Elwyn Crocker Jr and Mary Crocker
Elwyn Crocker Jr. and Mary Crocker were American children who were discovered deceased. The children were never reported missing. They were discovered buried in their father's backyard in Effingham County, Georgia.[1] A third child was removed from the home at the time of the adult occupants arrest.[2]
Elwyn Crocker Jr., Mary Crocker | |
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| Cause of death | Murder |
| Body discovered | Effingham County, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
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Victims
Elwyn Crocker Jr. disappeared in November 2016,[3] and was 14-years-old at the time of his disappearance, and was the older brother to Mary Crocker who was 13-years old at the time of her disappearance in October 2018.[4] Neither child was reported missing to the police, and were only discovered after a tip was received that Mary Crocker was deceased and then after talking with Crocker Sr., police began to believe that they should search the grounds of the home.
The county coroner told media representatives that Crocker Jr. would be 17, at the time of the bodies discovered which was on Mary Crocker's 14th birthday: December 20, 2018.[2] The cause of deaths for the children had not been determined as of December 26.[5]
Suspects
Elwyn Crocker Sr. (49-years-old) was identified as the children's father and was arrested, he recently worked in Rincon, Georgia as a Santa for Walmart. Their step-mother Candice Crocker (33-years-old), her mother Kim Wright (50-years-old), Wright's boyfriend Anthony Prater (55 years old) and Mark Anthony Wright the brother of Candice Crocker were also arrested. All of the adults were charged with concealing a death and child cruelty.[4]
References
- Hall, Ellie (December 26, 2018). "The Bodies Of Two Missing Children Were Found Buried In Their Father's Backyard". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- Fieldstadt, Elisha (December 26, 2018). "Two children's bodies found buried on grounds of Georgia home, four arrested". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- "Walmart Santa Arrested After His 2 Kids Are Found Buried in Family's Yard: 'It's Horrible'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- Lapin, Tamar (2018-12-26). "Walmart Santa Elwyn Crocker charged after kids are found in his yard". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- Martinez, Gina (December 25, 2018). "2 Children Found Buried 2 Years Apart in a Yard. Their Father, a Walmart Santa, Has Been Arrested". Time. Retrieved 2018-12-27.