At around 11:31 am on January 17, Aaron also called Vicky to inform her about bodies found by the local railway tracks. Vicky Hall [to detectives]: And when she's shaking and trembling how is she holding River? What else did they get wrong? Jessica Sanders: We became very close. Investigators continue digging, but say, for now, they don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. What else did they get wrong? 148 Williman Street I. Vicky Hall: Some stuff was knocked off of River's dresser. I will fight for this till the day I die. She said it "creeps her out," because the day before Kadie died, her daughter got an ultrasound. I mean, I'd have to review back to the case, it was 10 years ago. 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Dean Kokinda told CBS that Vicky Hall had valid questions about the original case that hadnt been answered. Vicky Hall: If you can tell me I am wrong, and my daughter really committed suicide tell me I'm wrong, please the last thing I wanted was her to die at the hands of her husband. Rick Ollic, who led the investigation back in 2008, didn't see it that way. Kadie and River Lynn had now been missing for more than 12 hours in stormy, icy conditions. She was so proud of her, she loved being a mother," Vicky Hall says of her daughter, seen in home video with River Lynn. Say Yes to the Dress "Bionic Bride" (TLC), 2012-2023, 2paragraphs Productions, LLC. There's power in numbers! Rick Ollic: Always do the right thing, it's always important at any time to do the right thing. Peter Van Sant: The dead bodies of his family are right in front of him. In September 2018, the ten-year-old case was reopened. Darrell Lewis There's a new sheriff in town. Furthermore, Vicky and Sarah (Kadies sister) were sure that his hand was swollen the day the bodies were located. All rights reserved. She wanted to have the same name as her daughter, Avielle. Authorities at the time accepted this version of events. Thankfully for them, in 2018, the case was reopened. Salisbury said he would not discuss the case with The Post and Courier. Lt. Dean Kokinda: Right now, he's the only one we're looking at. Read moreGeorgetown County natural resources plan deferred for County Council feedback, The Post and Courier She suspected her now ex-husband was having an affair and hired Jessica to investigate. VICKY HALL [to reporters]: I believe that Kadie and River and Aadon were murdered by Kadie's husband, Aaron Robert Major. 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. However, Kadies mother, Vicky Hall, never accepted this outcome. SAN ANTONIO Air Force Major Andre McDonald had his bond reduced Monday morning. I believe this is a cold-blooded murder. After 10 years of heartache, Vicky Hall is finally getting the chance to talk to Berkeley County detectives about her case. drinking out of his big McDonald's cup. -Behind the Picket Fence, Scorned: Love Kills (S1, E1) Military spouse Joan Shannon conspired with her daughter Elizabeth to murder Army Major David Shannon for the Servicemens Group Life Insurance. Vicky Hall and Kadie's husband, Aaron Major, set out searching for her truck at local motels and on the back roads of Moncks Corner but Hall says, something seemed off with Aaron. Lt. Dean Kokinda: I think he wanted Kadie and River found. and I put it in my closet. Peter Van Sant: This beloved young mother was made out to be some depressed child killer. On January 17, 2008, the bodies of Kadie and River Major were located near railroad tracks off of Oakley Road inBerkeleyCounty. If there was a fight that started there, Luminol test. 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. Vicky Hall: The night they died and Sarah was there, my daughter I looked out the window, we have a pond right there and there is a cross on my pond. The coroner had already issued a preliminary ruling of suicide, later made permanent. Not even a mile away from Hall's home, off to the side of the railroad tracks, is a makeshift memorial for her daughter and grandchildren: a weathered wooden cross that reads "John 3:16. Rick Ollic of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office delivered the shattering news. that's what made me know in my heart, in my head, that he was involved. Vicky Hall: I believe she wrote these notes down on this paper because she was seeing what Aaron was reading and seeing what he was believing in and it was scaring her and she was just making notes of all the titles on the computer. While others involved with the case remain silent, Hall continues to speak out. 3.]. With that, we cant help but wonder more about the one person who always stood by him, his fiance, Shayanna Jenkins. JERRY MERRITHEW: You have anything to do with your wife's death? The plea comes nearly a week after a grand jury officially indicted Murdaugh, 54, over and he's just not looking and I'm like to myself, "Why is he not looking? Chad Dillinger: He could reach out and touch 'em. 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. You go.". Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Rick Ollic: She was alive when the train struck her to me it was self-inflicted. Detectives admit to Peter Van Sant of 48 Hours that there were inconsistencies in the original case. Kadie Majors family has also sought a private investigator. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you? Peter Van Sant: Is there anything you'd like to say to Aaron major right now if he's watching? Then the wrong train was looked at. Then, the usually quiet Aaron started talking -- not about Kadie, but about those same strange theories. "I think he wanted Kadie and River found," Kokinda told "48 Hours.". Over the next several years Hall and "48 Hours" stayed in touch and started investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the two deaths -- which ultimately led to the reopening of a closed case. Kadie's white 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup was parkedclose to Hall's home, at the end of nearby Oakley Road. I can tell you that that is not the case. Jessica Sanders: I catch cheaters and anyone who's lying pretty much. Lt. Dean Kokinda: There was no radio report. BCSO under Sheriff Lewiss new leadership are reinvestigating the case and do not believe it was a suicide. Kadie had married the love of her life in 2003, her high school sweetheart Aaron Major. Read moreNew penny tax proposed to fix Spartanburg County roads, bridges, A final vote on the natural resources element of Georgetown County's comprehensive plan was deferred for the county council's Feb. 28 meeting. WebAn ex-minor league hockey player who decided that hiring a hitman to murder his wife was cheaper than a divorce was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. WebKadie Major, who was married, was found dead alongside a section of railroad tracks. 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. His position as the Chief of Police now in Moncks Corner is a direct reflection of incompetence in that position. Ollic stating. An Air Force major was arrested in connection to his wifes disappearance after police said they found 'disturbing items' inside their Texas home. Its not a full body its just a couple bones and she dont deserve that, Andreen'smother, Hyacinth Smith, told FOX29 San Antonio. Vicky decided, with the help of a private investigator Jessica Sanders, to investigate for herself what had happened to her daughter and granddaughter. Darrell Lewis: I've never ruled out that it could be a staged crime scene. Sanders believes that she and Hall met right when each needed someone most. Out of all his alleged scare tactics, the most heartless, says Sanders, is video shot by Aaron 10 months after Kadie and River's deaths and laid it on their grave. "There was no alarm. The note and wedding rings found in Kadie's pocket. We need a pre-trial motion hearing and we need a trial as soon as one is available, Convery said. I'm numb just totally broken, just totally dead, totally devastated. Peter Van Sant: Why not? But with every telling, crucial details changed. "I have an open mind. AIR FORCE MAJOR HUSBAND OF MISSING TEXAS WOMAN PURCHASED AX, SHOVEL, TRASH BAGS AND GAS: POLICE, Mugshot, left, for Air Force Maj. Andre McDonald, charged Saturday with murder in the death of his 29-year-old wife Andreen McDonald. Howe and West recently denied representing Aaron when contacted by The Post and Courier. Case closed? Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. It turned out to be false, Oliver said. Ollic's administrative assistant, Noel Thomas, did not return multiple phone calls and several emails asking to sit down with the Moncks Corner police chief. "So we got to work.". WebWilliam S. Burroughs. Peter Van Sant: She says she was never questioned about her daughter's state of mind and what had happened in the hours on that day that she disappeared. Ollic believed it was a murder-suicide and says a note found in Kadie's pocket was a piece of compelling evidence showing that she was delusional at the time. He has been tasked with potentially overturning Kadie's manner of death. But he never found proof that Aaron killed his wife. It was the sickest thing I ever witnessed in my whole life. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Faded plastic flowers are nailed to a tree 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. WebThis video is unavailable. After the tragic deaths, it was reported that Aaron moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to live with his parents. Her wedding rings were in her pocket. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Both were found near railroad tracks near Moncks Corner. Jessica Sanders: I did it was like Pandora's box it's unbelievable at all the information that she had and how badly this case was handled. In the year that followed, Shayanna became pregnant, and in 2012, the couple gladly welcomed their daughter and got engaged. It's really took its toll on her. Then, at 11:31 a.m., came a call from Aaron that would alter the course of her life. Erica Hernandez, Digital Journalist/Courthouse Reporter. Aaron hasn't answered phone calls from The Post and Courier or handwritten notes. File/Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Vicky Hall with a photo of her daughter Kadie Major and 10-month-old granddaughter River, who were found dead near train tracks in 2008 in Moncks Corner. She also began using Aarons last name, unaware that their wedding would never happen. One room in Hall's house was transformed into what they call "The War Room." DISBARRED attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to the murder his son and wife at their family estate. He explained that she was researching government conspiracies and that "God was telling her to flee to protect the kids," according to a transcript of his interview with investigators. About 35 miles from Moncks, he set up a house painting business and seemed to lead an everyday life there. He's never come in the middle of the night.". DET. Vicky Hall: I turned to alcohol. However, Kadie was gone with River soon after. Hall, long the target of country gossip, first had to clear a big hurdle. But Ollic said Aaron's hand was injured two days later, when he was picking out coffinsfor Kadie and River. No toxicology completed. And I just know Aaron put that there to freak me out. Hall got her horse business back on track, then did something she never thought she'd do with the paperwork from her private investigation. I think it's very possible that she died at the house. Does he cry out? Rick Ollic, a former Berkeley County sheriff's captain who is now chief of the Moncks Corner Police Department, said a note in Kadie's pocket contained scribblings about spiritual warfare and the Antichrist. Major was also pregnant at the time. Lt. Dean Kokinda: We believe that night there was a fight Some argument whether it be verbal or physical. We have uncovered information that initially it wasbelievedKadie was suicidal, I can tell you that is not the case,Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said. "It's a blessing. JERRY MERRITHEW: You have anything to do with your child's death? Follow him @TomNovelly on Twitter. 48 Hours showed the incompetence. It just looked fat. Darrell Lewis: No. Jessica Sanders: This guy, he goes hunting, goes fishing, he's living the life. Det. On July 23, 2002, Elizabeth Shannon fatally shot Major Darrell Lewis, the new investigators on the case. Both options offer free trials.]. Sanders says there's only one reason he would have known. Rick Ollic explains his theory to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. Aaron Major: Because I don't have any comments at this time. WebMaj. He didn't want to speak about the case further because of the national attention it attracted. It's dozens and dozens of pages of emails that she said that she sent to you during that time, and you didn't answer one of these. Major, 26, was pregnant at the time. Vicky Hall [holding the toy]: When he returned it, the tail was cut off, it was just very upsetting. "The evidence shows it was a northbound train. Her loyalty to her new family never wavered. Im not sure, I dont believe he can make that bond amount, Convery said. They wanted to know more. She does have to walk sixth-tenths of a mile down there to get hit by the train. "The support keeps me going," Hall said. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Aaron and Kadie were high school sweethearts who tied the knot in 2003. Seven years after Kadie's death, Sanders decided to use her talents to help Hall with her quest for answers. He never shed a tear, he never came and hugged anybody. Peter Van Sant: Aaron Major, is he cooperating with you guys? tnovelly@postandcourier.com, Lawyer connected to the O.J. Vicky Hall: So, I put everything back in the box and I closed it and I locked it. Market data provided by Factset. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said Aaron is a suspect in the death of Kadie, River, and Aadon. Help stop the Injustice! I believe 100 percent there was a fight and she was trying to leave him. Back then, Ollic and his team did not speak to Dr. Case, and Hall says would not listen to what she had to say. It's been 11 years since that cold, wet January morning. They missed their one and only opportunity to ask Aaron the tough questions during their interrogation: DET. WebAuthorities concluded that pregnant Kadie, 26, had thrown herself and 10-month River in front of a train. So "48 Hours" went looking for him and found him in the parking garage of an apartment complex. Jessica Sanders: When she called Vicky, she was wanting to go eat dinner with her. But Hall says Aaron took it a step too far. Not long after River was born, Kadie got pregnant again; this time, she learned, with a son. 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. Her remains were found Thursday after a 134-day search. Darrell Lewis: It is for me 'cause I'd wanna know what happened to my child, my unborn child, and my wife. You are the only suspect in the deaths of your family. Her mother, Vicky Hall, vowed to get to the bottom of what happened and pressured investigators to the point where she says they "absolutely avoided me.". Oliver has been working closely with Berkeley County's cold case unit. 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