Lt. Dean Kokinda: I think he wanted Kadie and River found. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. JERRY MERRITHEW: You have anything to do with your wife's death? Its evident that her priority right now is her daughters, and itll stay that way for a long while. The force of the railroad cars threw 10-month-old River into a nearby creek. He also didn't respond to an email, a note left for him at his office or several voicemails left for him on his cellphone. She also began using Aarons last name, unaware that their wedding would never happen. Investigators name husband as sole suspect in wife, daughters 2008 killing, VIDEO: Rethink Folly Road makes headway in phase one, VIDEO: Motorcyclist killed in James Island crash, publicfile@live5news.com - (843) 402-5555. Psychopathic behavior to me. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); Jessica Sanders: We became very close. Aaron wanted Aadon, the unborn child, publicly on display with Kadie's casket. I mean, I was worried. Lt. Dean Kokinda: You can hide depression from your friends and family, but you don't hide paranoia. or redistributed. On Sept. 6, Berkeley County officials said at a press conference that River did not appear to have been hit by the train. A railroad worker had discovered the bodies around 8:20 that morning. In his letter to his fiance, he said, in part, You have always been my soulmate and I want you to love life and know Im always with you[I] know you are an angelTell my story fully but never think anything besides how much I love you.. Not long after River was born, Kadie got pregnant again; this time, she learned, with a son. Lewis quickly answered his own question. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Every night for the past 11 years, that train has come barreling down the tracks behind Vicky Hall's horse farm in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, near Charleston. The family was suspicious. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said Aaron is a suspect in the death of Kadie, River, and Aadon. Totally devastated. The investigation into the death of Kadie Major was totally botched by the investigators. Vicky Hall: She was so excited about having children and she wanted a big family. Two days after the funeral, Aaron went in for surgery to mend his broken hand. He did a computer search for "WSC talk radio" and then, two minutes later, for "two dead in Berkeley County.". All rights reserved. she always had questions and none of them were answered. Rick Ollic: There were some things that were in that note that made me believe that she was buying into this spiritual warfare that she had going on in her life. Everyone scattered. After his wife and child died, Aaron moved in with his parents in Charleston, about a 40-minute drive from Moncks Corner. Hall asked her private investigator pal to help. 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. But the psychologist's report said there was not enough evidence to "overcome the presumption of suicide.". Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you? Hall routinely tried to share suspicions such as these with Capt. WebThe 48 Hours episode Fatal Crossing investigates the deaths of Kadie Lee Hall Major, a 26-year-old mother, and her 10-month-old daughter River Lynn Major. He is a fan of Southern rock, bourbon and horse racing. We are still looking for answers and are hoping someone will come forward with more information. Hall called the authorities and they confronted Aaron, who then returned some of the items he had taken -- including a toy version of Kadie's favorite horse. One woman, moved by the scene, sang "In Christ Alone," one of Kadie's favorite songs. by 2Paragraphs in Culture, True Crime Murder TV | March 2, 2019. In 2007, about four years after their marriage, the couple had a beautiful daughter named River. Nothing made sense. Upon his apprehension, his fiance continued to support him, even at the cost of her apparent estrangement from her sister. "Based on the information that he had then it would appear to be a suicide," Oliver said. Aaron Carters cause of death is suspected to be a drug overdose and maybe the rapper relapsed as said by his family. Kadie, River, Aadon. I had to take some breaks and I wouldnt stop and Ive taken breaks and [Im] learning how to take care of myself. Peter Van Sant: Is that a red flag for you? But by night, Jessica Sanders, the private eye, is at the gun range or on the road with cameras and disguises in hot pursuit. The evidence was noteworthy, and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office began a new investigation. Thomas Novelly is a political reporter based in Charleston. Jessica Sanders: Good [laughs]. By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com. Vicky Hall: He had lifted his hand up And I'm like, "Oh my God, why is his hand so big?" Truth and justice for Kadie, River Lynn and Kadies unborn son Aadon. Vicky Hall: Everything was a fight from the very moment they died to have things done normally. In 2015, new Sheriff Duane Lewis swept into town with a brand new attitude. It's almost like psychological warfare. The force of the impact allegedly threw River into a nearby creek where she drowned. Rick Ollic of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office delivered the shattering news. Hall was driving home from an Applebee's restaurant when she received a call from her daughter. Ollic's administrative assistant, Noel Thomas, did not return multiple phone calls and several emails asking to sit down with the Moncks Corner police chief. Aaron went to work for Kadie's dad, who was a housepainter. Did he just go along with the coroner who came up with a quick reason for her death without doing a full investigation. Andreen McDonald disappeared in February 2019 and her remains were found six months later in July on a ranch six miles from the couples home. Were looking at everything, we are all open-minded about this case and where it takes us, still some work to do.. A decade after her daughter's death, Hall finally got her chance to talk with detectives about her case and "48 Hours" was there. Video shot by Aaron Major 10 months after the deaths of his wife and daughter shows River Lynn's high chair pulled up to the table with a jar food on it. Authorities at the time accepted this version of events. Vicky Hall: On the cross is this old, nasty-looking doll. The force of the impact allegedly threw River into a nearby creek where But the national attention has also caused the Sheriff's Office and nearly everyone involved in the original investigation to suddenly go quiet, refusing to discuss possible missteps with the initial probe and what they are doing now to rectify that. Aaron Howard was shot and killed September 1 in the alley behind his home in Abilene, Texas. It turned out to be false, Oliver said. And Aaron Major, who Ollic admits was a suspect, was allowed home unaccompanied the night his wife and daughter were found dead. Back at Kadie's house, Sarah Watford was waiting alone in case her sister came home. However, about a decade later, the case was reopened. The couple, who were high school sweethearts, married in 2003. About 35 miles from Moncks, he set up a house painting business and seemed to lead an everyday life there. The detective believes it was a murder-suicide. "I (was) on my way, driving through Summerville, 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," he later recalled to investigators. "That turned out to be a 12-year-old boy who couldn't remember what day of the week it was. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. At 1:44 a.m., Aaron knocked on Hall's door. Ken Dillinger: Pretty much cut and dry that he doesn't have his stories together of what really happened, and every time he thinks about it, he doesn't remember what he said. The West Richland, Washington, home where Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, inset, moved after her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, was murdered in north Florida. "The evidence shows it was a northbound train. I believe this is a cold-blooded murder. "I think he wanted Kadie and River found," Kokinda told "48 Hours.". Things were changing fast in Moncks Corner. Then no investigation into the husbands broken hand. Chad Dillinger: She'd call me in the middle of the night. Chad Dillinger: He could reach out and touch 'em. diagnosis reportedly backed up by Kadies obstetrician. As for the next step, in this case, Convery states he is awaiting discovery evidence from the state in order to prepare for trial. Both options offer free trials.]. Her husband talking about conspiracy theories. The coroner had already issued a preliminary ruling of suicide, later made permanent. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Put all your papers in a box and stop looking at it and put it in God's hands.". Hall suspects he also put a doll with a hole in its stomach at the makeshift memorial where Kadie and River's bodies were found. A full investigation is still under way, SLED, SC Department of Transportation and Charleston County are also assisting the investigation. Rick Ollic, a former Berkeley County sheriff's captain who is now chief of the Moncks Corner Police Department, said a note in Kadie's pocket contained scribblings about spiritual warfare and the Antichrist. But he never found proof that Aaron killed his wife. Easy. Wade Spees/Staff. "I feel like I'm right there, living it along with her," Sanders said. Hall's suspicions wouldn't go away, so she decided to investigate Kadie's death. Lt. Dean Kokinda: Yeah, come talk to us. Not even a mile away from Hall's home, off to the side of the railroad tracks, is a makeshift memorial for her daughter and grandchildren: a weathered wooden cross that reads "John 3:16. Vicky Hall: If you can tell me I am wrong, and my daughter really committed suicide tell me I'm wrong, please the last thing I wanted was her to die at the hands of her husband. Kadies mother disagrees and says the sheriffs department has been avoiding me. Kadies family hired a private investigator, Jessica Sanders, who also believes Kadie did not step in front of the train and thinks Kadies husbandAaron Majorkilled Kadie and River Lynn. Vicky Hall: The night they died and Sarah was there, my daughter I looked out the window, we have a pond right there and there is a cross on my pond. The day of the funeral, he was eating McDonald's in the front row, sipping from a large cup, Hall said. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; Originally, investigators believed the death was a murder-suicide, but the case gained national attention on CBSs 48 Hours.. After she intimated the authorities, he returned a few of those things. Peter Van Sant: She could have been thrown and struck by the side of the train? Hall said the funeral was most troubling of all. On the icy cold night of January 17, 2008, they were found dead near train tracks in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. The lab didnt even receive the blood samples until 1/23/08 Autopsy report wasnt signed until February 11th. Leave. Kadie, they believed, had been struck on her side by some object hanging off the train. 48 Hours producers on how a chance meeting led to the reopening of a mysterious decade-old case, Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death, Good cop/bad cop: Solving the Heather Bogle murder, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, The Brighton ax murder: A timeline of the 40-year-old cold case. She remembered seeing Aaron's hand swollen the morning deputies discovered Kadie. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. And I just know Aaron put that there to freak me out. Darrell Lewis: I've never ruled out that it could be a staged crime scene. Yet, once it was time to head to university and pursue a profession, they broke up, only to reunite after his draft by the New England Patriots. However, she met her first husband, Aaron Spelling the same year followed by her breakthrough role in 1953 with the movie House of Wax. Aaron and Carolyn got married in April 1953. At this point, it is unclear whether he will be able to post the reduced bond. They are, however, for the first time publically naming Aaron Major the prime suspect. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She subsequently relocated to Rhode Island, and in 2019, a judge ruled that they cant pursue the $20 million degenerative brain disease lawsuit due to a missed 2014 deadline. Berkeley County said Kadie Major died by suicide in 2008. She told "48 Hours" that she was never approached by investigators after the incident. Kadie's truck undamaged -- was found about 500 feet from the tracks. But where Then, at 11:31 a.m., Hall said Aaron called her to say he just heard on the radio that two bodies had been found after being hit by a train. Rick Ollic explains his theory to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. We have uncovered information that initially it wasbelievedKadie was suicidal, I can tell you that is not the case,Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said. There's power in numbers! Darrell Lewis There's a new sheriff in town. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, working with private investigator Jessica Sanders, visits the site on railroad tracks where the body of Major, who was pregnant and her 10-month-old granddaughter River were found in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. A post shared by Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez (@shayjhernandez).

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