Overview
- The case, which began Friday night with a missing-child call, led officers to find 10-year-old Katheryn Bigbee dead inside a Piedmont home.
- The Calhoun County coroner has confirmed she died from multiple stab wounds and ruled the death a homicide.
- Police have arrested another juvenile on a murder charge and describe the incident as an isolated case.
- Investigators have withheld the suspect’s identity and relationship to Katheryn because the suspect is a minor, though police say the two knew each other.
- Piedmont Elementary has brought in grief support as residents rally around the family, including a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs.