12-20-2014, 12:27 PM
Killer Cousin
This one sounded fishy from the start, but I'd still hoped little Kenneth would be found alive.
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Kenneth White ^ was 5-years-old. He was found dead -- strangled, beaten in the head -- and covered in snow across the street from his trailer home in upstate New York yesterday.
Kenneth was not in the custody of his parents (I don't know why). He, his twin sister, and his 4-year-old sister were living with his aunt's family and her children.
One of her children, Kenneth's cousin, is 19-year-old Tiffany Van Alstyne. She called her mom on Thursday afternoon to report that two men in black ski masks had busted into their home, pinned her down, and abducted Kenneth in a pick up truck. Mom called 911.
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Police issued an Amber Alert and quickly thereafter determined that ^Tiffany Van Alstyne was lying. She was arraigned yesterday on charges of second degree murder and pleaded 'not guilty'.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple appeared to choke up as he spoke at a news conference and described how the teen's story came apart as investigators pursued leads and interviewed witnesses. The boy was "thrown away like a piece of trash," Apple said. "It is sinful and it is sad," he said.
In court, Brenda VanAlystne cried as her daughter was arraigned. She said the teen has bipolar disorder, a condition Tiffany VanAlstyne disclosed when the town justice asked if she took medication.
RIP Kenneth White.
Story: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/...968099.php
This one sounded fishy from the start, but I'd still hoped little Kenneth would be found alive.
Kenneth White ^ was 5-years-old. He was found dead -- strangled, beaten in the head -- and covered in snow across the street from his trailer home in upstate New York yesterday.
Kenneth was not in the custody of his parents (I don't know why). He, his twin sister, and his 4-year-old sister were living with his aunt's family and her children.
One of her children, Kenneth's cousin, is 19-year-old Tiffany Van Alstyne. She called her mom on Thursday afternoon to report that two men in black ski masks had busted into their home, pinned her down, and abducted Kenneth in a pick up truck. Mom called 911.
Police issued an Amber Alert and quickly thereafter determined that ^Tiffany Van Alstyne was lying. She was arraigned yesterday on charges of second degree murder and pleaded 'not guilty'.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple appeared to choke up as he spoke at a news conference and described how the teen's story came apart as investigators pursued leads and interviewed witnesses. The boy was "thrown away like a piece of trash," Apple said. "It is sinful and it is sad," he said.
In court, Brenda VanAlystne cried as her daughter was arraigned. She said the teen has bipolar disorder, a condition Tiffany VanAlstyne disclosed when the town justice asked if she took medication.
RIP Kenneth White.
Story: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/...968099.php