and then I'll bring you wherever you want." Put all your papers in a box and stop looking at it and put it in God's hands.". I didn't want to go to the grocery store because everywhere I would go to I would see them. Vicky had further stated that Aarons behavior was strange during Kadies funeral. VICKY HALL [to reporters]: I believe that Kadie and River and Aadon were murdered by Kadie's husband, Aaron Robert Major. Now her husband is a suspect. it just made no sense that they weren't here. Aaron hasn't answered phone calls from The Post and Courier or handwritten notes. "Everything was just real normal," Hall said, tearing up as she remembered the phone call. Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . Rick Ollic: We inquired with the funeral director and she said, "Yes, I witnessed him punch a cinder block wall.". Vicky Hall: She was living the perfect life for her. "She was very happy, she was very excited to have a boy," says Vicky Hall of her daughter, who was 5 months pregnant when she died. WebAaron had also told the police that his wife was dealing with postpartum depression, and the authorities believed that Kadie killed herself in a delusional state. We only need 42 more signatures to reach the 5000 signatures! 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. Its not a full body its just a couple bones and she dont deserve that, Andreen'smother, Hyacinth Smith, told FOX29 San Antonio. High near 80F. Vicky Hall: He had lifted his hand up And I'm like, "Oh my God, why is his hand so big?" So, heres what we know of her. VICKY HALL [to reporters]: Thank you to this sheriff's department. Found the resolution to each, I know who really killed Chanin, her husband did not, I have so many questions about this story. They uncovered new information which led to an investigation by CBSs 48 Hours, as shown tonight on Investigation Discovery, which brought the case to national attention. She had deep lacerations across her lower abdomen and right thigh. Together Sanders and Hall built the "war room." They missed their one and only opportunity to ask Aaron the tough questions during their interrogation: DET. Everything wasn't there (with the case) that could have been there.". Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announces at a news conference in Moncks Corner on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, that authorities have reopened the 10-year-old death investigation of Kadie Major, 26, and her infant daughter River Lynn. Say Yes to the Dress: Bionic Model Rebekah 38 Weeks Pregnant, Its a Boy! Kadies husband Aaron, told investigators that his wife had been suffering from postpartum depression. that's what made me know in my heart, in my head, that he was involved. WebA San Antonio Air Force Reserve major who reported his wife missing in March has been arrested and charged with murder, authorities said. Darrell Lewis: When I walked in the door, he goes, "I need you to look at this something's wrong with this case.". But when she came in I talked to her for a couple hours, I was like, "Well, she's not crazy.". Her remains were found Thursday after a 134-day search. As for Aarons alleged bisexuality, Shayanna has stated that it wouldnt have and still hasnt changed how she feels about him. She was a homemaker who enjoyed being a mother and Tell us what happened cuz what you told us before is not the truth. Rick Ollic, who led the investigation back in 2008, didn't see it that way. Vicky Hall: I realized it was time to get started back on the case. ", "We knew there was more to this," Sanders said. In another version, he says she did go in to feed the baby. There's power in numbers! And we'd look out, and that cross never came back. Cause, they said a young child. August 3, 2019 / 11:08 PM by 2Paragraphs in Culture, True Crime Murder TV | March 2, 2019. Sadly wasnt asked about his hand either. A note left at his family's residence was not answered. I do not recall is what a lawyer tells anyone to say if they feel the answer will cause them to look bad. No matter how long it takes, Vicky Hall will battle on until the truth is found. I would have understood, she said. After her role in The Turning Point, the 16-year-olds acting career seemingly hit a bump in the road when Paramount let her 6-month contract lapse. Jessica Sanders: He knew, because he's the one that put 'em out there. Peter Van Sant: This beloved young mother was made out to be some depressed child killer. Rick Ollic: She was alive when the train struck her to me it was self-inflicted. In March, Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said investigators had ruled out the suicide angle. The coroner had already issued a preliminary ruling of suicide, later made permanent. The couple, who were high school sweethearts, married in 2003. Im not sure, I dont believe he can make that bond amount, Convery said. Vicky Hall: I called every radio station, I went to the TV stations after they died I searched and searched for years, not one person could tell me Oakley Road was ever on the TV or the radio. 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.". Investigators also believed they identified the wrong train that may have hit Kadie in the first place. We are still looking for answers and are hoping someone will come forward with more information. She The initial investigation into Kadie Majors death in January 2008 ended with the authorities ruling that it was a suicide. Pre-trial matters are expected during a motions hearing, but no date has been set. I can tell you that that is not the case. Why is he not looking?". Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, A memorial near the site where Kadie Major, who was pregnant with her second child, and her 10-month-old daughter River were found dead near train tracks in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. Crime Stoppers +1-843-554-1111 report anonymous. All rights reserved. "So we got to work.". And they didn't believe that Kadie could or would have made that 6/10th of a mile walk in pitch black on gravel in the rain and sleet carrying a 30-pound baby. January 22nd, 2008. "I remember, I was just walking outside by myself, and I just looked up and I said, 'Kadie and River, I promise you I will do whatever it takes to find the truth,'" Hall tells correspondent Peter Van Sant. Correspondent Peter Van Sant interviews Kadies mother Vicky Hall and the detective assigned to the case in 2008. Bianca Gascoigne has revealed she has called her baby daughter Blake Sunshine. She also began using Aarons last name, unaware that their wedding would never happen. But where WebAn ex-minor league hockey player who decided that hiring a hitman to murder his wife was cheaper than a divorce was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Dr. Christine Case: I do not think is -- in my professional opinion, that she had any depression or postpartum depression. A religious book sat inside the cab, along with adiaper bag and nearly $1,000 in cash in various envelopes, according to the case file. In 2007, they welcomed River Lynn. Web48 Hours 160K subscribers Aaron Major was brought into the Berkeley County Sheriffs Office for questioning eight days after his wife, Kadie, and baby, River, died under Det. But the truth needs to be known and justice needs to be served.. DET. And this time, detectives are looking into whether someone else someone close was involved in the deaths of Kadie, her daughter and the unborn child she planned to call Aadon. She could walk right here. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. But they still had a lot of questions. Jessica Sanders: We became very close. This week on Reasonable Doubt, the team takes on the Raul and Cathy Sarinana were sentenced to death for abusing Would love your thoughts, please comment. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Peter Van Sant: What was her reaction to that? Vicky Hall: they really were just like best friends. So hard to watch, a son-in-law I trusted, so clearly guilty, yet set free, he should been in that interrogation room by Friday the 18th at the latest. Then, at 11:31 a.m., came a call from Aaron that would alter the course of her life. It turned out to be false, Oliver said. Peter Van Sant: There's a possibility she was in fact dead at the time this train struck her? And he told me they were dead. Then the wrong train was looked at. In June 2013, semi-professional footballer Odin Lloyd, Shayannas sisters boyfriend, was cruelly shot to death in an industrial park, and within mere days, Aaron got linked to it. At the time, he worked for Kadies father, a house painter. Peter Van Sant: Is that a red flag for you? I promised Kadie and River within days of finding out that they were murdered that I would do whatever it took and I wouldnt stop fighting, Vicky Hall, Kadie Majors mother, said. That's what Kadie wanted to be, was a mother, have children, be a wife, take care of her house, cook, garden She was livin' her dream. The force of the impact allegedly threw River into a nearby creek where she drowned. Peter Van Sant: What were Kadie's dreams in this life? Kokinda says the cold case unit has confirmed that Aaron told the original detective a huge lie -- a potential game changer: AARON MAJOR [interrogation]: That's when I heard on talk radio 94.3 that there had been a person and a young child hit by the train in Berkeley County . What else did they get wrong? Hall had just grabbed takeout, so they didn't meet up. There was also something else Hall found strange. But Ollic said Aaron's hand was injured two days later, when he was picking out coffinsfor Kadie and River. As for that note in Kadie's pocket, Hall believes Kadie was documenting her husband's internet searches on their family computer. In 2007, about four years after their marriage, the couple had a beautiful daughter named River. Peter Van Sant: So why do you think he was Googling that? A full investigation is still under way, SLED, SC Department of Transportation and Charleston County are also assisting the investigation. As for the next step, in this case, Convery states he is awaiting discovery evidence from the state in order to prepare for trial. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 48 Hours airs Saturdays at 10 pm on CBS. She believed her daughter to be happy and content, a diagnosis reportedly backed up by Kadies obstetrician, Dr. Christine Case. Aaron Major recounts the night his wife and child vanished, Jessica Sander and Vicky Hall in the "war room.". The sheriff was asked if Major was a person of interest in the case. 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. At this point, it is unclear whether he will be able to post the reduced bond. One of her recent Instagram post captions even read, Low key Sunday for us, just the way we like it #mommin, Read More: Details of Aaron Hernandezs Death and CTE. Rick Ollic: I don't have an answer to that cuz I don't recall when we went. Mother and daughter were in the same coffin. Not the following Thursday i believe the 24th after his surgery. Hall still hasn't gotten used to that daily sound of a train whistle echoing above the pines. But the psychologist's report said there was not enough evidence to "overcome the presumption of suicide.". It seemed like a closed case. However, the quaint life they had planned for themselves came crashing down in January 2008. Hall headed straight to Oakley Road, but there was no train, no vehicle, no sign of a collision. Kadie Lee Hall was born in Michigan in February 1981. Sheriff Lewis decided to let Aaron know he hasn't been forgotten and announced the re-opening of the case in a very big, public way. Bond today was reduced from $2 million to $450,000 by Judge Frank Castro in the 399th While the police have continued investigating, Aaron has maintained a low profile. Vicky Hall has promised to keep investigating, arguing that the truth needs to be known and justice needs to be served. Both were found near railroad tracks near Moncks Corner. Staggering snowfall in California mountains leaves residents trapped for days, Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Firefighter dies battling blaze in downtown Buffalo, mayor says, Several hospitalized after Lufthansa flight diverted to Dulles due to turbulence, Explosive found in checked luggage at Pennsylvania airport, feds say, Prosecution wraps its case at Alex Murdaugh murder trial, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege. She really was. Kadie and River Lynn had now been missing for more than 12 hours in stormy, icy conditions. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. It's almost like psychological warfare. She said it's too painful. Previously, he wrote for the Courier Journal in Kentucky. DET. Peter Van Sant: Did you suspect foul play? They are, however, for the first time publically naming Aaron Major the prime suspect. Her body lay beside the track with a nearly 2-foot cut on her abdomen and a laceration on her inside thigh. Two months after the suicide ruling, Hall hired a forensic psychologist in the hopes of proving Ollic wrong. Like he had River's high chair pulled up to the table with jar food on it, a pillow stuffed in the bed where Kadie would sleep as if she's laying in the bed. He started his own house painting business. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Darrell Lewis: Originally, they said a southbound train hit her. SC House passes bail reform to stop what it calls 'revolving door' for criminals, Alex Murdaugh's prosecutor warns jury in final argument: 'Don't let him fool you, too', New penny tax proposed to fix Spartanburg County roads, bridges, Georgetown County natural resources plan deferred for County Council feedback, The Berkeley Independent - Moncks Corner, SC, Live: Jurors in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial travel to Moselle, site of the slayings, By Thomas Novelly It didn't take 30 minutes of looking at it to be in, like, shock. James Waybern Hall: The murderer known as "Big Jim" killed 4 people, including his wife, in Arkansas between 1944 and 1945. In his statement, Aaron said she was acting so paranoid "that I couldn't reason with her just wanted to leave the home feeling that someone was out to kill her.". Peter Van Sant: He could have altered a potential crime scene and no one went there to check that. WebThus, when Aaron was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to a life term without the possibility of parole, Shayanna legally changed her name to Jenkins-Hernandez. Do you, This was definitely in IL because we are friends with, Hi. He heard her truck start and she's gone. But he did point out that the case had some missteps. and he's just not looking and I'm like to myself, "Why is he not looking? "It was just like all of a sudden, she just got real paranoid, and, you know, quit trustin' people and stuff," he told investigators. Anyone with information potentially relevant to the investigation is asked to call the task force hotline at 843-719-7700. Idaho man released from Boise hospital, quickly arrested in wifes killing in McCall. Back in 2008, Rick Ollic, then with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, was in charge of the investigation. MONCKS CORNER Within 24 hours of finding the bodies of Kadie Major and her infant daughter along a railroad track on Jan. 17, 2008, authorities told the young mother's family that her death was a suicide that had apparently claimed her child's life as well. With that, we cant help but wonder more about the one person who always stood by him, his fiance, Shayanna Jenkins. Furthermore, Vicky and Sarah (Kadies sister) were sure that his hand was swollen the day the bodies were located. I believe it's another injustice to allow him to remain in law enforcement. DISBARRED attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to the murder his son and wife at their family estate. WebThis video is unavailable. WebTwo days after details of Hong Kong socialite Abby Chois grisly murder emerged last Friday, Ms Moka Fang, the wife of Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok, said that it is still difficult 3) Richard L. Odom: While already on the run, Odom raped and murdered 77-year-old Mina Johnson as he fled Mississippi.The body was found in the backseat of the victims car, and showed signs of severe sexual trauma with multiple stab wounds. Follow him @TomNovelly on Twitter. In an interview with the police, he said, I (was) on my way, driving through Summerville, thats when I heard on talk radio 94.3 that there had been a person and a young child hit by the train in Berkeley County. The Berkeley County Sheriffs Office opened up a task force to look further into the investigation earlier this year. Peter Van Sant: You tell him that you have found the pickup truck. AARON MAJOR [interrogation] She got more and more, like, paranoid about me, and started -- completely not trustin' me at all. AIR FORCE MAJOR HUSBAND OF MISSING TEXAS WOMAN PURCHASED AX, SHOVEL, TRASH BAGS AND GAS: POLICE, Mugshot, left, for Air Force Maj. 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