joan Shannon conspired with her daughter Elizabeth to murder Army Major David Shannon for the Servicemens Group Life Insurance. Thomas Novelly is a political reporter based in Charleston. Authorities at the time accepted this version of events. Sanders decided to continue working as a private investigator. A note left at his family's residence was not answered. Then, at 11:31 a.m., Hall said Aaron called her to say he just heard on the radio that two bodies had been found after being hit by a train. Sheriff Duane Lewis has stated that Aaron is currently the only suspect, but he has so far refused to cooperate with police and as of the time of writing no charges have been filed in this case. Bond today was reduced from $2 million to $450,000 by Judge Frank Castro in the 399th Read moreSC House passes bail reform to stop what it calls 'revolving door' for criminals, Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh is a gifted liar who spent a decade concealing his true identity as a white-collar thief and opioid addict, prosecutor Creighton Waters told a Colleton County jury during his three-hour closing argument March 1. Kadie had not seemed despondent to her, and she wondered why investigators had been so quick to rule the death a suicide. Authorities concluded that pregnant Kadie, 26, had thrown herself and 10-month River in front of a train. Det. The force of the impact allegedly threw River into a nearby creek where she drowned. in the case. CBS 48 Hours Fatal Crossing is the catapult Vicky Hall needed to prompt authorities, Im going to summarize the Suicide Ruling paper trail. His whole fingers was swollen. After learning about the original investigation, something didn't sit right with Hall. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.. Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. She wanted to have the same name as her daughter, Avielle. The sheriff was asked if Major was a person of interest in the case. Rick Ollic of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office delivered the shattering news. Jessica Sanders: I catch cheaters and anyone who's lying pretty much. Her remains were found Thursday after a 134-day search. Lt. Dean Kokinda: I think that's one of the possibilities, yes. CBS News 48Hours: Fatal Crossing chronicles what happened for the initial ruling to be overturned and the suspicion regarding Aarons involvement. What else did they miss?". If there was a fight that started there, Luminol test. Vicky Hall: Like the world's coming to an end and, you know, the government blew up the Twin Towers. Sarah Watford: It just almost looked like a monster's hand, you know? 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Vicky Hall: The night they died and Sarah was there, my daughter I looked out the window, we have a pond right there and there is a cross on my pond. Market data provided by Factset. She Investigators also believed they identified the wrong train that may have hit Kadie in the first place. Hall and her husband Jeff were awakened at 1:44 a.m., when Aaron suddenly showed up at their home. "48 Hours" found him at home washing out his fishing gear and in the church parking lot with his mother. How Did Kadie Major Die? 24 hours later it had all been cleaned up. Vicky Hall met Sanders four years after Kadie's death. Did he just go along with the coroner who came up with a quick reason for her death without doing a full investigation. "She was just a person that was so full of life.". Read moreNew penny tax proposed to fix Spartanburg County roads, bridges, A final vote on the natural resources element of Georgetown County's comprehensive plan was deferred for the county council's Feb. 28 meeting. Maj. Andre McDonald, 40, already behind bars in connection with his wifes disappearance, was charged Saturday with murder by the Bexar County Sheriffs OfficeHomicide Unit. They did nothing. When the investigation into Kadie Majors death was reopened in September 2018, Aaron Major was publicly mentioned as the only. Several calls to Aaron's cellphone were unanswered and never returned. Peter Van Sant: Family members who had been inside that house claim it was in disarray, that things had been thrown about. Vicky Hall: I believe she wrote these notes down on this paper because she was seeing what Aaron was reading and seeing what he was believing in and it was scaring her and she was just making notes of all the titles on the computer. Hall was sentenced to death by electrocution in May 1945 and executed on January 4, 1946. yesmagazine.org. DISBARRED attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to the murder his son and wife at their family estate. Investigators continue digging, but say, for now, they don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. Fast-forwarding another two years, in 2017, Aaron was cleared in a separate double homicide matter, just to be supposedly outed through callous innuendos three days later. WebAuthorities concluded that pregnant Kadie, 26, had thrown herself and 10-month River in front of a train. it just made no sense that they weren't here. Hall embarked on her own investigation determined to show her daughter did not throw herself in front of a train. VICKY HALL [to reporters]: Thank you to this sheriff's department. Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. This is not a person who's frantic. Totally devastated. I didnt even wanna think about that. Her wedding rings were in her pocket. Ken Dillinger: Pretty much cut and dry that he doesn't have his stories together of what really happened, and every time he thinks about it, he doesn't remember what he said. And Hall says, they should have been more suspicious of Aaron's story about Kadie's alleged paranoia the night she disappeared. However, Kadies mother, Vicky Hall, never accepted this outcome. Lt. Dean Kokinda: We believe that night there was a fight Some argument whether it be verbal or physical. Peter Van Sant: Is that a red flag for you? Officially, the manner of 10-month-old River Lynn's death was undetermined. No matter how long it takes, Vicky Hall will battle on until the truth is found. ", When Sanders and Hall later examined the investigative case file in 2015, they got a look at Kadie and Aaron's history on the couple's shared computer. River was dressed in a white turtleneck, pink overalls and pink shoes. A jury found Her mother, Vicky Hall, vowed to get to the bottom of what happened and pressured investigators to the point where she says they "absolutely avoided me.". She settled in as a homemaker. That night, Aaron was asked to give a written statement to authorities. By day, Jessica Sanders, the mom, is busy taking care of her children all five of them. Most moms spent Mother's Day weekend receiving cards, flowers and breakfast in bed, but Hall was trying to rally support for her dead daughter and grandchildren. I asked him why are you talking about this? Following Aarons demise, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez not only sued the NFL over his posthumous chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosis on their daughters behalf but also sold his North Attleboro, Massachusetts, home for $1 million, as was her legal right. Not answered him at home washing out his fishing gear and in the original investigation, did... 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