When fire fighters found Kings body, they thought that he had suffered from smoke inhalation. They notice that he had sustained injuries to his head. Further investigation found blood splattered on the walls, and it was declared a homicide. Investigators also said that King probably did not see his attackers, because of wear his head injuries were and how the blood splattered. Police started an investigation and found out that King had two boys, Alex King, 12 and Derek King, 13. Both boys were missing. The boys had been reported missing a few days ago, it was later found out that the boys came home nearly five hours before the fire, and then disappeared after.

A neighbor, Ricky Chavis said that he would testify that the boys were abused. The case seemed to get more and more complicated as information began to surface. Investigators looked up the boys history and found out that

The boys were charged with an open account of murder. This meant that it was up to the jury to decide if they would be charged with first, second, or third degree murder.

Detective Sanderson received a phone call that the boys had been found and were on their way into the sheriff’s office. Chavis claimed that the boys had called him and he picked them up. Chavis then said that on the way to the sheriff’s office, Derek told him that he had beaten his father with a baseball bat. While questioning Derek, he confessed to hitting his dad in the head with a baseball bat. He said his dad was asleep in the chair and Alex was standing right next to him when he hit his dad. The reason Derek gave for killing his dad was because he was “defending Alex.” He then proceeded to light the bed on fire and he threw the bat on the bed to try and get rid of the evidence. The boys then ran away from the house and a man picked them up in his truck and dropped them off at an intersection. Alex was questioned after Derek. Alex was saying how his dad had thrown the boys around before they decided to kill him. Alex said that they tried to find a hammer, but could not so they used a baseball bat instead. He then said how after they ran away, they were hiding out in the woods. When they called Chavis to pick them up, he drove them back to his house and told them to take off there clothes and take a shower. He then took them to the sheriffs department. Alex said he wasn’t said about what had happened to

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