The mother, Dejuane Ludie Anderson, 37, was apprehended in Arcadia, California, on charges of murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and obstruction of justice, which were issued in October 2022.
A woman named Dejuane Ludie Anderson, 37, was taken into custody in Arcadia, California, on Thursday on charges of murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and obstruction of justice, according to Indiana State Police. WISH stated..
Cairo Jordan was found deceased in the suitcase on April 16, 2020, in a wooded area in Washington County, and remained unidentified for six months. As reported by CrimeOnline.Anderson, along with another woman named Dawn Elaine Coleman, was identified as suspects in his death when he was identified.
Another woman, Dawn Elaine Coleman, 40, was arrested in San Francisco on October 19, 2022, and pleaded guilty to aiding, inducing, or causing murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and obstruction of justice, and was sentenced to prison.
Coleman confessed to assisting Anderson in placing Cairo's body in the suitcase in Louisville, Kentucky, and leaving the suitcase in the woods in Indiana.
Court documents also indicated that Coleman and Anderson made social media posts referring to Cairo as a 'demon,' and Anderson claimed to have written a book about living with a demonic child.
Authorities in Washington County stated that Cairo likely died from vomiting and diarrhea, leading to dehydration.
Anderson was on the run until a tip from a concerned citizen led to her arrest in California as she attempted to board a train.
According to a state police news release issued on Friday afternoon, detectives are enroute to California to further the investigation.
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