A woman accused of killing her son and leaving his body in a suitcase in rural southern Indiana appeared in court in Louisville for the first time Monday.
Dejaune Anderson is charged with killing her 5-year-old son, Cairo Jordan, and putting his body in a suitcase that was later dumped in rural southern Indiana.
In a lawsuit filed last week, Dejaune Anderson claims the clerk continually committed fraud, accusing her of withholding court documents.
WDRB spoke with forensic psychologist Dr. Lauren Kaplan who specializes in court psychology.
Dejaune Anderson was arrested Thursday, March 14, in Arcadia, California — outside Los Angeles — on a murder warrant.
The boy's mother, Dejuane Anderson, was arrested in California charged with murder and neglect resulting in death.
An arrest warrant remains outstanding for Dejaune Anderson, the boy's mother, but she is still on the run.
His mother, Dejuane Anderson, is accused of killing him, but she's still on the run.
On April 26, 2022, the suitcase containing the body of Cairo Jordan was found in the woods about 80 feet from a rural road new New Pekin, Indiana.
Dawn Coleman was arrested in October in connection to the death of Cairo Jordan, the 5-year-old boy found dead inside a suitcase in rural Washington County, Indiana, in April 2022.