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The heartbreaking moment actress Clare McCann shares a last tender kiss with her young son's coffin as she farewells him after he was bullied to death at school
Australian actress Clare McCann has farewelled her 13-year-old son after he took his own life following months of relentless bullying at school. Atreyu McCann was remembered as a creative and generous soul at a moving ceremony at Waverley's Mary Immaculate Church in Sydney 's eastern suburbs on Monday. Friends and family packed the catholic church to watched in solemn silence as footage played of the teen playing music, dancing, and standing proudly beside his mother at red carpet events. Mourners, all dressed in black, were told that, like his mother, best known for her starring role in the Channel V series Blog Party, Atreyu had artistic aspirations. In his short career, Atreyu played roles in the US documentary series Deadly Women and Benefited, a scripted drama written and directed by his mother. Friends and family wiped away tears as Ms McCann approached the pulpit, letting out a long, shaky breath before sharing stories of her 'best friend'. 'You were the most intelligent, funniest and talented person I've ever known,' she said as her voice struggled to contain her emotion. 'When you were little, you told me you came to my window when I was little [and] you picked me as your mummy and then you said you would leave me one day. 'That you would always love me. I will always love you, I will always miss you, and I will fight for your justice and I will make you proud.' Atreyu died at their Sydney home after enduring two months of abuse, harassment and threats from fellow students beginning in his first week of high school, she said. 'They tried to dim his light,' his mother said. 'One often told him, "You're not him," any time he tried to speak and be funny. 'He became withdrawn and moody and refused to return to school.' Ms McCann promised to find justice for her son whose legacy she hoped would inspire schools to do more to intervene in bullying. 'I'm sorry if I failed you. I'm sorry if I loved you too much, made you too gentle,' she said while looking down upon her son's flower-laden coffin. Parish priest father Bernie Thomas led the church in a prayer before approaching Ms McCann and telling her she had nothing to apologise for. Mr Thomas remembered Atreyu, whose TikTok profile bore the description: 'God First', as a gentle, devout soul. Just as she had entered the church, Ms McCann again led her son's coffin out into the bright, late-morning light to the sound of bagpipers. Friends and family watched on as his coffin was raised once again into the hearse before a framed photograph of her son with short hair, dressed in a black suit. She repeatedly kissed his photograph while sharing her last tearful words. Ms McCann unsuccessfully led an attempt to raise the $300,000 needed to cryogenically preserve Atreyu's body in hopes scientific advances may one day bring him back. She had only seven days to raise the money, a deadline she would fail to meet. 'I will miss our walks, I will miss dancing with you. I will miss watching our favourite shows. I will miss your funny noises, I will miss our cuddles at night time. 'And I will forever mourn not being able to watch you learn and become a father - but you will become a father to all of the children that are saved in your name. 'You are the love of my life.'
CBS News
30-01-2025
- CBS News
Details finally emerge 56 years after U.S. woman accused of 3 murders vanished from Mexican prison
The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved. Authorities have planned a news conference for Thursday to discuss the case of Sharon Kinne, who was charged before her 25th birthday with killing her Missouri husband, her boyfriend's wife and a man she'd picked up in a Mexican bar. Her whereabouts have been a mystery since she reportedly snuck out of the prison in Ixtacalapan on Dec. 7, 1969. And her story has been featured in the book, "I'm Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story" as well as in podcasts and TV stories such as Discovery I.D.'s "Deadly Women." An FBI spokeswoman directed questions to the Jackson County sheriff's office in Missouri, which said it couldn't confirm any information before the news conference. But a news release promised answers. "We hope that by bringing closure to this case, we can provide a sense of resolution not only to the friends and families of the innocent victims she murdered but also to those who were affected by her actions, including her loved ones," the sheriff's department said in announcing the news conference. Although local authorities have yet to make any official announcements, the FBI confirmed to FOX4 in Kansas City earlier this month that a woman under the name of "Diedra Glabus," who died in 2022, had fingerprints that matched those of Sharon Kinne. Kinne, who married at 16, was living in a ranch home in the Independence, Missouri, area in March 1960 when her 25-year-old husband, James Kinne, was shot in the back of the head while napping. Independence is just outside of Kansas City. The mother of two told police she had heard her 2-year-old daughter ask, "How does this thing work, Daddy?" Then there was a gunshot. Sharon Kinne said she ran into the bedroom and found the toddler holding her husband's .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. The death was ruled accidental. But Kinne and her husband had been having marital problems, and she had been seeing other men, later court testimony revealed. According to press reports and interviews with investigators, Sharon Kinne then met car salesman Walter Jones when she went to buy a new car with money from her husband's life insurance and the sale of their home. A little more than a month later, Jones' wife, Patricia, was found shot to death. On June 1, 1960, Sharon Kinne was charged with Patricia Jones' murder. Police took another look at James Kinne's death and a Jackson County grand jury indicted Kinne for that crime as well. In June 1961, Sharon Kinne was tried in the death of Patricia Jones. And an all-male jury acquitted her to courtroom applause. In January 1962, Sharon Kinne was convicted of killing her husband. But, the Missouri Supreme Court later overturned the conviction because of improper jury selection. She was tried again, but jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. Sharon Kinne then headed to Mexico City. One evening, she picked up a man in a bar and went with him to a hotel. Around 3 a.m., gunshots were heard and Francisco Ordonez lay dead on the floor. Kinne got 13 years for killing Ordonez. Ballistics tests proved prosecutors' hunch that a gun found in Sharon Kinne's Mexican motel was the one that killed Patricia Jones. Sharon Kinne couldn't be tried again for that crime, so prosecutors closed the case. Before her apparent escape, she gave several interviews, and was known in Mexico as "La Pistolera," which translates as "The Gunslinger." In a 1965 Saturday Evening Post interview, Kinne said: ``I knew out there, out of Kansas City and Independence, that the world was going on its way someplace. And I wasn't going anywhere.″ Kevin Kelleghan, a reporter for The Kansas City Sta r, interviewed Kinne in 1969, after she had spent five years in prison. She said prison guards were wary of her. "You know, one of the reasons why I can do just about anything I please is they're a little bit afraid of me," she said. "They're afraid of all the women convicted of murder."
The Independent
30-01-2025
- The Independent
Sharon Kinne: The mystery of the US woman who disappeared from a Mexican prison 55 years ago
The mystery of what happened to an Ameircan woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved. Authorities have planned a news conference on Thursday to discuss the case of Sharon Kinne, who was charged before her 25th birthday with killing her Missouri husband, her boyfriend's wife and a man she'd picked up in a Mexican bar. Her whereabouts have been a mystery since she reportedly snuck out of the prison in Ixtacalapan on Dec. 7, 1969. And her story has been featured in the book, 'I'm Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story' as well as in podcasts and TV stories such as Discovery I.D.'s 'Deadly Women.' An FBI spokeswoman directed questions to the Jackson County sheriff's office in Missouri, which said it couldn't confirm any information before the news conference, including whether she had died. But a news release promised answers. 'We hope that by bringing closure to this case, we can provide a sense of resolution not only to the friends and families of the innocent victims she murdered but also to those who were affected by her actions, including her loved ones,' the sheriff's department said in announcing the news conference. Kinne, who married at 16, was living in a ranch home in the Independence, Missouri, area in March 1960 when her 25-year-old husband, James Kinne, was shot in the back of the head while napping. Independence is just outside of Kansas City. The mother of two told police she had heard her two-year-old daughter ask, 'How does this thing work, Daddy?' Then there was a gunshot. Sharon Kinne said she ran into the bedroom and found the toddler holding her husband's .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. The death was ruled accidental. But Kinne and her husband had been having marital problems, and she had been seeing other men, later court testimony revealed. According to press reports and interviews with investigators, Sharon Kinne then met car salesman Walter Jones when she went to buy a new car with money from her husband's life insurance and the sale of their home. A little more than a month later, Jones' wife, Patricia, was found shot to death. On June 1, 1960, Sharon Kinne was charged with Patricia Jones' murder. Police took another look at James Kinne's death and a Jackson County grand jury indicted Kinne for that crime as well. In June 1961, Sharon Kinne was tried in the death of Patricia Jones. And an all-male jury acquitted her to courtroom applause. In January 1962, Sharon Kinne was convicted of killing her husband. But, the Missouri Supreme Court later overturned the conviction because of improper jury selection. She was tried again, but jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. Sharon Kinne then headed to Mexico City. One evening, she picked up a man in a bar and went with him to a hotel. Around 3 a.m., gunshots were heard and Francisco Ordonez lay dead on the floor. Kinne got 13 years for killing Ordonez. Ballistics tests proved prosecutors' hunch that a gun found in Sharon Kinne's Mexican motel was the one that killed Patricia Jones. Sharon Kinne couldn't be tried again for that crime, so prosecutors closed the case. Before her apparent escape, she gave several interviews, and was known in Mexico as 'La Pistolera," which translates as 'The Gunslinger.' In a 1965 Saturday Evening Post interview, Kinne said: ``I knew out there, out of Kansas City and Independence, that the world was going on its way someplace. And I wasn't going anywhere.″
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Yahoo
Missouri woman tried for 3 killings goes missing from a Mexican prison in 1969. Details finally emerge
The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved. Authorities have planned a news conference for Thursday to discuss the case of Sharon Kinne, who was charged before her 25th birthday with killing her Missouri husband, her boyfriend's wife and a man she'd picked up in a Mexican bar. Her whereabouts have been a mystery since she reportedly snuck out of the prison in Ixtacalapan on Dec. 7, 1969. And her story has been featured in the book 'I'm Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story' as well as in podcasts and TV stories such as Discovery I.D.'s 'Deadly Women.' An FBI spokeswoman directed questions to the Jackson County sheriff's office in Missouri, which said it couldn't confirm any information before the news conference, including whether she had died. But a news release promised answers. 'We hope that by bringing closure to this case, we can provide a sense of resolution not only to the friends and families of the innocent victims she murdered but also to those who were affected by her actions, including her loved ones,' the sheriff's department said in announcing the news conference. Kinne, who married at 16, was living in a ranch home in the Independence, Missouri, area in March 1960 when her 25-year-old husband, James Kinne, was shot in the back of the head while napping. Independence is just outside of Kansas City. The mother of two told police she had heard her 2-year-old daughter ask, 'How does this thing work, Daddy?' Then there was a gunshot. Sharon Kinne said she ran into the bedroom and found the toddler holding her husband's .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. The death was ruled accidental. But Kinne and her husband had been having marital problems, and she had been seeing other men, later court testimony revealed. According to press reports and interviews with investigators, Sharon Kinne then met car salesman Walter Jones when she went to buy a new car with money from her husband's life insurance and the sale of their home. A little more than a month later, Jones' wife, Patricia, was found shot to death. On June 1, 1960, Sharon Kinne was charged with Patricia Jones' murder. Police took another look at James Kinne's death and a Jackson County grand jury indicted Kinne for that crime as well. In June 1961, Sharon Kinne was tried in the death of Patricia Jones. And an all-male jury acquitted her to courtroom applause. In January 1962, Sharon Kinne was convicted of killing her husband. But, the Missouri Supreme Court later overturned the conviction because of improper jury selection. She was tried again, but jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. Sharon Kinne then headed to Mexico City. One evening, she picked up a man in a bar and went with him to a hotel. Around 3 a.m., gunshots were heard and Francisco Ordonez lay dead on the floor. Kinne got 13 years for killing Ordonez. Ballistics tests proved prosecutors' hunch that a gun found in Sharon Kinne's Mexican motel was the one that killed Patricia Jones. Sharon Kinne couldn't be tried again for that crime, so prosecutors closed the case. Before her apparent escape, she gave several interviews, and was known in Mexico as 'La Pistolera,' which translates as 'The Gunslinger.' In a 1965 Saturday Evening Post interview, Kinne said: 'I knew out there, out of Kansas City and Independence, that the world was going on its way someplace. And I wasn't going anywhere.″ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
US woman tried for 3 killings goes missing from a Mexican prison in 1969. Details finally emerge
The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved. Authorities have planned a news conference for Thursday to discuss the case of Sharon Kinne, who was charged before her 25th birthday with killing her Missouri husband, her boyfriend's wife and a man she'd picked up in a Mexican bar. Her whereabouts have been a mystery since she reportedly snuck out of the prison in Ixtacalapan on Dec. 7, 1969. And her story has been featured in the book, 'I'm Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story' as well as in podcasts and TV stories such as Discovery I.D.'s 'Deadly Women.' See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. An FBI spokeswoman directed questions to the Jackson County sheriff's office in Missouri, which said it couldn't confirm any information before the news conference, including whether she had died. But a news release promised answers. 'We hope that by bringing closure to this case, we can provide a sense of resolution not only to the friends and families of the innocent victims she murdered but also to those who were affected by her actions, including her loved ones,' the sheriff's department said in announcing the news conference. Kinne, who married at 16, was living in a ranch home in the Independence, Missouri, area in March 1960 when her 25-year-old husband, James Kinne, was shot in the back of the head while napping. Independence is just outside of Kansas City. The mother of two told police she had heard her 2-year-old daughter ask, 'How does this thing work, Daddy?' Then there was a gunshot. Sharon Kinne said she ran into the bedroom and found the toddler holding her husband's .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. The death was ruled accidental. But Kinne and her husband had been having marital problems, and she had been seeing other men, later court testimony revealed. According to press reports and interviews with investigators, Sharon Kinne then met car salesman Walter Jones when she went to buy a new car with money from her husband's life insurance and the sale of their home. A little more than a month later, Jones' wife, Patricia, was found shot to death. On June 1, 1960, Sharon Kinne was charged with Patricia Jones' murder. Police took another look at James Kinne's death and a Jackson County grand jury indicted Kinne for that crime as well. In June 1961, Sharon Kinne was tried in the death of Patricia Jones. And an all-male jury acquitted her to courtroom applause. In January 1962, Sharon Kinne was convicted of killing her husband. But, the Missouri Supreme Court later overturned the conviction because of improper jury selection. She was tried again, but jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. Sharon Kinne then headed to Mexico City. One evening, she picked up a man in a bar and went with him to a hotel. Around 3 a.m., gunshots were heard and Francisco Ordonez lay dead on the floor. Kinne got 13 years for killing Ordonez. Ballistics tests proved prosecutors' hunch that a gun found in Sharon Kinne's Mexican motel was the one that killed Patricia Jones. Sharon Kinne couldn't be tried again for that crime, so prosecutors closed the case. Before her apparent escape, she gave several interviews, and was known in Mexico as 'La Pistolera," which translates as 'The Gunslinger.' In a 1965 Saturday Evening Post interview, Kinne said: ``I knew out there, out of Kansas City and Independence, that the world was going on its way someplace. And I wasn't going anywhere.″
