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Teresa Black was the prime suspect in the murder of her 6-year-old son in 1999.

Teresa Black is charged with the murder of her 6-year-old son and concealing his death.

William Hamilton's mother is accused of being involved in her son’s death and concealing it for decades.

At DeKalb County Public Library on Covington Highway, police hosted a missing persons event and DNA drive Saturday.

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Authorities in DeKalb County announced they had identified William Dashawn Hamilton as the child found dead in the late 90s in a cold case.

The mother is accused of causing her son's death more than 20 years ago and then fleeing metro Atlanta. She never reported him missing, authorities say.

Over 20 years after a boy was found deceased in a Georgia cemetery, officials announced a breakthrough in the case after discovering the child’s identity. As CrimeOnline previously…

It had been more than 20 years since she'd seen the little boy. But when the woman saw a facial rendering of a child that had turned up dead outside Atlanta, Ga., in 1999,...

About 23 years ago, the remains of a young boy were found near a church cemetery in Decatur. On July 13, 2022, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced that the child has been identified, and his mother has been charged in his death.