", When Sanders and Hall later examined the investigative case file in 2015, they got a look at Kadie and Aaron's history on the couple's shared computer. Hall headed straight to Oakley Road, but there was no train, no vehicle, no sign of a collision. 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. McDonald is facing murder charges for the death of his wife, Andreen McDonald, in 2019. Kadie, River, Aadon. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Berkeley County Sheriffs Office says the husband of a woman and her young daughter killed more than a decade ago is the only suspect in the case. / CBS News, Produced by Liza Finley and Ryan N. Smith, [This story first aired on March 2. She subsequently relocated to Rhode Island, and in 2019, a judge ruled that they cant pursue the $20 million degenerative brain disease lawsuit due to a missed 2014 deadline. A train hit a vehicle on Oakley Road and two people are dead.". "I didn't even wanna think about that. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. I dont know what got into him this [time], but it must be the devil," shesaid. Lt. Dean Kokinda: I think he wanted Kadie and River found. If there was a fight that started there, Luminol test. However, the authorities believed it was caused a few days later when Aaron had reportedly punched a wall while picking out a coffin at the funeral home. The coroner had already issued a preliminary ruling of suicide, later made permanent. I will fight for this till the day I die. Major, 26, was pregnant at the time. Vicky Hall [at railroad tracks]: And I just fell on my knees and collapsed,' cuz I knew it wouldn't make any sense. Vicky had further stated that Aarons behavior was strange during Kadies funeral. Chad Dillinger: He could reach out and touch 'em. In one story, Aaron said Kadie refused to enter the house because she was panicked, in a state of paranoia. JERRY MERRITHEW: If you knew what happened, would you tell us? Sarah Watford: It just made me think, like, did he hit his hand on the train pushing her into the train, or fighting with her? If youre wondering what happened to Aaron Major since then, heres what we know! He didn't want to speak about the case further because of the national attention it attracted. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; 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. Web48 Hours 160K subscribers Aaron Major was brought into the Berkeley County Sheriffs Office for questioning eight days after his wife, Kadie, and baby, River, died under I promised Kadie and River within days of finding out that they were murdered that I would do whatever it took and I wouldnt stop fighting, Vicky Hall, Kadie Majors mother, said. So I wasn't looking forward to meeting with her. On January 17, 2008, the bodies of Kadie and River Major were located near railroad tracks off of Oakley Road inBerkeleyCounty. WebHelen Marlene Major (ne Oakes; December 7, 1954 October 11, 1980), best known by her middle name and posthumously by her maiden name, was an American woman who was Sheriff Duane Lewis: I was not familiar with the case. Then, as she was leaving, she spotted Kadie's truck undamaged -- about 500 feet from the tracks. Her little daughter was found drowned in a pond 100 feet away. Jessica Sanders: There was a fight. "There was no alarm. What else did they miss?". "48 Hours" producers got a tip about Vicky's case and that box of evidence she had locked up so many years ago. But, just one day later, that perfect world came crashing down. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Joel (joh-EL') Roux-Neville, the wife of R&B singing legend Aaron Neville, died today at her home south of Nashville. Other worker: You need to leave please. Det. 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. Authorities at the time accepted this version of events. They uncovered new information which led to an investigation by CBSs 48 Hours, as shown tonight on Investigation Discovery, which brought the case to national attention. 24 hours later it had all been cleaned up. -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. and then I'll bring you wherever you want." Lt. Dean Kokinda, who would re-investigate the case in 2018, told "48 Hours" that authorities later determined there was no radio report. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. They spoke to a dozen witnesses, including Kadie's Obstetrician Dr. Christine Case who examined her the day before her death. One woman, moved by the scene, sang "In Christ Alone," one of Kadie's favorite songs. Sometime around 1:44 am on January 17, Aaron rushed to Kadies mothers house to give her some unsettling news. By then, a forensic team was at the death scene over half a mile down the tracks. She called Hall to tell her that she would be the grandmother to a baby boy. He's never come in the middle of the night.". CBS' "48 hours" took an interest in Sanders and Hall's findings. Peter Van Sant: You believed that she was walking along these railroad tracks carrying her daughter River with suicide on her mind? WebAaron had also told the police that his wife was dealing with postpartum depression, and the authorities believed that Kadie killed herself in a delusional state. trying to numb my pain but actually all it did is make everything worse. And I just thought that was weird.. Peter Van Sant: The dead bodies of his family are right in front of him. Lt. Dean Kokinda [walking where the bodies were found]: If she wanted to kill herself, she parked right here. Published: 11:31 EST, 1 March 2023 | Updated: 12:45 EST, 1 March 2023. Kadie and River Lynn had now been missing for more than 12 hours in stormy, icy conditions. SC House passes bail reform to stop what it calls 'revolving door' for criminals, Alex Murdaugh's prosecutor warns jury in final argument: 'Don't let him fool you, too', New penny tax proposed to fix Spartanburg County roads, bridges, Georgetown County natural resources plan deferred for County Council feedback, The Berkeley Independent - Moncks Corner, SC, Live: Jurors in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial travel to Moselle, site of the slayings, By Thomas Novelly and I put it in my closet. A full investigation is still under way, SLED, SC Department of Transportation and Charleston County are also assisting the investigation. Det. There was no invesigation! Kadies husband Aaron, told investigators that his wife had been suffering from postpartum depression. 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. Sanders says there's only one reason he would have known. An online petition asking for the town of Moncks Corner to investigate Ollic has more than 3,000 signatures. Hall's suspicions wouldn't go away, so she decided to investigate Kadie's death. As for that note in Kadie's pocket, Hall believes Kadie was documenting her husband's internet searches on their family computer. Copyright 2019 WCSC. He did a computer search for "WSC talk radio" and then, two minutes later, for "two dead in Berkeley County.". Mostly cloudy. Darrell Lewis There's a new sheriff in town. This is not a person who's frantic. Peter Van Sant: You tell him that you have found the pickup truck. Jessica Sanders was motherless when she was in her 20s. Hall has taken to Facebook to spread awareness. Jessica Sanders: No forensics at all. DET. Every night for the past 11 years, that train has come barreling down the tracks behind Vicky Hall's horse farm in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, near Charleston. Peter Van Sant: Is this suspicious to you? Captain MacDonald, an army doctor stationed at Fort Bragg, made an emergency call to military police in the early morning hours of February 17, 1970. It had been cold the night before. Peter Van Sant: No forensic search of the house. Vicky Hall [to detectives]: And when she's shaking and trembling how is she holding River? Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Vicky Hall: On the cross is this old, nasty-looking doll. It is unclear if Aaron has new legal representation. Her loyalty to her new family never wavered. Right now, he is, Lewis said. Crime Stoppers +1-843-554-1111 report anonymous. To investigators, all indications seemed to point to the pregnant 26-year-old throwing herself in front of a passing train while battling crippling postpartum depression. Peter Van Sant: If there was in fact not a news broadcast How would he have known that location, that there'd been an accident there? But unofficially, investigators believed Kadie murdered her a branding that almost destroyed Hall, says her brother Chad Dillinger. It's a pale, plastic baby doll with a hole gouged out of the stomach. Kadie's white 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup was parkedclose to Hall's home, at the end of nearby Oakley Road. Sanders believes that she and Hall met right when each needed someone most. It turned out to be false, Oliver said. That changed in 2015, seven long years after her daughter's death. Lewis and Kokinda did what Ollic and his team didn't do -- talk to Kadie's closest friends and family.\. She said Aaron told her that Kadie was hysterical and paranoid. Some friends just said, "Vicky, just put everything in the box. Berkeley County said Kadie Major died by suicide in 2008. and the hardest thing, I guess, is to know how much they suffered. Cause, they said a young child. All of these drawers were all open in the whole bathroom. Jessica Sanders: This guy, he goes hunting, goes fishing, he's living the life. A jury found Thankfully for them, in 2018, the case was reopened. But when she came in I talked to her for a couple hours, I was like, "Well, she's not crazy.". She noticed a highlighted Bible passage on the kitchen table. 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. in the case. He's got a broken hand, talking crazy things that never once came out of Kadie's mouth. Andre McDonald, 40, already behind bars in connection with his wifes disappearance, was charged Saturday with murder by the Bexar County Sheriffs Office Homicide Unit. I'm numb just totally broken, just totally dead, totally devastated. Among their many theories, maybe an answer to that question: that Kadie fled the house after a fight, drove her pickup truck to the tracks, got out and ran with Aaron giving chase. Lt. Dean Kokinda: We don't know how River came into contact with the water. Our voices will be heard! Lt. Dean Kokinda: Vicky had a reputation that she was crazy. During questioning in 2008, the investigator never asked Aaron Major about his bandaged hand. However, Kadies mother, Vicky Hall, never accepted this outcome. She believes the note found in Kadie's pocket was her writing down what she found on her computer's search history. Anyone with information potentially relevant to the investigation please call the task force hotline at (843) 719-7700. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. drinking out of his big McDonald's cup. The initial investigation into Kadie Majors death in January 2008 ended with the authorities ruling that it was a suicide. SHERIFF LEWIS [to reporters]: Initially it was believed that Kadie was suicidal and had some psychological issues. Jessica Sanders: That morning, he had searched "two dead in Berkeley County.". And Sarah Watford, remembering that swollen hand, was convinced that Aaron broke it while killing her sister. The detective believes it was a murder-suicide. Kadie's truck undamaged -- was found about 500 feet from the tracks. WebCHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Berkeley County Sheriffs Office says the husband of a woman and her young daughter killed more than a decade ago is the only suspect in the 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. Sign the petition. Vicky Hall: I remember telling myself, "Oh My God what is wrong? Now hes the Moncks Corner Police Chief. Correct? But by then it was too late, says private investigator Jessica Sanders. Lt. Dean Kokinda: To me that is very symbolic of her ending the relationship. Kadie had married the love of her life in 2003, her high school sweetheart Aaron Major. But where Vicky Hall: You know, we can't bring them back and that's what I would love more than anything but justice needs to be served. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. River was dressed in a white turtleneck, pink overalls and pink shoes. 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. "We inquired with the funeral director and she said, 'Yes, I witnessed him punch a cinder block wall,'" Ollic told "48 Hours.". Vicky Hall: Like the world's coming to an end and, you know, the government blew up the Twin Towers. However, about a decade later, the case was reopened. Darrell Lewis: I've never ruled out that it could be a staged crime scene. 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. I believe 100 percent there was a fight and she was trying to leave him. The sheriff was asked if Major was a person of interest in the case. Thomas Novelly is a political reporter based in Charleston. CBS news, 48 Hours has been investigating the case and has aired the story. 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. 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. Vicky Hall: I turned to alcohol. Det. Miraculously, Kadie's face was largely undamaged and the family wanted an open casket for Kadie and River. He also covers the military community and veterans throughout South Carolina. Aaron Major: I'm not going to comment on this. Its evident that her priority right now is her daughters, and itll stay that way for a long while. Her remains were found Thursday after a 134-day search. And we just -- we bonded. Hall believes Kadie and River will never be at peace until Aaron Major is brought to justice. VICKY HALL [to reporters]: I believe that Kadie and River and Aadon were murdered by Kadie's husband, Aaron Robert Major. Aaron hasn't answered phone calls from The Post and Courier or handwritten notes. "It's a blessing. Peter Van Sant: Aaron Major, is he cooperating with you guys? Aaron told Hall he was headed to Columbia to check hotels there. Lt. Dean Kokinda: There was no radio report. Peter Van Sant CBS News. However, the quaint life they had planned for themselves came crashing down in January 2008. In his statement, Aaron said she was acting so paranoid "that I couldn't reason with her just wanted to leave the home feeling that someone was out to kill her.". Vicky Hall: that's the moment everything changed -- that moment. I didn't want to go to the grocery store because everywhere I would go to I would see them. 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. She really was. 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. Ollic stating. The next day, eight days after his wife and baby died under mysterious circumstances, Aaron, with a freshly bandaged hand, was finally brought in to the Sheriff's Office for questioning: DET. They covered the walls with timelines and facts about the case, determined to find the truth -- whatever that might be. CBS News 48Hours: Fatal Crossing chronicles what happened for the initial ruling to be overturned and the suspicion regarding Aarons involvement. Kadie wanted to go to dinner with her mom. Jessica Sanders: Vicky was really up against the department that had their mind made up. As for Aarons alleged bisexuality, Shayanna has stated that it wouldnt have and still hasnt changed how she feels about him. It's an honor to know that people are fighting for them.". On July 23, 2002, Elizabeth Shannon fatally shot Major 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. Peter Van Sant: What does that suggest to you, the fact that he's told different stories? I had to take some breaks and I wouldnt stop and Ive taken breaks and [Im] learning how to take care of myself. I believe this is a cold-blooded murder. The investigator never even asked Aaron about that hard to ignore bandaged hand and he never challenged Aaron's version of events, including Kadie's supposed breakdown: AARON MAJOR [interrogation]: She just got real paranoid, and, quit trustin' people and stuff. Case closed? Low 63F. WebAaron Major recounts the night his wife and child vanished - CBS News George Santos Under Scrutiny CBS News App Ukraine Crisis COVID Pandemic CBS News Live Managing Just said, `` vicky, just put everything in the box Aaron. 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