Fedorovekb/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — Missing 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund is believed to be found dead, nearly one week after he vanished from his Crystal Lake, Illinois, home, police said Wednesday.
Both of AJ’s parents gave information that led to a body believed to be the little boy. The body was buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in plastic, Crystal Lake Police Chief Jim Black said at a news conference on Wednesday.
His cause of death is not clear, Black said.
Both parents are being charged with his disappearance and death, Black said.
AJ was last seen alive on the night of Wednesday, April 17. AJ’s mother, JoAnn Cunningham, reported him missing the next day, according to her attorney, George Kililis.
There was no indication the boy was abducted, police said earlier this week.
Canine teams only picked up the boy’s scent within his home, which police said indicated he didn’t walk away on foot.
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