Overview
- Keith A. Brackett, arrested Wednesday, April 8, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealing a homicide in the death of 13-year-old Robert Bee.
- Police said Brackett was located in Maine during a separate investigation and extradited to Illinois, and he is being held at the Tazewell County Jail pending court proceedings.
- A probable cause affidavit alleges ropes and tape near Bee’s remains matched materials found at a residence tied to Brackett, based on items recovered by detectives.
- Investigators say Google data linked to Brackett’s phone placed him near the wooded area several times, and court filings describe searches about DNA on rope and how to respond if named a suspect.
- Bee disappeared from Pekin in November 2016 and was found in July 2017 behind property Brackett maintained, with an autopsy ruling homicidal violence likely caused by asphyxiation.