MISSING 5-YR-OLD, AJ FREUND, ILL.

[HairOfTheDog]

As the investigation progresses, it sounds to me like LE believes AJ was harmed by his parents (at least his mother) in the family's Crystal Lake home.  :(

— According to police, the boy’s parents, Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham, said AJ was last seen at bedtime — about 9 p.m. — on Wednesday night, 4/17. When they woke up Thursday and could not find him, they reported him missing to police.

— AJ has blond hair and was wearing a Mario sweatshirt and black sweatpants when he was last seen. He is about 3 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 70 pounds.

— Crystal Lake detectives have been working with the FBI, several other police departments, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

-- Several searches have been conducted in the 5 days since AJ's dad called 911 to report him missing.

--About 373 acres were covered during a foot search and nearly 500 acres were covered via aerial search by drones. Teams also searched in and around the waters of Crystal Lake.

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