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BROKE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!

DIDN'T THE FAMILY HAVE A GUN?

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KNOX - Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple says he expects a suspect will be charged with murder in connection with the death of Kenneth White, the 5-year-old boy who was found dead Thursday near the Knox trailer home where he lived.

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the boy Thursday after they were told two men in masks snatched the boy from the trailer on Thacher Park Road and drove off in a pickup truck. Authorities later discredited that story as a hoax.

The suspect was in custody and Apple told the Times Union that he expects an arraignment will be held in Knox town court. Authorities said a 19-year-old girl at the trailer home where the boy lived initially told them masked men forced their way into the home, pinned her and took off with the boy.

But a police dog found the boy's body near the home and kidnapping story quickly crumbled.

"You know we caught some contradictions in a few different statements that were taken so a few flags had popped. It's a horrific case. I mean, we lost a 5-year-old child, a senseless death who left behind a twin sister and a four-year-old sister," Apple told reporters at a news conference Friday morning.


http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Sheriff-Person-of-interest-in-death-of-5968099.php

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Sheriff: Cousin who made masked men claim charged with boy's killing
Authorities discount initial allegation that masked men took boy
By Skip Dickstein, Bob Gardinier and Brittany Horn
Updated 2:38 pm, Friday, December 19, 2014



KNOX — The 19-year-old woman who claimed two masked men snatched 5-year-old Kenneth White was charged with murder Friday for killing the boy and leaving him buried in snow in a culvert across the street from the trailer where they lived, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said.

Tiffany VanAlstyne strangled the boy on Thursday before calling her mother, claiming that two men pinned her to a sofa and made off with her cousin, a claim Apple said was a hoax. Her mother, Brenda VanAlstyne, called 911 and relayed her daughter's story, Apple said.

Tiffany VanAlstyne was charged with second-degree murder. She was arraigned in Knox Town Court and pleaded not guilty. She was sent to Albany County jail without bail.

Apple appeared to choke up as he spoke at a news conference and described how the teen's story came apart as investigators pursued leads and interviewed witnesses.

The boy was "thrown away like a piece of trash," Apple said.

"It is sinful and it is sad," he said.

Authorities described the trailer where the boy lived with his twin sister and a younger sister as an "unsafe environment" that will be examined by code enforcement officials once State Police investigators finish their search for evidence.

There were "several deficiencies in that trailer that put people's lives in jeopardy," Apple said.

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the boy Thursday after they were told two men abducted Kenneth from the trailer on Thacher Park Road and drove off in a pickup truck. Authorities later discredited the story as a hoax.

"You know we caught some contradictions in a few different statements that were taken so a few flags had popped. It's a horrific case. I mean, we lost a 5-year-old child, a senseless death who left behind a twin sister and a 4-year-old sister," Apple said at the news conference.

Kenneth was a kindergartner at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School.

Interim Superintendent Joseph L. Natale extended condolences to the boy's family. He said counselors would be at the school to talk to children, teachers and staff upset by the death.

"At this time, very little is known about the circumstances of the student's death," he wrote in a statement posted on the district's website "We encourage parents to emphasize to their children that there may be rumors or false information in a situation like this one, and if they want to talk about something they hear, they should talk to an adult."

Overnight, authorities questioned a 'person of interest' in a case that drew the attention of local law enforcement as well as the FBI, State Police and U.S. Marshals, Apple told WGY-810AM.

"It's a horrific act and we hope to have more details in the next few hours," he said earlier Friday.

Kenneth had been living with Brenda VanAlstyne, his aunt, who the sheriff said was his legal guardian. The boy's mother lives in Amsterdam and his father lived in western Massachusetts.

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Talked to someone who 'supposedly' knew the girl.
they said she was on heavy duty meds for anxiety/bi-polar disorder.
maybe these kids shouldn't have been placed in that home.....no?