3 months ago
The sister of an Atlanta man who was murdered aft allegedly fleeing a location statement successful unusual circumstances has spoken astir nan bizarre tragedy.
Doctoral student Deundray Cottrell, 31, vanished from his sister's Birmingham Alabama location during nan July 4th weekend.
He was missing for 2 days earlier constabulary recovered his assemblage not acold from wherever he disappeared.
The past known personification to spot Cottrell was his fellow Julian Morris, 31, who told his family that Cottrell had leapt from a pavilion earlier fleeing nan scene.
'My children started to popular fireworks and because my relative had his canine pinch him, he was gonna tally into nan location existent speedy and spell and cheque connected nan dog,' Angelica Cottrell told WSBTV.
Deundray Cottrell, 31, vanished from his sister's Birmingham Alabama location during nan July 4th weekend
'He [Morris] told america that erstwhile he jumped, he bounced...got up and jumped nan obstruction and took disconnected running,' she said.
However, thing astir Morris' demeanor seemed disconnected and Angelica says that while group were retired frantically searching for her brother, Morris remained down and fixed himself a plate.
'While we looked – Julian didn't. He was sitting location eating, and he looked astatine maine and said omg nan nutrient is truthful good,' Angelica added.
Her unease only grew and she ended up kicking Morris out, fearing that he had much knowledge than it seemed.
'Julian knows everything and he made a constituent to support reminding maine passim his rants that he was a marine,' she said.
Police now wish to speak pinch Morris successful relationship to nan murder. He is described arsenic 5'6" and astir 160 pounds.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for accusation starring to an arrest.
Cottrell was nan CEO of creation troupe Skiiboyz, a well-known group successful Atlanta which Morris is besides a personnel of.
The past known personification to spot Cottrell was his fellow Julian Morris, 31, who told his family that Cottrell had leapt from a pavilion earlier fleeing nan scene
Cottrell was nan CEO of creation troupe Skiiboyz, a well-known group successful Atlanta which Morris is besides a personnel of
Among those paying tribute to Cottrell was his adjacent friend DeEric Garnell who honors nan 'suave, chill' Cottrell.
'My full bosom has been ripped retired of my body,' he wrote connected Instagram.
'When I sewage nan telephone you were missing I dropped everything, sewage my mother, and rushed to Birmingham. I ne'er stopped searching for you.
'Knocking connected random people’s doors conscionable to get nan camera footage, talking to nan Birmingham Detective for hours conscionable to get them to bring successful K9. I needed you pinch me. I wasn’t gonna extremity until I could person you backmost pinch me.
'Lord thief maine grip this. I request Dre. I wish I ne'er fto y'all spell to Birmingham without me.
'Good group are hurting from your loss. Your effect is felt worldwide. We emotion you, we miss you. No 1 tin ever switch you.'
East Precinct officers were dispatched to a missing personification telephone astatine a residence successful nan 7900 Block of 4th Avenue South connected July 4.
A immense hunt was launched and connected July 5, immoderate of Cottrell's apparel were located successful nan area.
Cottrell's sister Angelica Cottrell claimed that Morris was acting suspiciously aft her relative disappeared
A personnel of nan nationalist provided footage of Cottrell stepping successful nan area.
But nan adjacent day, officers searched nan area of 7800 Block of 5th Avenue South and discovered nan body.
The Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office is owed to execute an autopsy connected Cottrell to find nan origin and mode of death.
DailyMail.com has contacted Morris for comment.
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