Mom, 2 co-parents arrested in boys murder after grandparents hire PI to probe house of horrors

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A 7-year-old boy’s mother and two co-parents were charged with murder in Ohio after his grandparents hired a private investigator over concerns the child was being abused, according to reports.Cincinnati police said Kaitlin Evans, 38, and her co-parents, Kirby Rankin, 33, and Nessa Keaney, 23, have all pleaded not guilty to murdering 7-year-old William Evans.The Hamilton County jail and Municipal Court databases list Rankin’s sex as male, while Cincinnati police identify Rankin as female.WASHINGTON FATHER ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD SON AND BURYING BODY UNDER HIS HOUSE: REPORTS911 and police-dispatch records trace the response from a Mercy Rookwood emergency room to a Cincinnati apartment, where officers ultimately found William bound in a closet and unresponsive.Kaitlin Evans faces murder and endangering children charges in the death of her 7-year-old son, William Evans.(Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)The sequence began when a charge nurse called 911 to report that a barefoot woman had entered the emergency department, dropped to the floor and said someone was trying to kill her and had taken her son.The nurse told the dispatcher the woman claimed her son was being held in the attic of a nearby apartment.FOX19 NOW reported that the woman identified herself as William’s mother and named Rankin as the partner she accused of trying to kill her and taking the boy.HEATED LINDSAY CLANCY COURTROOM EXCHANGE OVER 911 CALL, CRIME SCENE PHOTOS SETS STAGE FOR MOM’S MURDER TRIALFamily photos show 7-year-old William Evans, who was found dead inside a Cincinnati apartment on Aug.
6, police said.(Credit: GoFundMe)Police were sent to the hospital and the apartment for a welfare check, according to radio traffic and computer-aided dispatch records.
An officer reported that a juvenile boy was in a closet and "not moving...