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Mother Arrested in California for Son's 2022 Suitcase Death

Nearly two years after her 5-year-old son was found dead in a suitcase in Indiana, Dejaune Anderson has been apprehended on charges including murder.

  • Dejaune Anderson was arrested in California nearly two years after her son, Cairo Jordan, was found dead in a suitcase in Indiana.
  • Anderson faces charges of murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and obstruction of justice.
  • Dawn Coleman, who assisted Anderson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
  • Cairo Jordan died from dehydration caused by vomiting and diarrhea, with his body discovered by a mushroom hunter.
  • Anderson had been on the run, traveling through several states before her arrest on a tip from a concerned citizen.
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