Illinois Boy Found Buried in Shallow Grave; Parents Charged

Illinois Boy Found Buried in Shallow Grave; Parents Charged
A makeshift memorial grows outside the Dole Avenue home of Andrew "AJ" Freund, age 5, in Crystal Lake, Ill., on April 22, 2019 . Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP
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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.—Authorities on Wednesday, April 24, dug up the body of a 5-year-old Illinois boy who was reported missing last week and charged his parents with murder and other counts.

The body, believed to be that of Andrew “AJ” Freund, was wrapped in plastic and buried in a shallow grave in a rural area of Woodstock, Crystal Lake police Chief James Black said at a news conference. Woodstock is about 50 miles northwest of Chicago and a few miles from the family’s home in Crystal Lake.