Approximately 11:00AM on the 7t of August, 12 year old Thomas Cogdell, was woken by his mother in which they both made a terrible discovery, his sister Kaylee was dead. Two plastic grocery bags were wrapped around her head and she was bound both with the families dog’s leash and a cloth measuring tape. He ran to his mother’s phone and dialed 911 as she was too hysterical to speak. He gave then direction to his home outside of little rock and was waiting outside his home when the police and ambulance drove up.
During recorded questioning afterwards, he denied doing it 36 times. When asking for food, the recorder was turned off. (During this time he was told they found his fingerprints on the bag although during the time of trial they were