Willow Long missing, Illinois

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State police are very tight lipped and story I have heard is, Uncle said Willow was playing outside and fell and a stick ran into her head, so he put her out of her misery. He was scared so he discarded the body. WTF, No one believes that! If that is really his story, what a moron.

Just heard it on the local news,this is the story he is telling. OMG!

He's a moron and a monster.

If his sister, Willow's mom, was involved or was covering for him in any way, she's just as bad. Police haven't implicated her, I'm just curious about whether she knows more than she initially claimed and if her story checks out.

More details -

Charges
Effingham County prosecutors charged DeRyke, 22, on Wednesday with three counts of first-degree murder. His bond is set at $5 million.

Probable Cause Statement
Willow Long was discovered missing Sunday morning.

According to court documents, DeRyke told investigators he was home alone with Willow and her three-year-old brother Saturday night when the incident happened. Willow’s mother, Ciara DeRyke, went to a local bar earlier that evening, and her grandparents were at work. They are both truck drivers.

DeRyke told police he spend most of the night in his bedroom playing video games, but when he left the bathroom around 11:00 p.m. Willow tugged at his arm asking him if he would like to watch television with her. During the conversation Willow accidentally scratching his arm, angering him.

DeRyke told investigators he yelled at Willow and she ran out of the house and toward a brush pile in the family’s backyard. DeRyke said he then chased after her, but she tripped and fell into the brush pile causing a stick to impale her neck.

DeRyke told police Willow began to twitch and he believed he had to end her suffering, so he grabbed a knife out of his bedroom and slit her throat, then stabbed her in the heart approximately five times.

According to court documents, DeRyke then told police he put Willow’s body into several plastic bags and secured the bags with duct tape. Afterwards, DeRyke said he disposed Willow’s body in a rural area south of the village of Watson, Illinois.

Autopsy Report
An autopsy was conducted Tuesday. Preliminary results revealed that Willow’s throat had been slashed, a 3 to 4 inch laceration was found on her collarbone. Smaller stab wounds were also discovered near the collarbone and neck. Doctors also found defensive wounds on Willow’s hands.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/u...th-murder/