Indiana authorities have issued an arrest for an Atlanta woman after her 5-year-old son’s body was discovered in a small suitcase left in the woods.
Reports show that a mushroom hunter discovered the carry-on size luggage with Cairo Jordan’s body inside in April in Southern Indiana. He would’ve turned six years old on Monday, Oct. 24.
Indiana State Police found no matches to missing child reports, and thousands of incoming tips did not result in any leads. However, physical evidence pointed detectives to two suspects: his mother and another woman.
“It’s a bittersweet day,” said Indiana State Police’s spokesperson Sgt. Carey Huls, during a press conference on Wednesday.
“Bitter because no matter what progress is made, what happens in the case, we’re still dealing with the tragic death of a precious, young child, and unfortunately, we can’t change that.”
According to 13News, court documents show that state authorities linked the boy’s mother, Dejuane Ludie Anderson, and Dawn Coleman to the crime through fingerprints from trash bags used to package the boy into the suitcase.
Anderson was arrested before and after Cairo was discovered for other crimes. Georgia state authorities tracked down the boy’s biological father and confirmed his identity.
Investigators obtained search warrants for the women’s social media accounts and found photos of Anderson holding the suitcase and a boy that matched the remains inside of the suitcase.
Police said he was Black, about five years old, and 4 feet tall, with a slim build and a short haircut.
The mother also made references to having a demonic child and performing an exorcism on Facebook, according to reports. Anderson wrote on March 18 that she couldn’t wait to tell her story of removing a “very powerful demonic force.”
Coleman reportedly also made mention of Cairo being possessed on Facebook.
“Just because the avatar is of what we call a child does not mean that it is actually a child there are beings that are here that are not supposed to be here that pick avatars to hide behind to play roles to steal energy and to ruin lives,” Coleman wrote on April 8, eight days before the suitcase was found.
