Teen Reported Missing was Later Found Dismembered and Covered in Lye at Sex Offender's Home.
Last month a 17-year-old boy went missing and the public is blaming the authorities for dropping the ball in his disappearance. Cion Carroll was reported missing from his home in Richmond, Virginia by his family on November 2nd but they say the authorities refused to search for him due to lack of evidence.
WRIC reports that Carroll's family had only one clue to his whereabouts that that clue was his cell phone location, which last pinged at the home of a known sex offender in the town of Kenbridge.
Tiffany Baker, his mother, said the teen had two cell phones, and both were off. She also said he never left home without his earphones. That’s when she knew something was wrong.
"I knew my son was in danger,” she said.
The family pressed authorities to search the home and surrounding area for Carroll but to no avail. They also shared frustrations with how police handled the situation, claiming officers’ attitudes were ‘dismissive.’
For several days, the family traveled in big numbers to the small town to search for Carroll. They begged police for answers.
Reporters also traveled to the small town to interview police but when they got to the station, the doors were locked and the lights were turned off.
“It’s like they covering up or something, we don’t know what’s going on,” said Lucy Baker, Carroll’s great aunt.
Nine days after Carroll vanished, his body was found buried in a shallow grave. New details from the medical examiner shed light on the gruesome way he was murdered.
“His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and spine. He was dismembered. Then lye was poured on him and cement. And he was buried in a shallow grave,” Tiffany Baker said.
According to a statement from Virginia State Police deputies, who were assisting the Kenbridge Police Department, the death is being investigated as a homicide.
“Whatever occurred, he didn’t deserve that, he was only 17. And to have no answers is unexplainable,” Baker said.
When asked about the investigation, Kenbridge Police Chief Ben Barns referred questions to Virginia State Police to which they replied “The investigation remains ongoing. Nothing new to release at this time.”
This case is unusual to say the least but, Carroll's family is holding out hope that he will receive justice.
Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Virginia State Police by phone at 434-352-7128 or by dialing #77, or through email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov. The Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office can be reached by calling 911.
