Detroit mother charged with murder after 9-year-old son’s body found in shallow grave

On suspicion of killing her 9-year-old kid and burying him in the backyard of her house before leaving the state, a Detroit woman was taken into custody in Georgia.

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    Brandee Pierce is accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit yard in October 2024.
    
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    Pierce was arrested in Georgia, where she moved with her 3-year-old son after the murder.
    
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    She is now facing multiple charges, including murder and child abuse.
    

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  Brandee Pierce is accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit yard in October 2024.
  
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  Pierce was arrested in Georgia, where she moved with her 3-year-old son after the murder.
  
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  She is now facing multiple charges, including murder and child abuse.
  

DETROIT (FOX 2):According to authorities, a mother is accused of escaping the state.

For allegedly killing 9-year-old Zemar King III, Brandee Katrice Pierce, 41, is now facing charges of first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, felony murder, tampering with evidence, and concealing the death of an individual.

Pierce, Brandee

The backstory

Pierce reportedly killed King, then purchased a shovel, excavated a hole outside the garage of her Woodingham rental property, and buried his body in October 2024, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. According to Worthy, King’s wrists and feet were shackled. According to an autopsy, the child’s death was caused by suffocation and compression of the neck.

Zemar King III

“I have a lot of experience as a prosecutor, and I frequently claim to have seen it all. That is contradicted by the atrocities of this child abuse case. Worthy stated, “This defendant’s alleged actions rank among the most callous I have ever witnessed and hope to never see again.”

Pierce and her three-year-old second kid allegedly went to Georgia after that.

When workers at the rental house observed a foot protruding from the ground on January 6, they found King’s death.

Associated

On Monday afternoon, workers remodeling a property on Detroit’s west side discovered a somber discovery: remains hidden behind a house. In an attempt to match the remains to a person, they are currently reviewing missing person reports.

Police in Georgia focused on Pierce on Dec. 20, 2024, due to an inquiry into an unrelated matter involving her 3-year-old son, even though the body wasn’t discovered until this year. In Georgia, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office got in touch with Detroit police and helped them with King’s murder investigation.

Next steps:

Pierce is awaiting extradition to Michigan after being arrested on January 10.

According to Worthy, her surviving son is in foster care.

The Source: Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy provided the information for this article.