Police say siblings killed Texas boy, 6
By Susan Parrott, Associated Press, 4/17/2002
EWISVILLE, Texas - The body of a 6-year-old boy was found buried in mud early yesterday with a puncture wound to the neck, and his brother and sister confessed to his killing, authorities said.
Jackson Carr's 15-year-old sister led police to the shallow grave in a wooded area, police said. She and her 10-year-old brother were charged with murder and were being held at a juvenile detention center. Formal charges were not immediately filed.
Sergeant Richard Douglas said the 10-year-old said he held down his brother, and the girl ''confessed to killing her brother.''
The body was found about 100 feet from his family's home. Jackson was stabbed in the neck and suffocated, the coroner said.
Police would not comment on a possible motive but said evidence was found in the home. The parents, Michael and Rita Carr, are not suspects, Douglas said.
''The parents are traumatized by this,'' he said. ''They've been cooperative.''
The boy was reported missing Monday evening after his brother told their parents he could not find him after a game of hide-and-seek.
Mike Houser, a neighbor who helped authorities search for the boy for hours, said he had walked by the site where the body was later uncovered and didn't notice the freshly turned dirt.
''When everybody was searching, we weren't looking for a grave; we were looking for a little boy,'' Houser said. ''I thought he was just lost.''
Houser said the family had lived in the rural subdivision in the suburb north of Dallas for about four months.
Neighbors said the children regularly played in the creek bed behind the home. A red tent that the children used as a fort was still standing near the loose red dirt where the body had been uncovered. Homicide investigators' plastic gloves were left on the dirt.
Janet Ellison, a neighbor, said she had seen the brothers riding their bicycles shortly before Jackson was reported missing.
''They were riding their bikes, like everything was normal,'' she said. ''It's devastating.''
At the Lewisville school where Jackson was in the first grade, counselors were on hand to help pupils cope with the tragedy.
Children age 10 and older typically face juvenile crime charges, and punishment is determined by a juvenile judge. Children as young as 13 can be certified to stand trial as an adult, depending on the circumstances of the crime.
My wife and I were reading this story and were in total shock!!
:shrug: We cannot fathom what possess a 15 & a 10 yr old to kill their 6 yr old brother. nevermind the way they did it!!!
As a father how do you continue to love the older siblings who carryed out this (premeditated, sp) act. If you support the older ones, then isn't that betraying the 1 that was killed, when as a parent your job is to protect all your children.
Lastly, how do you punish these 2(if convicted)
.
Feedback is greatly appreciated, bashing isn't:nono:
By Susan Parrott, Associated Press, 4/17/2002
EWISVILLE, Texas - The body of a 6-year-old boy was found buried in mud early yesterday with a puncture wound to the neck, and his brother and sister confessed to his killing, authorities said.
Jackson Carr's 15-year-old sister led police to the shallow grave in a wooded area, police said. She and her 10-year-old brother were charged with murder and were being held at a juvenile detention center. Formal charges were not immediately filed.
Sergeant Richard Douglas said the 10-year-old said he held down his brother, and the girl ''confessed to killing her brother.''
The body was found about 100 feet from his family's home. Jackson was stabbed in the neck and suffocated, the coroner said.
Police would not comment on a possible motive but said evidence was found in the home. The parents, Michael and Rita Carr, are not suspects, Douglas said.
''The parents are traumatized by this,'' he said. ''They've been cooperative.''
The boy was reported missing Monday evening after his brother told their parents he could not find him after a game of hide-and-seek.
Mike Houser, a neighbor who helped authorities search for the boy for hours, said he had walked by the site where the body was later uncovered and didn't notice the freshly turned dirt.
''When everybody was searching, we weren't looking for a grave; we were looking for a little boy,'' Houser said. ''I thought he was just lost.''
Houser said the family had lived in the rural subdivision in the suburb north of Dallas for about four months.
Neighbors said the children regularly played in the creek bed behind the home. A red tent that the children used as a fort was still standing near the loose red dirt where the body had been uncovered. Homicide investigators' plastic gloves were left on the dirt.
Janet Ellison, a neighbor, said she had seen the brothers riding their bicycles shortly before Jackson was reported missing.
''They were riding their bikes, like everything was normal,'' she said. ''It's devastating.''
At the Lewisville school where Jackson was in the first grade, counselors were on hand to help pupils cope with the tragedy.
Children age 10 and older typically face juvenile crime charges, and punishment is determined by a juvenile judge. Children as young as 13 can be certified to stand trial as an adult, depending on the circumstances of the crime.
My wife and I were reading this story and were in total shock!!
:shrug: We cannot fathom what possess a 15 & a 10 yr old to kill their 6 yr old brother. nevermind the way they did it!!!
As a father how do you continue to love the older siblings who carryed out this (premeditated, sp) act. If you support the older ones, then isn't that betraying the 1 that was killed, when as a parent your job is to protect all your children.
Lastly, how do you punish these 2(if convicted)
.Feedback is greatly appreciated, bashing isn't:nono:
