Justin Turner was tragically strangled with the ligature shortly after consuming his last meal.
The culprits behind five-year-old South Carolina boy Justin Lee Turner's murder in 1989 have finally been caught and will be charged with murder.
The perpetrators were his own father and stepmother. news from heaven reported.
Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis stated during a news conference Wednesday that Victor Lee Turner and his wife Megan R Turner were arrested Tuesday at their home in Cross Hill, which is about three and a half hours north of the Berkeley County. the murder scene.
Under the charge of murder, both are booked into the Hill-Finklea Detention Center located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. To date, no bonds have been issued.
According to sheriff's office court records, Justin Turner's body was discovered in a trailer next to the couple's home and investigations revealed he was “asphyxiated.”
Lewis claimed that Megan Turner had been charged in the past, but that the complaint had been dismissed without prejudice, meaning future prosecution was still possible.
Additionally, Lewis noted that he found it strange that parents showed no interest in the investigation, either when it occurred or when it was being re-examined in early 2021.
Citing a forensic analysis of the evidence, investigators concluded that on March 2, 1989, Justin was tragically strangled with the ligature “shortly after consuming his last meal.”
According to arrest affidavits filed by investigators for each defendant, the ligature was found to match shirt collars worn by the victim thanks to advances in forensic evidence technology and DNA analysis.
According to records, Megan Turner told witnesses she “had an altercation with the victim” before reporting he was last seen.
Additionally, reports noted that she provided “disinformation” and contradictory information about her movements throughout the time of the investigations.
