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Ohio Mother Held on $2M Bond in Park Suitcase Murders
8 Mar
Summary
- Mother arrested, charged with aggravated murder of her two daughters.
- Children's bodies discovered by a dog walker in park suitcases.
- A third child was found in the home and placed in protective custody.
In a tragic development, Aliyah Henderson, 28, has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated murder. Her daughters, Mila Chatman, aged eight, and Amor Wilson, aged ten, were discovered deceased inside suitcases at Saranac Playground in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood.
The disturbing discovery was made by a dog walker whose pet was drawn to a half-buried suitcase. The girls' bodies were found in a decomposed state. Henderson, who had no prior criminal record, appeared in court and was subsequently held on a $2 million bond due to the severity of the alleged crimes.
Investigators confirmed the identities of the half-sisters through DNA testing. The father of one of the victims expressed profound grief and a long-standing but unsuccessful effort to gain custody of his daughter. Authorities confirmed the children were not dismembered, but their bodies had been in the park for some time.
A third child found living in Henderson's home at the time of her arrest has been placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. The exact cause and timeline of the girls' deaths remain under investigation.
