Overview
- Jannie Perry, 42, admitted last week to first-degree murder in the death of her son, Damari Perry, in Lake County, Ill.
- Under the plea agreement, other charges were dropped and her prison term is capped at 45 years, with sentencing set for January 30, 2026.
- Prosecutors allege Perry and her older son, Jeremiah, subjected Damari to a prolonged cold shower as punishment, which they say caused his death.
- Authorities say family members tried to conceal the death, including filing a false missing-person report and allegedly burning the child’s remains, later found in Gary, Indiana; the coroner ruled hypothermia as the cause of death.
- Jeremiah Perry, 24, remains charged and is scheduled to stand trial beginning February 9, 2026, while a third family member was previously charged as a juvenile.