Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney murder: 3-year-old's body found in dumpster had toxic levels of meth, anti-depressant
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA: Horrifying new details have been released in the kidnapping and murder of three-year-old Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney, who went missing from her birthday party at her home in Tom Brown Village housing community, Birmingham, on October 12.
MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) previously reported that Derick Irisha Brown, 29, and Patrick Stallworth, 39, were arrested after the little girl's remains were found in a dumpster near their home, 10 days after she was reported missing and a statewide AMBER alert was issued by the authorities.
They were both subsequently charged with capital murder of a child less than 14 years of age and kidnapping, while Stallworth was also charged with possession of child pornography and intent to distribute it after detectives found it on his phone.
This past week, a Jefferson County courtroom heard disturbing new details in her death, including how she tested positive for methamphetamine and Trazodone, an anti-depressant used to treat insomnia.
Witness accounts from children at the party suggested that Brown and Stallworth had lured Kamille away by offering her candy, and that theory was confirmed by lead homicide Detective Jonathan Ross. Ross revealed to the court that Stallworth bought 18.91 cents worth of candy at a Shell station near Tom Brown Village.
He said Stallworth had a prescription for Trazodone, and that on the night of the abduction he went to a convenience store near his home to buy an energy drink and a pill for erectile dysfunction.
He also revealed that before abducting Kamille, Brown and Stallworth had approached two preteen girls leaving cheerleading practice from Hayes K-8 and told one of them that he was "looking for a girl that looks like you", implying the kidnapping was planned.
Other children had similarly told the police that they were going around the neighborhood giving out candy in the housing community and that when Kamille eventually got into their vehicle, she was crying.
The court heard that an autopsy conducted on the three-year-old's body turned up toxic levels of methamphetamine and Trazodone. The levels indicated she had not just been exposed to them, but that she had consumed them as well.
The case is now heading to a grand jury. If convicted of their charges, Brown and Stallworth could face the death penalty.