Alabama girl’s death called “heinous, atrocious and cruel”
The Shelby County District Attorney said the death of an 11-year-old girl was “heinous, atrocious and cruel” at a press conference, as the DA’s office brought up one of the girl’s relatives on charges.
Authorities found Katherine Helen Gillespie on Monday night at 5048 Kerry Downs Road after responding to a 911 call.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today charged 35-year-old Ryan Gerald Russell, a relative of the girl who was living at the house with her, with capital murder.
Owens said the charge is capital murder because the child was under the age of 12. He did not elaborate on what he called the cruelty of the crime but said other details will come out in a trial.
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