AJ Freund death: Crystal Lake police officer testifies in ex-DCFS workers' child endangerment trial
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) -- The bench trial of two former DCFS workers facing charges relating to the death of 5-year-old A.J. Freund began Monday. A....
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) -- The bench trial of two former DCFS workers facing charges relating to the death of 5-year-old A.J. Freund began Monday. A.J. Freund suffered abuse and torture, and was killed in 2019 at the hands of his parents at their home in Crystal Lake. Police found the boy's body buried in a shallow grave in a field near Woodstock. The police officer who said she responded to a call from A.J.'s mother several months before his death was overcome with emotion while recalling her concerns about returning the boy to his parents.