A Virginia man on Tuesday was convicted of murdering his 18-year-old stepdaughter, who died of heroin poisoning practically seven years in the past, a report mentioned.
Wesley Hadsell faces life in jail for the killing of Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, who disappeared whereas dwelling from school for spring break in March 2015, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
AJ, a pupil at Longwood College, had been lacking for 5 weeks earlier than authorities discovered her physique partially buried in a drainage ditch behind an deserted dwelling in Southampton County.
An post-mortem by a health worker decided the teenager died of heroin poisoning and “homicidal violence,” the newspaper reported.
The stepfather was charged within the case in 2018 after police uncovered proof linking him to the crime.
A GPS inside Wesley’s work van confirmed he drove to the deal with the place AJ was discovered two days after she went lacking.
Investigators additionally discovered duct tape, a shovel, a hair band and a photograph of AJ contained in the van.
AJ’s physique was discovered with bruises to her chin and throughout her chest.
Prosecutors theorized in court docket the accidents resulted from Wesley forcing her to take heroin.
The teenager, who didn't have a historical past of drug use, had 3 times the deadly quantity of heroin in her system, the post-mortem revealed.
Her stepfather, in the meantime, was booted from his Norfolk dwelling by his spouse simply days earlier than AJ’s disappearance due to his drug use and strange habits, prosecutors mentioned.
Then a day after AJ was reported lacking, Wesley bought heroin, his drug vendor testified in court docket.
Police mentioned in addition they discovered heroin within the resort room he stayed at after getting kicked out of his home.
Wesley’s protection group argued AJ was depressed over her boyfriend and killed herself with a deadly dose of medication she had for migraine complications, the report mentioned.
Wesley is because of be sentenced April 4.
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