1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update Breaking crime Needs Now. I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: A mother and her partner are now in custody following 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: the discovery of her son's remains, who was reported missing 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: just hours earlier. On July twelve, police in Dayton, Ohio 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: received a call from Michael Kendrick claiming that his girlfriend's 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: eight year old son, Herschel, had been abducted. An immediate 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: search was initiated for Herschel, who was nonverbal, autistic, and 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: relied on a wheelchair, but initial efforts to locate him 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: were unsuccessful. After the initial investigation, authorities learned from Dayton 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: Police Chief Cameron Afzel that Herschel had not been seen 11 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: for several weeks. Tragically, remains believed to belong to the 12 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: child were discovered nearby shortly after the missing person report. 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: In our line of work, we encounter acts of evil regularly, 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Afzel remarked at a press briefing the indifference displayed in 15 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: this case towards this child. It's appalling. Take a listen. 16 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: First and foremost, my heart goes out to Herschel's family 17 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: and anyone who truly cared for him. In online of work, Unfortunately, 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: we do see evil ass and routine basis. This calendis 19 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: shown in this situation towards this child is horrendous and 20 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: truly evil. On Saturday, July twelfth, about three five in 21 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: the morning, we got a call from four or four Xenia. 22 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: The initial call was for a report of a kidnapped 23 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: child as this and so multiple crews starts the areas 24 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: as this information. We receive this information. As the investigation unfolded, 25 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: it was determined that Herschel had not been seen for 26 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: several weeks. At that point, the investigation turned into a 27 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: potential homicide investigation. Ultimately, it was determined that Harshchell was 28 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: not missing, but was deceased for several weeks. 29 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: Ken Drake has been charged with abuse of a cour 30 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: orps in three counts of tampering with evidence, while Herschel's mother, 31 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: Ashley Johnson, faces charges of obstruction of justice and failure 32 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: to report to death. According to court documents obtained by WHIO, 33 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: Johnson confessed that her son had passed away in late 34 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: May while Kendrick was responsible for his care. The mother 35 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: was in the hospital recovering from surgery. She claimed Kendrick 36 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: told her that the child died of natural causes and 37 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: that he had disposed of the body near railroad tracks. 38 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: During police questioning, Kendrick reportedly confessed to striking the boy 39 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: in the head twice and admitted to keeping his body 40 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: in the home until it started to smell before transferring 41 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: it to the deep freezer. He later stated that he 42 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: placed the remains in a suitcase and abandoned it in 43 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: a grassy area near some train tracks, returning weeks later 44 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: to retrieve the bones, which were ultimately discovered in a bag. 45 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: Indicated that he believed Johnson had legal custody of herschel 46 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: at the time of his death or Crime and Justice 47 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: News after this. In a devastating incident that has left 48 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: the music and television industries reeling in pain, Robin k 49 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: the longtime music supervisor for American Idol, and her husband, 50 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: musician Thomas de Lucha, were discovered shot dead in their 51 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: luxurious four point five million dollar home in California on Monday. 52 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed the arrest of 53 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: twenty two year old Raymond Bouderian, a local resident, in 54 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: connection with their deaths. Authorities believe the couple may have 55 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: stumbled upon Budarian inside their home, leading to a tragic confrontation. 56 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: Both Kay and Delucha, aged seventy, were found in separate 57 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: areas of the home, each suffering from gunshot wounds to 58 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: the head. Upon a raw bible, officers noticed a trail 59 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: of blood that led to the front of the house, 60 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: entering through a broken sliding glass door. Delucha was discovered 61 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: in the bathroom, while Kay was found in the pantry. 62 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: Emergency responders from the Los Angeles Fire Department pronounced them 63 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: dead at the scene. Police indicated that the shootings seemed 64 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: to be random, with no known prior relationship between the 65 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: victims and the suspect. A welfare check was performed around 66 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: two thirty pm on July fourteen, after someone expressed concerned 67 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: about not hearing from the couple, leading to the grim discovery. 68 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: Just four days earlier, on July ten, law enforcement had 69 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: responded to a potential burglary at the same address around 70 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: four pm. While no signs of forced entry were detected 71 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: at the time, investigators now suspect the intruder accessed the 72 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: home through an unlocked door. Upon returning home, the victims 73 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: encountered the suspect inside, which resulted in a confrontation that 74 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: ultimately led to their deaths. Authorities report the victims suffered 75 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: multiple gunshot wounds and the suspect fled the scene on foot. 76 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: Boudarian was arrested without incident by a collaborative task force 77 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: that included members of the Operations, Valley Bureau Homicide, LAPD, 78 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: Gang and Narcotics Division, FBI Fugitive Task Force, and West 79 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: Valley Division officers. Investigators are continuing to look into whether 80 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: Bouderian had any prior connection to k or Delutia or 81 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,559 Speaker 1: if there had been any previous incidents reported at their home. 82 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: The investigation clearly remains ongoing. Police in Brainerd, Minnesota, are 83 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: asking for the public's help in the search for a 84 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: missing sixty one year old woman. Authorities say they are 85 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: concerned for her well being due to a pre existing 86 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: chronic medical condition. The Brainerd Police Department says Corey Di 87 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: Jest was last seen walking on Beech Street about two 88 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: weeks ago. She was reported missing on Sunday. Officials say 89 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: Digest is five to one, weighing approximately one hundred and 90 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: fifty pounds. She has sandy brown hair and blue eyes. 91 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: Anyone with information concerning the jest whereabouts is asked to 92 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: contact the Brainerd Police Department at two point eight eight 93 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: two nine two eight zero five for the latest crime 94 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: injustice news. Follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite 95 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: podcasting app with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parker.