Children Who Kill

[HairOfTheDog]

My wife wonders why I get so nervous if our kids are out of sight even in front of our house.

It's because you never know where evil is lurking.

In this sick case, the evil was lurking inside the house.


^ Robert and Patricia Cogdell, both 66, were murdered on July 21^st in Conway, Arkansas. Their bodies were found in the woods by their home.

The Cogdells had a 14-year-old grandson living with them, Justin Staton. He'd recently been released from juvenile hall. Turns out the little piece of shit and one of his older juvie buddies killed the grandparents in their own home, robbed them, and dumped their bodies in the woods. Then they went on a road trip with a couple of friends who were also at the home when the murders went down.


Today, ^ 17-year-old Hunter Drexler (left) and 14-year-old Justin Staton (right) were charged with capital murder, robbery and abuse of a corpse.

According to an affidavit filed with the charges, a 17-year-old boy who was at the home at the time of the attack told officers the plan had been conceived while all three were in juvenile jail together.

"Justin's plan was to shoot and kill his grandparents, split a large sum of money and credit cards between the three of them and then they would all run away," the affidavit said. "Justin estimated their take at $50,000 to $90,000."

A 17-year-old girl also at the home when the Cogdells were shot told police that Robert Cogdell didn't die immediately and was "choking and gurgling" on the floor outside his bedroom. "She told Justin that he needed to do something about the noise Robert was making and suggested that Robert be put out of his misery," the affidavit said. "Justin walked over and shot Robert 1 or 2 times."

Drexler and the other teenagers were detained in Texas days after the killings and found with some of Robert Cogdell's personal and work credit cards. The other teenagers were not charged with any crimes.

Ref: http://abc7chicago.com/news/14-year-old-...ts/910981/