A North Chicago mother accused of killing her 6-year-old son, Damari Perry, and disposing of his body in an abandoned alley in Gary, Indiana is being held on $5 million bond.
Jannie M. Perry, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death, and obstructing justice.Additionally, a minor sibling was arrested and is in juvenile jail.He was found dead last Friday night in an abandoned alley in the 700 block of Van Buren Street in Gary, Indiana.Family releases balloons for murdered 6-year-old Damari Perry
The initial story provided to police by the family stated that Damari and his sister were driven to a party in Skokie by a Black woman, who was only known as "Monique," and a Black man, who was known as "Wacko" or "Chaos."Damari's sister allegedly described the apartment building where the party took place as possibly being a 3-story yellow building with an exposed stairway.
After further investigation into Damari's disappearance, police determined that the story provided by the family was false. Prosecutors believe Jeremiah and Jannie talked about disposing the body, and decided to dump him in Gary.
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