From time to time during her sentencing hearing on Thursday, JoAnn Cunningham had to move her surgical mask to wipe away tears as prosecutors laid out much of the same evidence they would have presented at her trial for the murder of her 5-year-old son AJ Freund.
Date: Jul 16, 2020
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Photos: AJ Freund's parents' Crystal Lake home from 2013 show filthy conditions
Police focused on AJ's parents, Joann Cunningham and Andrew Freund, Sr., early in the investigation. According to the documents, police found a video on Cunningham's phone taken more than a month before his death that showed AJ with bruises to his face and body.
Date: May 01, 2019
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Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund funeral arrangements announced; DCFS releases timeline, 2 workers reassigned
In the timeline, the agency's first interaction with Joann Cunningham, AJ's mother, took place in 2012 about a year and a half before AJ was born, regarding allegations of drug use and neglect involving a foster child and Cunningham's older son. The accusations were determined to be unfounded.
Date: Apr 27, 2019
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Coroner Releases Cause Of Death For 5-Year-Old Illinois Boy
The allegations are included in a criminal complaint that outlines first-degree murder, aggravated battery and several other charges against Joann Cunningham, 36, and Andrew Freund Sr., 60, in the death of Andrew AJ Freund. A judge on Thursday set bail at $5 million, meaning each parent would have
Date: Apr 25, 2019
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5-year-old boy allegedly killed by parents was hit, forced to stay in cold shower
AJ's parents, Andrew "Drew" Freund Sr. and Joann Cunningham, allegedly forced the boy to stay in a cold shower "for an extended period of time" and may have "struck" him, according to court documents.
Date: Apr 25, 2019
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A.J. Freund’s Body Found Near Woodstock; 5-Year-Old Was Reported Missing From Crystal Lake Last Week
When officers arrived the mother, Joann Cunningham, wouldnt let them inside. From the outside, they reported the grass bring two feet tall. One officer said I could see the [electric] meter did not appear to be running. He later wrote that Cunningham admitted she and the boys were living without
Date: Apr 24, 2019
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Crystal Lake police release 911 call of father reporting Andrew 'AJ' Freund missing; search for 5-year-old continuing today
afternoon in the McHenry County courthouse on the custodial care of AJs younger brother, who last week was placed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services into another home under a safety place. The boys mother, Joann Cunningham, and her attorneys are expected to be present. It