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JoAnn Cunningham, 37, cries during her sentencing hearing in Woodstock, July 16, 2020.

Judge calls murder of AJ Freund ‘inhumane, repulsive’ as he sends boy’s mom to prison for 35 years. Relatives wanted a stiffer sentence.

July 17, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.

A McHenry County judge sentenced the mother of AJ Freund to 35 years in prison Friday for fatally beating her 5-year-old son, a violent death that left a community heartbroken...

24 de abril de 2019, JoAnn Cunningham y su esposo Andrew Freund Sr.

Le dan 35 años de prisión a la madre por el asesinato de su pequeño hijo

July 17, 2020 at 3:41 p.m.

Un juez del condado de McHenry, en Illinois, condenó a la madre de AJ Freund a 35 años de prisión el viernes, por el asesinato de su hijo de 5...

Facing 60 years for murdering son AJ Freund, mom says she’s ‘a loving, kind, compassionate woman.’ Prosecutor calls her a ‘horror of a human being.’

July 17, 2020 at 1:16 p.m.

For 15 months, ever since the battered remains of her 5-year-old son were found, breaking the hearts of a community that came together in a desperate six-day search for him,...

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Judge calls murder of AJ Freund ‘inhumane, repulsive’ as he sends boy’s mom to prison for 35 years. Relatives wanted a stiffer sentence.

Le dan 35 años de prisión a la madre por el asesinato de su pequeño hijo

Facing 60 years for murdering son AJ Freund, mom says she’s ‘a loving, kind, compassionate woman.’ Prosecutor calls her a ‘horror of a human being.’

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