Missouri – First, James McNeely was kidnapped. Then his hands and feet were bound with duct tape. Then the 20 year old was tortured on a dirty mattress in the basement of a residential home in Laddonia. The details of his ordeal are gruesome – his attackers kicked him, beat him, terrorized him with weapons. They tied James to a chair and wrapped wire around his throat, and in the end, used a trash bag to suffocate the young man. When they were done torturing and killing him, they wrapped James’ body in a tarp and threw it on a refrigerated truck, where it was discovered by police on Dec 22. Who’s responsible for this terror? Eight people – EIGHT! – have been charged in connection to this case, the first being Chester Harvey Jr., who held his wife and children hostage in a standoff before finally being taken in by police. His wife, Angela, and 19 year old son, Chad, were also arrested for murder, and three other men and two juveniles are being charged.  

Angela Harvey, who seems to be the brains of the operation, told investigators that she told her husband to suffocate James and “instructed her husband and son on how to wrap his body in a tarp to minimize evidence” (apparently not as effective as she may have hoped!) Shockingly, police have no speculation as to a motive, with Sheriff Miller saying he’s never “seen a situation that involved so many people.” Police are encouraging people to call 1-800-392-TIPS (8477) if they have any more information about the case or other people involved.

Chester, Angela, and Chad Harvey

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