But Ollic said Aaron's hand was injured two days later, when he was picking out coffinsfor Kadie and River. Vicky Hall: Captain Ollic is right there and I'm just looking him in the eye, and I just remember his face. She'd just scream for hours like the worst death scream that you can you can't even imagine. "48 Hours" producers got a tip about Vicky's case and that box of evidence she had locked up so many years ago. WebKadie Major, who was married, was found dead alongside a section of railroad tracks. Web0:32. But Sanders says phone records show during that time Kadie called her mom and Hall says she sounded perfectly normal. However, the quaint life they had planned for themselves came crashing down in January 2008. she always had questions and none of them were answered. Sanders says there's only one reason he would have known. The couple, who were high school sweethearts, married in 2003. Right now, he is, Lewis said. And that's what I believe. She claimed that he wanted the unborn son, Aadon, to be displayed publicly. Copyright 2021 by KSAT - All rights reserved. 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. "I do not think in my professional opinion, that she had any depression or postpartum depression,"Case said. Jessica Sanders: That morning, he had searched "two dead in Berkeley County.". WebThis video is unavailable. Sheriff Lewis had assigned Lt. Dean Kokinda to take a second look. Follow him @TomNovelly on Twitter. Both options offer free trials.]. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. He's got a broken hand, talking crazy things that never once came out of Kadie's mouth. Jessica Sanders: It's disturbing. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Jessica Sanders: Horrible they dropped the ball in every way here. Reach Thomas Novelly at 843-937-5715. No matter how long it takes, Vicky Hall will battle on until the truth is found. A full investigation is still under way, SLED, SC Department of Transportation and Charleston County are also assisting the investigation. 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. The West Richland, Washington, home where Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, inset, moved after her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, was murdered in north Florida. 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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. She was so excited, she gave the unborn child a name: Aadon. JERRY MERRITHEW: You have anything to do with your wife's death? In his letter to his fiance, he said, in part, You have always been my soulmate and I want you to love life and know Im always with you[I] know you are an angelTell my story fully but never think anything besides how much I love you.. With the help of some good friends and a strong dose of faith, Hall stopped drinking. Beneath the makeshift cross is another item, one that Hall didn't put there. "That turned out to be a 12-year-old boy who couldn't remember what day of the week it was. Published: 11:31 EST, 1 March 2023 | Updated: 12:45 EST, 1 March 2023. 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. Ollic but was ignored, according to the "48 Hours" report. Darrell Lewis: No. In a stunning development, Kadies then-husband, Aaron Major, was named the suspect. Back then, Ollic and his team did not speak to Dr. Case, and Hall says would not listen to what she had to say. Mostly cloudy. They discounted that psychological report because they say it was based largely on Ollic's investigation. Mugshot, left, for Air Force Maj. Andre McDonald, charged Saturday with murder in the death of his 29-year-old wife Andreen McDonald. Then, at 11:31 a.m., Hall said Aaron called her to say he just heard on the radio that two bodies had been found after being hit by a train. What else did they get wrong? Hall and Sanders went to work determined to show that Kadie was not psychotic. ", "We knew there was more to this," Sanders said. Peter Van Sant: What I'm holding here, Vicky gave us. You have permission to edit this article. I'm not saying I'm going to change it or not going to change.". Jessica Sanders: Good [laughs]. But when I did hang up, I had this little gut feeling. The lab didnt even receive the blood samples until 1/23/08 Autopsy report wasnt signed until February 11th. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Peter Van Sant: No forensic search of the house. Rick Ollic, who led the investigation back in 2008, didn't see it that way. Hall asked her private investigator pal to help. His whole fingers was swollen. That's the million-dollar question right now. Lt. Dean Kokinda: There was no radio report. Chad Dillinger: He could reach out and touch 'em. The only times those websites were looked at was when Aaron would have been home, Sanders said. Hall filed that detail and the other red flags in the back of her mind and went out searching on her own. She does have to walk sixth-tenths of a mile down there to get hit by the train. 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. After the tragic deaths, it was reported that Aaron moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to live with his parents. The Berkeley County Sheriffs Office opened up a task force to look further into the investigation earlier this year. There was also something else Hall found strange. Jessica Sanders: When she called Vicky, she was wanting to go eat dinner with her. Why is he not looking?". I'm like "Aaron, no.". The day of the funeral, he was eating McDonald's in the front row, sipping from a large cup, Hall said. WebAccording to his father, Aaron Solomon and the only witness to his sons death Grant parked his truck at the Ward Performance Institute in Gallatin, Tennessee, and went to get Vicky Hall: And she had this beautiful little smile that made her just look like an angel. The team would like to ask Aaron about those lies, but there's a problem. WebThe 48 Hours episode Fatal Crossing investigates the deaths of Kadie Lee Hall Major, a 26-year-old mother, and her 10-month-old daughter River Lynn Major. 3) Richard L. Odom: While already on the run, Odom raped and murdered 77-year-old Mina Johnson as he fled Mississippi.The body was found in the backseat of the victims car, and showed signs of severe sexual trauma with multiple stab wounds. Her little daughter was found drowned in a pond 100 feet away. The force of the railroad cars threw 10-month-old River into a nearby creek. Were looking at everything, we are all open-minded about this case and where it takes us, still some work to do.. I can tell you thats not the case, this is all part of a larger puzzle, he said at the time, adding that the original conclusions did not add up. Air Force major husband of missing Texas woman purchased ax, shovel, trash bags and gas: police. Peter Van Sant: How would you describe the quality of the original investigation done? VICKY HALL [to reporters]: Thank you to this sheriff's department. Jessica Sanders: I catch cheaters and anyone who's lying pretty much. Sanders says she saw Hall through some of her darkest years as she battled to get the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office to take another look at the case -- and another look at Aaron Major. She thought someone was coming to kill her and then she took off, he told Hall. 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. Odom was convicted and sentenced to life in prison as a result of his fingerprints being In September 2018, the ten-year-old case was reopened. When the investigation into Kadie Majors death was reopened in September 2018, Aaron Major was publicly mentioned as the only. She said Aaron told her that Kadie was hysterical and paranoid. We appreciate the courts attention to this and we appreciate the reduction that he did make, defense attorney John Convery said. I mean, I was worried. 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File/Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, looks down the tracks where the body of her daughter Major, who was pregnant and her 10-month-old granddaughter River were found in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. Major had injuries consistent with being struck by a train, and River died of drowning in a nearby creek. DET. Like, for some reason, I felt like I was cutting her off too early.". Kadie, they believed, had been struck on her side by some object hanging off the train. Her wedding rings were in her pocket. Natural resources is one of 10 elements required in a countys comprehensive plan a map for future development that is updated every 10 years. Thank you everyone who has shared and signed! Andre McDonald, 40, was charged She was so proud of her, she loved being a mother," Vicky Hall says of her daughter, seen in home video with River Lynn. Vicky Hall: Like the world's coming to an end and, you know, the government blew up the Twin Towers. Days later, investigators concluded the two were hit by a train during an apparent suicide. CBS 48 Hours Fatal Crossing is the catapult Vicky Hall needed to prompt authorities, Im going to summarize the Suicide Ruling paper trail. Vicky Hall met Sanders four years after Kadie's death. DISBARRED attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to the murder his son and wife at their family estate. "She was just a person that was so full of life.". diagnosis reportedly backed up by Kadies obstetrician. Hall still hasn't gotten used to that daily sound of a train whistle echoing above the pines. Vicky Hall: He had lifted his hand up And I'm like, "Oh my God, why is his hand so big?" In 2015, a team of "48 Hours" producers were filming in Charleston, South Carolina, on another case when they met a mother who told them a story they couldn't stop thinking about a mystery that has haunted the small town of Moncks Corner since 2008. Back in 2008, Rick Ollic, then with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, was in charge of the investigation. The case has recently been re-opened with the discovery of new evidence. Sarah Watford: It just almost looked like a monster's hand, you know? Aaron Major recounts the night his wife and child vanished, Jessica Sander and Vicky Hall in the "war room.". After she intimated the authorities, he returned a few of those things. In March, Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis said investigators had ruled out the suicide angle. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you, the fact that he's told different stories? Things were changing fast in Moncks Corner. By then, a forensic team was at the death scene over half a mile down the tracks. After the "48 Hours" program, public agencies and lawyers have been hesitant to speak about the case. That wasn't the end of his bizarre behavior at the viewing, says Chad Dillinger. Hall embarked on her own investigation determined to show her daughter did not throw herself in front of a train. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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. Ken Dillinger: Pretty much cut and dry that he doesn't have his stories together of what really happened, and every time he thinks about it, he doesn't remember what he said. Soon after that, Kadie was pregnant with their son, Aadon. It didn't take 30 minutes of looking at it to be in, like, shock. Another possibility, as Sanders believes, Kadie was killed elsewhere and dumped at the tracks. Peter Van Sant: There was no radio report? What I didn't know at that moment is Sarah saw it, too. Ollic says they found a note in Kadie's pocket which he believes is compelling evidence that she was delusional obsessed with reading about end of the world conspiracies on the internet. Vicky Hall: If we put something there it would be thrown in the woods and destroyed, broken. The48 Hoursepisode Fatal Crossing investigates the deaths ofKadie Lee Hall Major, a 26-year-old mother, and her 10-month-old daughterRiver Lynn Major. Vicky Hall [holding the toy]: When he returned it, the tail was cut off, it was just very upsetting. And I just know Aaron put that there to freak me out. Ollic also had officers thinking Kadies mom was crazy. An Air Force Major in Texas was charged Monday with the murder of his wife after reporting her missing in March. I believe it's another injustice to allow him to remain in law enforcement. 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. Peter Van Sant: You tell him that you have found the pickup truck. Aaron went to work for Kadie's dad, who was a housepainter. A decade after her daughter's death, Hall finally got her chance to talk with detectives about her case and "48 Hours" was there. Andre McDonald was charged with murder in October 2019. Then, the usually quiet Aaron started talking -- not about Kadie, but about those same strange theories. Investigators at the scene where Kadie's body was found beside the train tracks; her little daughter was found drowned in a pond 100 feet away. A letter sent to "48 Hours" in May 2018 by Moncks Corner attorney E. Mason West and Charleston attorney Gedney M. Howe III identified Aaron as their client. In 2007, they welcomed River Lynn. River was dressed in a white turtleneck, pink overalls and pink shoes. During questioning in 2008, the investigator never asked Aaron Major about his bandaged hand. Everything wasn't there (with the case) that could have been there.". There's also a $25,000 reward, provided by one of Hall's family members, for any information relating to the case that leads to an arrest. "The evidence shows it was a northbound train. First published on March 2, 2019 / 11:14 PM. Vicky Hall, Kadies mother, later stated that Aaron told her about Kadie not entering their house, standing at the doorway instead. Kadie and Aaron Major, parents of daughter River Lynn, were expecting a son. Sheriff Duane Lewistold The Post and Courier that Aaron is now the only suspect in the case. Peter Van Sant CBS News. Vicky Hall: And he said, "I told her let me go take a shower. On Sept. 6, Berkeley County officials said at a press conference that River did not appear to have been hit by the train. or redistributed. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, drives down railroad tracks where the body of Major, who was pregnant and her 10-month-old granddaughter River were found in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. Rick Ollic: I don't have an answer to that cuz I don't recall when we went. In 2015, new Sheriff Duane Lewis swept into town with a brand new attitude. Lt. Dean Kokinda: To me that is very symbolic of her ending the relationship. and he's just not looking and I'm like to myself, "Why is he not looking? She's a wealthy socialite, married to one of South Carolina's most successful bankers. All rights reserved. Jessica Sanders: I do. Vicky Hall meets with Lt. Dean Kokinda and Det. It just looked fat. After her role in The Turning Point, the 16-year-olds acting career seemingly hit a bump in the road when Paramount let her 6-month contract lapse. However, as per a CBS report from 2019, he had not cooperated with the authorities. It's very difficult to review this case, as there, The FBi has been murdering people for years since their, Clearly its hard for some people to understand that although, What is taking so long? There was no invesigation! "I think he wanted Kadie and River found," Kokinda told "48 Hours.". Hall was sentenced to death by electrocution in May 1945 and executed on January 4, 1946. yesmagazine.org. JERRY MERRITHEW: What do you think happened? Dr. Christine Case: I do not think is -- in my professional opinion, that she had any depression or postpartum depression. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Sarah Watford is Kadie's little sister. And I wish that he you know, he wouldve told me cause I wouldnt I would not have loved him any differently. But the national attention has also caused the Sheriff's Office and nearly everyone involved in the original investigation to suddenly go quiet, refusing to discuss possible missteps with the initial probe and what they are doing now to rectify that. Eleven years later, officials are far less certain. Det. Rick Ollic explains his theory to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. It's almost like psychological warfare. I mean, I'd have to review back to the case, it was 10 years ago. She believes the note found in Kadie's pocket was her writing down what she found on her computer's search history. Nearly 50 people gathered and prayed for justice in the case, Hall said. "So we got to work.". Major, 26, was pregnant at the time. Kadie's white 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup was parkedclose to Hall's home, at the end of nearby Oakley Road. 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. Why is Aaron here sitting on the porch? Thus, 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. But Aaron's behavior he's not acting normal, he's not acting right. An 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. Vicky Hall, center, is surrounded by investigators and family as the case into the deaths of Kadie and River Lynn is reopened. By day, Jessica Sanders, the mom, is busy taking care of her children all five of them. Now hes the Moncks Corner Police Chief. When the investigation into Kadie Majors death was reopened in September 2018, Aaron Major was publicly mentioned as the only suspect in the case. Im not sure, I dont believe he can make that bond amount, Convery said. Page by page, recording by recording, and interview after interview, they found that law enforcement's explanation didn't add up. Rick Ollic: We worked this case for months. I'm numb just totally broken, just totally dead, totally devastated. Anyone with information potentially relevant to the investigation is asked to call the task force hotline at 843-719-7700. 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. Does he cry out? He also didn't respond to an email, a note left for him at his office or several voicemails left for him on his cellphone. BCSO under Sheriff Lewiss new leadership are reinvestigating the case and do not believe it was a suicide. WebAuthorities concluded that pregnant Kadie, 26, had thrown herself and 10-month River in front of a train. Bond today was reduced from $2 million to $450,000 by Judge Frank Castro in the 399th The noise still pierces her heart. Darrell Lewis There's a new sheriff in town. Their house a potential crime scene was never properly processed. drinking out of his big McDonald's cup. "Originally, they said a southbound train hit her," Darrell Lewis told "48 Hours." Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . They spoke to a dozen witnesses, including Kadie's Obstetrician Dr. Christine Case who examined her the day before her death. After 11 years of questions and research, and with the assistance of a crew from CBS' "48 Hours," a show about Hall's findings aired in March. Get the word out that Rick Ollic's so called Investigation was wrong! 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. He said that she wanted to go to a hotel, to which Aaron replied he would take her after he took a shower. 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. and I put it in my closet. Det. Idaho man released from Boise hospital, quickly arrested in wifes killing in McCall. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. But Dr. Christine Case, Kadie'sobstetrician, told "48 Hours" that Kadie didn't appear to have signs of a mental breakdown. Peter Van Sant: She could have been thrown and struck by the side of the train? Jessica Sanders: No forensics at all. A open Bible with the words the first born son is to be sacrificed highlighted with a marker are what nightmares are made of. "She was very happy, she was very excited to have a boy," says Vicky Hall of her daughter, who was 5 months pregnant when she died. Aaron later told the authorities, It was just like all of a sudden, she just got real paranoid, and, you know, quit trustin people and stuff. However, Vicky claimed that Aaron talked about conspiracy theories having nothing to do with Kadies situation. In the morning, the entire Hall family was searching for Kadie and River. Rick Ollic: There was information that she was going through some type of spiritual warfare in her life. But when she came in I talked to her for a couple hours, I was like, "Well, she's not crazy.". Hall said the detectives are getting in touch with Amtrak to try to obtain pictures of trains so they can compare parts of the train to injuries that Kadie suffered. Its evident that her priority right now is her daughters, and itll stay that way for a long while. Is that true? Rick Ollic says the note found in Kadie Major's pocket was a piece of compelling evidence showing that she was delusional at the time. Please share if you already signed. When two "48 Hours" producers called him asking about the Kadie Major case, he listened. You are the only suspect in the deaths of your family. He didn't want to speak about the case further because of the national attention it attracted. Aaron Wilkinson is a small-time crook turned hitman. But by night, Jessica Sanders, the private eye, is at the gun range or on the road with cameras and disguises in hot pursuit. In 1951, novelist William S. Burroughs was charged with murder when he shot his wife, Joan Vollmer, in the head during a drunken game of William Tell that I mean, I was worried. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Smith told FOX29 her son-in-law had a temper, but she said her daughter was a fighter and the twowould always work things out. He heard her truck start and she's gone. Vicky Hall: we could not exclude it, we tried. DET. If he didn't Investigate a young pregnant mother and 10 month old baby girls murder what else is he hiding? Vicky Hall: And every night me and Sarah would go stand in that door. However, she met her first husband, Aaron Spelling the same year followed by her breakthrough role in 1953 with the movie House of Wax. Aaron and Carolyn got married in April 1953. Vicky Hall: She was living the perfect life for her. that's what made me know in my heart, in my head, that he was involved. Erin Corwin found out she was pregnant a week before she was strangled to death and dumped in an abandoned mine shaft near Joshua Tree National Park in 2014. Her remains were found Thursday after a 134-day search. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Vicky did not believe Aarons version of events, either, and she felt that he himself had been behaving a little erratically at the time of Kadies disappearance. And every night the forlorn cry of its whistle brings her grief roaring back. She believed her daughter to be happy and content, a diagnosis reportedly backed up by Kadies obstetrician, Dr. Christine Case. At this point, it is unclear whether he will be able to post the reduced bond. Vicky Hall has promised to keep investigating, arguing that the truth needs to be known and justice needs to be served. Peter Van Sant: What was her reaction to that? There's power in numbers! Put all your papers in a box and stop looking at it and put it in God's hands.". Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Kadie Majors mother, Vicky Hall, working with private investigator Jessica Sanders, visits the site on railroad tracks where the body of Major, who was pregnant and her 10-month-old granddaughter River were found in 2008, Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Moncks Corner. After learning about the original investigation, something didn't sit right with Hall. An Air Force major in Texas has been accused of killing his wife after a 134-day missing person search ended with investigators discovering the woman's remains, authorities said. "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant questions Aaron Major about the deaths of Major's wife and daughter. Lt. Dean Kokinda: She had valid questions and they weren't answered. Just weeks into their investigation, the cold case team became convinced it was not a suicide. Sheriff Lewisspoke with The Post and Courier and confirmed that Aaron is still the only suspect. Sanders says, the more she dug, the guiltier Aaron looked. On January 17, 2008, the bodies of Kadie and River Major were located near railroad tracks off of Oakley Road inBerkeleyCounty. Peter Van Sant: Is there anything you'd like to say to Aaron major right now if he's watching? The initial investigation into Kadie Majors death in January 2008 ended with the authorities ruling that it was a suicide. Investigators continue digging, but say, for now, they don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. Rick Ollic: We inquired with the funeral director and she said, "Yes, I witnessed him punch a cinder block wall.". Leave. Sign the petition. An Air Force major was arrested in connection to his wifes disappearance after police said they found 'disturbing items' inside their Texas home. That changed in 2015, seven long years after her daughter's death. Darrell Lewis: I've never ruled out that it could be a staged crime scene. Peter Van Sant: Do you believe today that Kadie Major committed suicide? The last time Hall spoke with Kadie was at 6:43 p.m. Jan. 16, 2008. Seven years after Kadie's death, Sanders decided to use her talents to help Hall with her quest for answers. Desperate for answers, Hall started her own investigation: gathering documents, keeping meticulous notes -- anything to find the truth. You can tell me whether or not you murdered your family. Her husband talking about conspiracy theories. One of the witness statements was made by a woman who claimed to have seen Kadie walk down the tracks. On the icy cold night of Now this is the day after the funeral. Kadies body (she was four months pregnant with a son to be namedAadon Robert Major) was found near the train tracks while River Lynn was found drowned in a creek about 50 yards away. "48 Hours" would like to speak with Aaron Major as well. The detective believes it was a murder-suicide. Kadie Majors family has also sought a private investigator. And we just -- we bonded. 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