GA - Mary & Elwyn Crocker Jr, both 14, starved, beaten & buried, Effingham Cnty, 20 Dec 2018 Arrests

[YESorNO]

(Mary Crocker/ Effingham County Sheriff’s Office)

poor girl...

 

[margarita25]

No words

 

[Fairy1]

Oh my God. These poor babies. I just will never understand. And so many abusers. How? Why?

 

[Niner]

Anyone have access to Effingham County court site? case #1812-3041 for all
TIA!

Just wondering on court dates for everyone.

 

[MicheleT]

Sheriff: Girl buried in backyard had been caged and starved

Investigator Abby Brown testified Tuesday that 14-year-old Mary Crocker also was kept naked in a dog cage and duct taped to a ladder to straighten her stiff limbs.

There are no words for this.

 

[watcher9]

Anyone have access to Effingham County court site? case #1812-3041 for all
TIA!

Just wondering on court dates for everyone.

I haven't been able to find anything about court dates on line. It may be that they are waiting on autopsy results for more charges before setting any dates.

I did find this. BBM
Court Records

The official court records are maintained by the Clerk of Court for Superior, State, and Juvenile Courts. They are available only from the office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information on this website is provided as a public service and may, or may not, be accurate. Recent updates including court calendars may not be included.

Clerk of Superior Court | Effingham County, GA

And this.
Judge's Calendars | Effingham County, GA

Under Chief Judge F. Gates Peed, click on Criminal Motions Calendar. Go to bottom of page three. There is an entry for Mark Anthony Wright who is one of the defendants. Could not copy it.
This is what we learned about through the media articles.

https://www.effinghamcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/1579/Criminal-Motion-Calendar?bidId=

 

[Niner]

Thank you for the link watcher! I looked at the other ones & they sure don't keep their records updated. One was from 2017, and another was for Feb. 5th...

Elywn was also in court on the 5th, but didn't see anything for him. Guess he had no motions, just a prelim hearing.

 

[JerseyGirl]

A Superior Court judge denied bond for Elwyn Crocker Sr. and for Wright, who told investigators he was previously unaware the girl was dead.

Also charged are Candice Crocker's mother, Kim Wright, and Kim Wright's boyfriend, Roy Anthony Prater.

All five suspects remain jailed.

The Judge has also imposed a gag order prohibiting attorneys and investigators from discussing the case outside court.

Authorities: Buried girl had been beaten, starved and caged

 

[JerseyGirl]

It came before the vote on a bill authored by Rep. Bill Hitchens, a Republican from Effingham County, where the bodies of Mary and Elwin Crocker Jr. were unearthed. Five people, including four family members, have been charged in connection with their torture, starvation and death. The bill was intended to make it harder for people to pull their children out of school under the guise of homeschooling them without actually doing so.

The bill had originally required more reporting from parents who home- school their children, but ran into resistance from the Georgia Home Education Association, which argued that more home-school regulation would not result in less abuse.

After intense negotiations and seven or eight rewrites, the final version simply directs schools to contact the Division of Family and Children Services when parents of children who have dropped out of school don’t file a notice of intent to home-school them. It passed, 135-28.

Tom Baxter: Crossover Day debates over home-schooling, abortion mark new era in legislature

 

[Niner]

Five indicted in murders of teens found buried in back yard


Their biological father, Elwyn John Crocker, stepmother Candice Crocker and step-grandmother Kimberly Wright each face two counts of felony murder, two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and two counts of concealing the death of another.

Mark Wright, who is Candice Crocker’s brother and Roy Prater the boyfriend of the step-grandmother each face one count of felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another.
[.....]
They are all scheduled to be in court on April 17 for their arraignment.

 

[watcher9]

Five indicted in murders of teens found buried in back yard


Their biological father, Elwyn John Crocker, stepmother Candice Crocker and step-grandmother Kimberly Wright each face two counts of felony murder, two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and two counts of concealing the death of another.

Mark Wright, who is Candice Crocker’s brother and Roy Prater the boyfriend of the step-grandmother each face one count of felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another.
[.....]
They are all scheduled to be in court on April 17 for their arraignment.

Bumping this up for tomorrow when they will be arraigned.

Arraignments coming in Crocker death case

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

bumping again for tomorrow.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 17th:
*Arraignment hearings for all (@ ET) - GA – Mary Crocker (14) & Elwyn Crocker, Jr. (‘JR’) (14) (Mary died Oct. 18, 2018, discovered Dec. 20, 2018 buried in backyard, Guyton) - *Elwyn John Crocker, Sr. (50) “father” arrested (12/20/18), charged (1/29/19), indicted (3/12/19) & arraigned (4/17/19) with 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of 1st degree concealing the death of another & 2 counts of 1st degree cruelty to children. No bond.
Preliminary hearing on 3/5/19. Case will now go to the Grand Jury. 3/12/19 Indicted for Mary’s & JR’s death.
*Candice Heather Crocker (33) “step-mom” arrested (12/20/18), charged (1/29/19), indicted (3/12/19) & arraigned (4/17/19) with 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of 1st degree concealing the death of another & 2 counts of 1st degree cruelty to children.
Case will now go to the Grand Jury. 3/12/19 Indicted for Mary’s & JR’s death.
*Kim Renee Wright (50) “step-grandma” arrested (12/20/18), charged (1/29/19), indicted (3/12/19) & arraigned (4/17/19) with 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of 1st degree concealing the death of another & 2 counts of 1st degree cruelty to children. No bond.
Case will now go to the Grand Jury. 3/12/19 Indicted for Mary’s & JR’s death.
*Roy Anthony Prater (55) “step-grandma’s BF” arrested (12/20/18), charged (1/29/19), indicted (3/12/19) & arraigned (4/17/19) with felony murder (Mary’s death), 1st degree concealing the death of another, 1st degree cruelty to children & possession of a controlled substance.
*Mark Anthony “Tony” Wright (31) bro of Candice arrested (1/8/19), charged (1/29/19), indicted (3/12/19) & arraigned (4/17/19) with felony murder (Mary’s death) & 1st degree cruelty to children.
Bond hearing on 3/5/19. Case will now go to the Grand Jury for Prater & Wright. 3/12/19 Indicted for Mary’s death.
Wright — a brother of Elwyn Sr.'s wife, Candice overheard a family discussion about Mary's death and called an aunt, who tipped off authorities. Judge F. Gates Peed has also imposed a gag order prohibiting attorneys and investigators from discussing the case outside court.
12/20/18: Welfare check & possible missing juvenile discovered bodies. Mary was last seen Oct. 2018 & Elwyn (JR) in Nov. 2016. Neither had been official reported missing.
3/12/18 Judge imposes gag order. All were indicted for Mary’s murder. Elwyn, Candice & Wright were also indicted for Elwyn JR’s death. All have Arraignment hearings in April 17.

 

[Andieinsyd]

This one is truly heinous. I have nothing useful to add but I honestly hope they rot in jail, total devil spawn the lot of them.

 

[Niner]

5 plead not guilty in deaths of siblings buried in yard :: WRAL.com


SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — Five relatives have pleaded not guilty in the deaths of teenage siblings found buried in their father's yard in Georgia.

News outlets report the dead children's father, 50-year-old Elwyn Crocker Sr., their stepmother and three others entered their pleas Wednesday during arraignments in Effingham County Superior Court.


and that's about it in this article....

I can't any of these - are there any next court dates in any of them? TIA!

5 suspects charged in murder of Effingham County teens plead not guilty

Five plead not guilty in Effingham buried teenagers case

Five family members plead not guilty in deaths of Effingham County teens

 

[watcher9]

5 plead not guilty in deaths of siblings buried in yard :: WRAL.com


SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — Five relatives have pleaded not guilty in the deaths of teenage siblings found buried in their father's yard in Georgia.

News outlets report the dead children's father, 50-year-old Elwyn Crocker Sr., their stepmother and three others entered their pleas Wednesday during arraignments in Effingham County Superior Court.


and that's about it in this article....

I can't any of these - are there any next court dates in any of them? TIA!

5 suspects charged in murder of Effingham County teens plead not guilty

Five plead not guilty in Effingham buried teenagers case

Five family members plead not guilty in deaths of Effingham County teens

From your last link.

We are waiting for the next court hearing. In the meantime, investigators have yet to release the exact cause of Mary and Elwyn Jr.'s death.

 

[MsMarple]

5 plead not guilty in deaths of siblings buried in yard :: WRAL.com


SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — Five relatives have pleaded not guilty in the deaths of teenage siblings found buried in their father's yard in Georgia.

News outlets report the dead children's father, 50-year-old Elwyn Crocker Sr., their stepmother and three others entered their pleas Wednesday during arraignments in Effingham County Superior Court.


and that's about it in this article....

I can't any of these - are there any next court dates in any of them? TIA!

5 suspects charged in murder of Effingham County teens plead not guilty

Five plead not guilty in Effingham buried teenagers case

Five family members plead not guilty in deaths of Effingham County teens

No word yet.

"he [Elwyn Sr.] did admit that mary crocker was in fact kept in a dog kennel, naked, in the kitchen the common area of the house, was zip tied so that she would not get out. We also learned from Mr. Crocker that, that was a form of punishment that she had food withheld from her," Detective Abby Brown, Effingham County Sheriff's Office says.
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"We also learned through our investigation that they would do things to her food, such as putting rice vinegar in it and so forth to make it taste bad in hopes that she would not eat. They would not allow her to eat and if she did it was special food that was made just for her," Brown said.
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The details are so horrific it prompted some change at the state capitol. Case files show the two teens were homeschooled. So, in March, Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill that would strengthen homeschool regulations. The bill stops parents from removing kids from school to avoid following attendance and disciplinary laws. It would also notify the Department of Family services if a child is withdrawn from school.

Five family members plead not guilty in deaths of Effingham County teens
Human garbage IMO.

 

[MattMatts-Momma]

We drove past the house of horrors today and said a prayer for those poor kids. It breaks my heart to even think about what they endured.

 

[watcher9]

We drove past the house of horrors today and said a prayer for those poor kids. It breaks my heart to even think about what they endured.

Thanks for doing this.
It must have been very hard to see those two crosses there, probably planted by neighbors. It sure brought tears to my eyes, knowing what happened.

 

[watcher9]

Some family history.

Two buried kids and an old family ‘curse’