Fowler stabbing: "Brother's blood & fingerprints on crime scene"
Isaiah Fowler to be tried as a minor for non-premeditated murder
More counts may be pending for "depravity" and elaborate hoax
Allegations of animal torture and killing now being investigated:
Allegations of animal torture and killing now being investigated:
If police are correct in their gruesome new theory, then the alleged boogeyman who viciously stabbed to death little Leila Fowler in April 2013 is none other than her 12-year-old brother, Isaiah.
The boy, who was finally arrested this week, had been seen attending public prayer vigils wearing pink and purple ribbons and carrying balloons to honor his slain sister's memory.
It's not clear yet if he has confessed to the unusually brutal crime, but he first told investigators that a "muscular man with gray hair" had entered their California home when the two youngsters were alone together. He then discovered his sibling's butchered body soon after the assailant fled on foot.
The 8-year-old girl had been stabbed at least 21 times, police reported, and her stepbrother's bogus boogeyman tale set off neighbors' nerves, a community-wide lockdown, and a massive manhunt for the alleged perpetrator.
Leila Fowler has at last been laid to rest this month, and her shaken community, although in double shock today, is at peace now as well.
Additional allegations against Isaiah Fowler have recently surfaced concerning bullying and animal mutilations prior to the murder of his sister. These are being investigated to determine if the suspect might have been escalating into a violent sociopath.
Additional allegations against Isaiah Fowler have recently surfaced concerning bullying and animal mutilations prior to the murder of his sister. These are being investigated to determine if the suspect might have been escalating into a violent sociopath.
His father, however, insists his son is innocent of his daughter's slaying, despite that the youth had been suspended earlier in the year for bringing a knife to his middle school...
Viciously killing one's family members ... does anybody remember "Wyley Gates"?
That is the tip of the iceberg. Isaiah's dad came home before the 911 call was made. He helped get Isaiah cleaned up and then made up the story of an 'intruder' to tell police. All while this sweet little girl was laying there dying.
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