An attorney has asked to withdraw from representing the Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison sentence for killing her son, AJ Freund, in her post-conviction appeal. JoAnn Cunningham, 40, formerly of Crystal Lake, filed a post-conviction petition in McHenry County Circuit Court in late March 2022. Cunningham filed the petition pro se, meaning on […]
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Judge dismisses mother of AJ Freund’s post-conviction petition, says it has no merit
The Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison sentence for killing her son, AJ Freund, had her post-conviction petition denied on Wednesday by a judge, who said she had no merit in her petition. JoAnn Cunningham, 39, formerly of Crystal Lake, filed a post-conviction petition in McHenry County Circuit Court in late March. Cunningham filed […]
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Mother of AJ Freund files post-conviction petition, says she had been ‘seeing demons’ at time of her son’s killing
The Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison sentence for killing her son, AJ Freund, has filed a post-conviction petition, saying that she had been seeing demons and believed she and her son were possessed. JoAnn Cunningham, 39, formerly of Crystal Lake, filed a post-conviction petition in McHenry County Circuit Court earlier this week. Cunningham […]