Overview
- Investigative sources said Friday the 37-year-old told police he strangled his 11-year-old stepson after first stopping near the boy’s school.
- He was arrested Thursday on suspicion of abandoning the body and reportedly acknowledged leaving the remains in Nantan.
- Detectives say the corpse was moved to several spots, and they inspected a public restroom where they believe it was hidden before the final dumping site.
- Police traced movements using the suspect’s phone location history and dashcam files, seized his car for forensics, and noted some deleted video.
- The child vanished March 23, a relative found his backpack March 29, police located shoes April 12, and the body was recovered April 13 after a three-week search involving about 1,000 people.