Murdered Crystal Lake Boy AJ Freund Beaten to Death and Forced to Take Long, Cold Shower

Police booking photos showing Andrew Freund Sr. and JoAnn Cunningham, who face multiple charges in the death of their 5-year-old son. Crystal Lake Police Department

Chilling new details have emerged in the case of a 5-year-old boy who went missing from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and was later found murdered.

Andrew “AJ” Freund, whose body was found in a shallow grave on the morning of April 24 in Woodstock, Ill., had been beaten to death, according to WGN-TV.