Vicky Hall: that's the moment everything changed -- that moment. Kadie and River Lynn had now been missing for more than 12 hours in stormy, icy conditions. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. That night, Aaron was asked to give a written statement to authorities. Hall held a candlelight vigil May 11 at Lacy Park in Moncks Corner. Vicky Hall: He said when Kadie got home she said she had a premonition that someone was gonna kill her He said, "She's standing there shaking and trembling And she wanted to go get a hotel.". Peter Van Sant: What I'm holding here, Vicky gave us. Major, 26, was pregnant at the time. With that, we cant help but wonder more about the one person who always stood by him, his fiance, Shayanna Jenkins. Sarah Watford is Kadie's little sister. Both were found near railroad tracks near Moncks Corner. Easy. An Air Force major was arrested in connection to his wifes disappearance after police said they found 'disturbing items' inside their Texas home. Authorities concluded that pregnant Kadie, 26, had thrown herself and 10-month River in front of a train. Investigators continue digging, but say, for now, they don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, A memorial near the site where Kadie Major, who was pregnant with her second child, and her 10-month-old daughter River were found dead near train tracks in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. She does have to walk sixth-tenths of a mile down there to get hit by the train. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. As for Aarons alleged bisexuality, Shayanna has stated that it wouldnt have and still hasnt changed how she feels about him. But Sanders says phone records show during that time Kadie called her mom and Hall says she sounded perfectly normal. Its not shameful and I dont think anybody should be ashamed of who they are inside, regardless of who they love. That's the million-dollar question right now. Vicky Hall: So, I put everything back in the box and I closed it and I locked it. But the psychologist's report said there was not enough evidence to "overcome the presumption of suicide.". This week on Reasonable Doubt, the team takes on the Raul and Cathy Sarinana were sentenced to death for abusing Would love your thoughts, please comment. but I asked my cold case detectives to locate the file so that when I did meet with Vicky we could have some knowledge about the case. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you, the fact that he's told different stories? But he never found proof that Aaron killed his wife. "I feel like I'm right there, living it along with her," Sanders said. AARON MAJOR [interrogation] She got more and more, like, paranoid about me, and started -- completely not trustin' me at all. The noise still pierces her heart. Lt. Dean Kokinda: We believe that night there was a fight Some argument whether it be verbal or physical. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; She subsequently relocated to Rhode Island, and in 2019, a judge ruled that they cant pursue the $20 million degenerative brain disease lawsuit due to a missed 2014 deadline. Rick Ollic: We were never able to connect the dots. Crime Stoppers +1-843-554-1111 report anonymous. Andreen McDonald was last seen leaving a Pizza Hut on Feb. 28 with her autistic 8-year-old daughter, deputies said. The evidence was noteworthy, and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office began a new investigation. Aaron hasn't answered phone calls from The Post and Courier or handwritten notes. Vicky Hall meets with Lt. Dean Kokinda and Det. There was also something else Hall found strange. Andre McDonald was charged with murder in October 2019. Andreen McDonald disappeared in February 2019 and her remains were found six months later in July on a ranch six miles from the couples home. On Jan 17, 2008 Kadie Major and her baby, River were found deceased and presumed to have been hit by a train. Miraculously, Kadie's face was largely undamaged and the family wanted an open casket for Kadie and River. It turned out to be false, Oliver said. WebThus, when Aaron was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to a life term without the possibility of parole, Shayanna legally changed her name to Jenkins-Hernandez. Authorities at the time accepted this version of events. Looking deeper into the computer search history, Sanders also found listings for 9/11 conspiracy theories and the Jeremiah Project, a website about Bible teachings, the end of times and details about a new world order. WebA Texas judge handed down the maximum sentence to a 43-year-old Air Force Major convicted of brutally killing his 29-year-old wife and later mutilating her body. All of these drawers were all open in the whole bathroom. / CBS News, Produced by Liza Finley and Ryan N. Smith, [This story first aired on March 2. Page by page, recording by recording, and interview after interview, they found that law enforcement's explanation didn't add up. Over the years, Vicky and a private detective Jessica Sanders worked to uncover what happened to Kadie and River Lynn. And why they found $1,000 in cash in Kadie's truck and her wedding rings were not on her finger, but in her pocket. Its not a full body its just a couple bones and she dont deserve that, Andreen'smother, Hyacinth Smith, told FOX29 San Antonio. One woman, moved by the scene, sang "In Christ Alone," one of Kadie's favorite songs. At the time investigators ruled it as a murder suicide. Coroner George Oliver said it wasn't uncommon for a coroner to make a ruling if the manner of death is still pending from an autopsy. While the police have continued investigating, Aaron has maintained a low profile. I dont know what got into him this [time], but it must be the devil," shesaid. Most moms spent Mother's Day weekend receiving cards, flowers and breakfast in bed, but Hall was trying to rally support for her dead daughter and grandchildren. Convicted of murder after a two-day trial in May 1945, Hall was sentenced to death. Everyone scattered. Jessica Sanders: Vicky was really up against the department that had their mind made up. Correct? she always had questions and none of them were answered. Rick Ollic of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office delivered the shattering news. Nothing made sense. Vicky Hall: And every night me and Sarah would go stand in that door. At 10:05 a.m., on the day Hall and authorities were searching for Kadie and River, Aaron went back home, Sanders said. And they didn't believe that Kadie could or would have made that 6/10th of a mile walk in pitch black on gravel in the rain and sleet carrying a 30-pound baby. Peter Van Sant: Aaron Major, is he cooperating with you guys? Frightened, Watford immediately called her mom to come get her. Lt. Dean Kokinda: She had valid questions and they weren't answered. WebThis video is unavailable. Reach Thomas Novelly at 843-937-5715. Every night for the past 11 years, that train has come barreling down the tracks behind Vicky Hall's horse farm in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, near Charleston. Hall, a devout churchgoer, missed the service on that Sunday. The lab didnt even receive the blood samples until 1/23/08 Autopsy report wasnt signed until February 11th. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said there are multiple persons of interest including Kadies husband. Like he had River's high chair pulled up to the table with jar food on it, a pillow stuffed in the bed where Kadie would sleep as if she's laying in the bed. He said that might have explained why she was acting strange and why she supposedly jumped toward the train. Right now, he is, Lewis said. Investigators also believed they identified the wrong train that may have hit Kadie in the first place. An online petition asking for the town of Moncks Corner to investigate Ollic has more than 3,000 signatures. There was no mention of a swollen hand. They uncovered new information which led to an investigation by CBSs 48 Hours, as shown tonight on Investigation Discovery, which brought the case to national attention. Vicky Hall: If we put something there it would be thrown in the woods and destroyed, broken. Sheriff Lewis assigned Detective Darrell Lewis and Kokinda to take another look. Several calls to Aaron's cellphone were unanswered and never returned. But they still had a lot of questions. Copyright 2019 WCSC. WebWilliam S. Burroughs. That wasn't the end of his bizarre behavior at the viewing, says Chad Dillinger. Kadie had married the love of her life in 2003, her high school sweetheart Aaron Major. Leave. I. Hall still hasn't gotten used to that daily sound of a train whistle echoing above the pines. Jessica Sanders: I catch cheaters and anyone who's lying pretty much. Two days after the funeral, Aaron went in for surgery to mend his broken hand. Aaron Wilkinson is a small-time crook turned hitman. The next day, eight days after his wife and baby died under mysterious circumstances, Aaron, with a freshly bandaged hand, was finally brought in to the Sheriff's Office for questioning: DET. Another possibility, as Sanders believes, Kadie was killed elsewhere and dumped at the tracks. A full investigation is still under way, SLED, SC Department of Transportation and Charleston County are also assisting the investigation. The four of them are a happy family from the looks of Shayannas social media profiles, and she could be planning her wedding. Peter Van Sant: You believed that she was walking along these railroad tracks carrying her daughter River with suicide on her mind? Peter Van Sant: Why not? In June 2013, semi-professional footballer Odin Lloyd, Shayannas sisters boyfriend, was cruelly shot to death in an industrial park, and within mere days, Aaron got linked to it. it just made no sense that they weren't here. Kadie's white 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup was parkedclose to Hall's home, at the end of nearby Oakley Road. Sarah Watford: It just made me think, like, did he hit his hand on the train pushing her into the train, or fighting with her? "48 Hours" asked Aaron Major to speak with us on camera, but he declined through his attorney. "48 Hours," because we would not be standin' here today if it wasn't for them. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announces at a news conference in Moncks Corner on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, that authorities have reopened the 10-year-old death investigation of Kadie Major, 26, and her infant daughter River Lynn. "I (was) on my way, driving through Summerville, that's when I heard on talk radio 94.3 that there had been a person and a young child hit by the train in Berkeley County," he later recalled to investigators. By then, a forensic team was at the death scene over half a mile down the tracks. If he did feel that way or if he felt the urge, I wish that I I was told. Rick Ollic: We worked this case for months. Jessica Sanders: When she called Vicky, she was wanting to go eat dinner with her. Copyright 2021 by KSAT - All rights reserved. Sarah Watford: She just couldn't stop smiling. ", "We knew there was more to this," Sanders said. Peter Van Sant: What was her reaction to that? 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