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JAN 5, 2021
Suspects indicted in the 2019 abduction and murder of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney - al.com
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A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Patrick Stallworth, 40, and Derick Irisha Brown, 30, on capital murder of a child under the age of 14 and capital murder during a kidnapping in the slaying of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. The indictments were issued following the December 2020 grand jury session.

The pair also has been indicted federally of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to kidnap a minor. They could face the death penalty in both state and federal court if convicted. The U.S. Attorney General has not yet announced whether the death penalty will be sought on the federal charges.

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JAN 5, 2021
Suspects indicted in murder of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney (wtok.com)
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A Jefferson County grand jury in December indicted Patrick Stallworth and Derick Irisha Brown on capital murder of a child under the age of 14 and capital murder of a child during a kidnapping. Those are state charges.

Stallworth and Brown have also been indicted on one count of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to kidnap a minor. Those are federal charges.

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Alabama man, 40, and woman, 30, charged with kidnapping and murder of Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney | Daily Mail Online

Jan 6, 2021

Patrick Devone Stallworth, 40, and Derick Irisha Brown, 30, were on Tuesday both indicted on state charges of capital murder during a kidnapping, and capital murder of a child under the age of 14.

They face the death penalty if convicted in the case of Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney, who was abducted during a birthday party in October 2019, and whose disappearance sparked a 10-day manhunt that captivated the state.

The little girl was found dead in a dumpster with high levels of meth and sedatives in her systems.
 
APR 19, 2021
Birmingham Housing Authority to spend $6M on upgraded security at its sites | The Birmingham Times
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) has earmarked $6 million to make security upgrades in its public housing sites.

Several children have lost lives in public housing over the past 24 months including four-year-old Jurnee Coleman; three-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney, and two-year-old Major Turner.

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The $6 million will include installing and upgrading surveillance cameras; license plate readers which will be monitored by law enforcement; LED lighting and lighting repairs.

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“Addressing safety and crime in the city of Birmingham should be something local agencies work on together to make the most impact,” Northern said. “Our hope is that taking additional steps to improve security will make a difference and aid in deterring crime; and better assist law enforcement with solving criminal activity on our properties.”

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OCT 12, 2021
Two years since abduction and death of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney

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Tuesday marks two years since 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney was kidnapped during a birthday party in Birmingham. Ten days later, her body was found in a dumpster.

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Online court records show Patrick Devone Stallworth and Derick Irisha Brown are due in Jefferson County Circuit Court in February 2022 for a pretrial hearing.

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Also see: Kamille Cupcake McKinney kidnapping Birmingham 2 years ago
 
OCT 12, 2021
2nd annual tribute to Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney
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Her precious life, her beautiful face captivated all of us. Everyone felt her family’s pain.

Angels Arms Women & Teen Organization/Angels Operations Exploited and Missing Persons are holding the second annual “Never Again” Memorial and Tribute for Cupcake.

The memorial event will take place Friday, October 22, 2021, at Tom Brown Village Community Center (555 41st Place North, Birmingham, AL 35222) at 6:00 p.m.

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MAR 17, 2022
Suspects in deadly kidnapping of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney will not face federal death penalty - al.com
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If convicted federally, they could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. A federal trial date has not been set.

Stallworth and Brown are also charged with capital murder in state court.

A state trial date has not yet been set, but Jefferson County prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty. A gag order in the state cases remains in effect.

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APR 28, 2022
Suspects in kidnapping, murder of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney in court Thursday (wbrc.com)
The two suspects in the murder and kidnapping of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney were in court Thursday morning.

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Both defendants waived their rights to a speedy trial Thursday.

Stallworth’s trial is tentatively set for sometime in October in Birmingham.

Brown is expected to go on trial shortly after, possibly in November. The defense is asking to move her trial out of Birmingham. Brown’s attorneys have also asked the court to have the prosecution preserve all evidence in case they have their own testing done.

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AUG 22, 2022

Judge rules on evidence ahead of first trial involving kidnapping, murder of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney
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A judge cleared the way for statements Patrick Stallworth made to Birmingham Police to be used in his upcoming federal trial.

Stallworth and his co-defendant Derick Brown are charged with state and federal counts connected to the 2019 kidnapping and death of three year old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ Mckinney. Both will stand trial individually in federal court on kidnapping charges in 2022 and will likely go to trial on state capital murder counts in 2023.

It’s unclear what Stallworth said to police during that meeting. He’s scheduled to stand trial for federal kidnapping counts in October.
 

Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney update: Marathon hearing discusses evidence in upcoming trial

Published: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:15 PM PDT|Updated: 18 hours ago

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It’s been nearly three years since Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney was kidnapped and killed. The suspects, Patrick Stallworth and Derick Brown, are edging closer to their first trials. Both are charged with capital murder in state court and federal kidnapping counts.

Both will first be tried separately in federal court then stand trial in state court where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Thursday, September 22, 2022, Brown appeared in federal court for a seven-hour long hearing. The defense worked to keep some statements Brown made to Birmingham Police in the initial stages of the investigation from being used as evidence in her upcoming trial.

The defense argued Brown didn’t have the adequate mental capacity to decide whether to speak to police without attorneys present. Specifically, they want to suppress the answers given to police in two interviews with police without her attorneys.

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The defense called Dr. Henry Griffin, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist who practices in Fultondale, Alabama.

Griffin testified that Brown had a lower IQ than 98 percent of the population, according to his clinical evaluation. His report cited Brown has a severely low working memory index, brain processing speed and verbal comprehension index. Brown scored higher in perceptive reasoning.

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Griffin was heavily questioned by District Judge Scott Coogler regarding his clinical assessments, which at moments, was challenging.

“When you roll your eyes, that is not a good thing to do to me,” Coogler said. “I have to make this decision, this is not a game.”


The government pressed Griffin on his evaluation and why he didn’t believe Brown was fully aware of her rights while speaking with police. Assistant United States Attorney Blake Milner questioned Griffin’s notes, suggesting Brown was not forthcoming with him about whether she had custody of her children and who she lived with at the time of her arrest.

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The government noted early in the hearing that they received late notice the defense would call an expert witness to testify in this suppression hearing. Prosecutors suggested they too may request another psychological evaluation prior to Brown’s trial, which is slated for November.

The judge is expected to rule on this issue in the coming weeks.

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Stallworth was in court in August arguing to suppress statements he made to BPD, which was denied. His trial is scheduled for October.
 
OCT 3, 2022
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Trial in deadly kidnapping of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney set to begin today

Jury selection is expected to begin this morning in the case against Patrick Stallworth.
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Jury selection is set to begin this morning in the case against 42-year-old Patrick Stallworth.

He and Derick Irisha Brown, 32, are both charged federally with kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor.

Brown’s trial is set for Nov. 14 in federal court in Tuscaloosa.

Both are charged with capital murder in state court.

No state trial dates have yet been set, but state prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.

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OCT 3, 2022

First trial involving the disappearance of Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney now underway

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A sixteen member jury panel was seated late Monday afternoon, composed of thirteen women and three men.

The prosecution began and ended their opening statement with a picture of ‘Cupcake’.

“I am going to warn you. Some of this evidence you see will be difficult to see and hear, but we’re going to ask you do just that,” said Criminal Chief of the US Attorneys Officer in the Northern District Lloyd Peeples. “It’s the Governments responsibility to tell you about cupcakes last day. Her final hours.”

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After the initial statements, the prosecution called its first witness. Cupcake’s mother April Thomas.

She described her last day with her daughter, and the emotional days that followed. While emotional, Thomas powered through the difficult experience and remained the only witness of the day.

Chief Judge Scott Coogler recessed for the day immediately after. The expectation is that a couple dozen other witnesses will be called in the days ahead and the judge is aiming to finish by the end of the week.

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OCT 3, 2022

‘It was an accident. That poor baby’s family,’ Man on trial in Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney’s kidnapping texted

A text message sent by Patrick Stallworth just 10 days after the body of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney’s body was found in a Jefferson County landfill read, “I’m sorry I did this. It was an accident. That poor baby’s family.’’

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Stallworth’s attorney, Derrick Collins, said his client is innocent and blamed the entire ordeal on Brown.

“She’s the author behind all of this,’’ Collins said in his opening remarks. “He’s professed to the world his innocence.”

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Peeples started by telling the jury about Kamille, who he described as a loving little girl who enjoyed playing with her brother and cousin, watching Peppa Pig and playing with bubbles.

“All the things that you would expect from an innocent and sweet 3-year-old girl,’’ Peeples said.

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Peeples said the evidence will show that a search of Stallworth’s apartment turned up a mattress with a plastic cover on it. That mattress, he said, contained DNA from Stallworth, Brown and Kamille.

“We will also show you pictures from when Kamille’s body was found and of the autopsy on her body, pictures that no person should have to look at, pictures that Kamille’s mom still hasn’t even seen,’’ he said.

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The prosecutor said they will also present evidence that when Kamille died, she had methamphetamine, Trazadone and Benadryl in her system.

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Only Kamille’s shoes were left behind at Tom Brown Village which the girl’s mother would later find.
 
OCT 4, 2022

‘Cupcake got in the car with that man’: Testimony reveals new details in federal kidnapping trial

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Day 2: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 12 p.m. update:

The government took jurors to the home where Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney was kidnapped to begin day two of the trial.

Shenita Long lived in Tom Brown Village in Avondale where McKinney and her family visited on Oct. 12, 2019.

Long testified McKinney and her daughter Ava were best friends. When McKinney and her family arrived, Long said Ava and McKinney ran to play at a birthday party outside her apartment.

When it was time for McKinney and her family to leave, Long said McKinney’s older brother ran inside and said he couldn’t find her.

Long said her daughter looked startled.

“I asked Ava - where was Cupcake,” Long testified. “She said ‘Cupcake got in the car with that man, he took her to get candy at the store.’”

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Less than an hour later, Long called 911 to report McKinney’s disappearance.

Body camera video from the responding officer showed Long, McKinney’s mother, April Thomas, and several children outside searching for McKinney. The children gave the officer a vehicle description: a blue Toyota with a brown bumper. Evidence showed the vehicle registered to Derick Brown, Stallworth’s girlfriend and co-defendant, was a blue Toyota Sequoia with gold trim.

The government also called the FBI Case Agent Eric Salvador, who recounted the initial days of the investigation and how the agency developed its case.

Assistant United States Attorney Lloyd Peeples used Salvador’s testimony to introduce various surveillance videos he collected during the investigation. The videos reconstructed Stallworth and Brown’s movements throughout the day McKinney was kidnapped. One of the videos shows Stallworth purchasing candy around noon at a service station, which parallels to testimony McKinney was lured away with candy. Another video showed the defendants stopping at a service station in the blue Toyota SUV later that day. Brown was seen exiting the passenger door and walked inside the store. The court recessed for lunch after noon; testimony will resume after 1 p.m.

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OCT 4, 2022
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Defendant in Kamille McKinney’s deadly abduction offered kids candy, witnesses say: ‘Cupcake got in the car’

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Long was one of at least nine witnesses to take the stand Tuesday, including a 14-year-old who said Stallworth, 42, approached her earlier that Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, and offered her candy.

Other witnesses included a neighbor of Stallworth who said he had been confronted multiple times about offering candy to children in the Center Point apartment complex where he lived.

A woman also said she confronted Stallworth and his girlfriend, Derick Brown, because they were parked in front of her home where her own children usually played.

Evidence presented to the jury included a bloodstained plastic mattress covering taken from Stallworth and Brown’s apartment, as well as a store receipt showing Stallworth had bought $18.91 worth of candy from the Shell service station near Tom Brown Village.

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Stallworth’s lawyer, Birmingham attorney Derrick Collins, during cross examination, said that Stallworth bought a lot of candy because he was trying to quit smoking.

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FBI Special Agent Jonathan Spaeth, who is based out of Missouri, is on the FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team and was sent to Birmingham on Oct. 14, 2019, to join in the search for Cupcake.

He, along with several Birmingham police detectives, interviewed Stallworth who told them he and Brown were at Tom Brown Village so that Brown could talk to the father of her children. At that point, Brown did not have custody of any of her six kids.

Stallworth told investigators he got out of the SUV to walk around because he didn’t get along with the man Brown was going to talk to and he didn’t want to get into a fight with him.

While he was walking around, Stallworth said, he encountered what is believed to be Cupcake and Ava, and said they were playing with a mouse trap that contained a mouse.

Stallworth said he told the children, “Nah, don’t play with that,” and offered them some Now and Later candy, which again he said he had because he was trying to quit smoking.

That encounter was captured on the video surveillance system from a home that backs up to Tom Brown Village. The encounter took place at 8:02 p.m., which is when authorities believe Cupcake was abducted.

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Trial update: surveillance videos chronical defendant’s actions the day Cupcake disappeared

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Day 2: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - final update:

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The government used surveillance video to reconstruct a timeline of Stallworth’s day which started around noon. An initial video shows Stallworth purchasing candy at a service station, other video later that afternoon showed what appears to be the Toyota Sequoia registered to Stallworth’s co-defendant Derick Brown stop and speak to some girls walking near Hayes K-8 school.

A 14-year-old girl who attended athletic practice at Hayes testified that she and her friend were stopped by a man and woman in the Toyota as they walked home. Her testimony revealed the man, who’s suspected to be Stallworth, asked her if she’d seen someone they were looking for, then asked her if she wanted any candy. The teen said that’s when her friend spoke up.

“She told me to run,” the student said. “We ran down the alley in the projects.”

When asked if she could pick that man out in the courtroom, there was strong hesitation. Stallworth looks noticeably different from his mugshot taken in 2019.

A grainy piece of video from a neighbor’s surveillance camera showed a man approach two toddler-aged children playing in a field. The FBI Agent Jonathan Spaeth testified the time of the video correlates with the timeframe Cupcake was reported missing.

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“This was right near Cupcake’s house [where she was that night], this toddler is wearing shorts, I know she was wearing shorts.” Other evidence, including statements Stallworth made to police pointed to him being at Tom Brown Village that evening. According to video from one of his interviews with Birmingham Police, he and Brown were in Tom Brown Village searching for the father of Brown’s children.

The final video showed the Toyota Sequoia pull up to another service station after the time Cupcake was reported missing. Brown is seen exiting the passenger door and walking inside the business, which is consistent with testimony that Stallworth was driving that night.

FBI Agent Kyle King testified that he was part of the group that served a search warrant at Stallworth’s apartment on October 18, 2019, days after the disappearance. At this time, search efforts to locate Cupcake were still underway. The prosecution filed through pictures of the apartment as the FBI found it, showing a picture of a mattress with a plastic cover with a noticeable a red stain. The cover appeared to be consistent with the plastic material that often covers new mattresses.

Today the jury was able to see that plastic cover in person. Two FBI agents opened the evidence packaging and unfolded it in front of the jury. During opening statements, the prosecution said an expert witness would testify that both defendants DNA and Cupcake’s DNA were found on a plastic mattress cover inside Stallworth’s apartment.

The government called nearly a dozen witnesses Tuesday. They’re expected to have at least one more day full day of testimony before resting their case. The trial resumes Wednesday morning.

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Testimony reveals disturbing details surrounding Cupcake McKinney’s death


Day 3: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - 12 p.m. update:

Some of the information in this update may be difficult to read or inappropriate for some audiences.

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The first witness of the day: Birmingham Police Detective Jonathan Ross, who oversaw the investigation and massive search effort.

The prosecution spent more than an hour playing video and audio recordings from Stallworth’s interviews with police.

The jury first saw a portion of Stallworth’s initial recorded interview with police on Oct. 13, 2019. During that meeting, Stallworth said he was at Tom Brown Village, which correlated with the same day and time of Cupcake’s disappearance. Stallworth stated he walked around the area and saw children playing with a mouse, consistent with the video the jury saw on Tuesday, which showed a man approaching two toddlers at Tom Brown Village.

The second recording took jurors back to the interview room at BPD the day Cupcake’s body was recovered. Stallworth requested to speak to Ross.

Jurors attentively read the transcript off the screen as the lengthy audio recording played from that interview. During this meeting, Stallworth told police Brown brought a baby home and killed her.

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He revealed to police that Brown wanted him to “do some things to the child,” referencing inappropriately touching the toddler.

An investigator asked Stallworth whether forensic examiners would find his DNA during Cupcake’s autopsy.

“She killed her,” sobbed Stallworth. “I tried to keep her from choking that baby.”

Police asked them to show how she choked the baby and he held up his hand over his nose and mouth, according to the recording.

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Defense attorney Derrick Collins cross-examined Ross, asking the detective to confirm the statements Stallworth made to police that were true. Ross agreed Stallworth told the truth about being in Tom Brown Village and stopping at various service stations.

The court recessed at noon, testimony will resume at 1 p.m.

While the witnesses haven’t moved as quickly as expected, the government still believes it will rest Thursday.

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