William Dashon Hamilton: Who Was He?

 

What happened to William Dashon Hamilton?

More than two decades later, Georgia officials have determined that the bones discovered in 1999 belonged to a child who was six years old at the time of his death. And now his mother is being accused of committing a crime.

About the case of William Dashon Hamilton

William Dashon Hamilton was identified as the young boy whose body was discovered outside a church cemetery in Panthersville on February 26, 1999, according to an announcement Wednesday by the District Attorney of DeKalb County, Sherry Boston. The case has been open for 23 years.

According to a statement released by the district attorney’s office in Boston on June 28, grand jurors filed indictments against Teresa Ann Bailey Black, who is 45.

The next day, Black was taken into custody in Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently being held in custody until he is extradited to Georgia.

According to Boston, Black is facing multiple charges, including two counts of felony, two counts of cruelty to minors and a single count of aggravated assault and concealment of another person’s death. As of Thursday, she had not yet filed a petition, and information about her lawyer was not readily available.

In a statement, Boston said, “For a very long time, this cute little boy had neither a name nor a legend. William has been recognized for the painstaking work of various individuals and groups that brought this young man to life. Determined not to be forgotten, and justice will be done in his memory, “it was said. Justice will be done in his memory.”

After an artist’s rendering of the boy was distributed to the public in May 2020, the statement claimed that a concerned citizen called the police to report the missing child.

Officials claim that earlier this year they obtained a DNA sample from Black, which they say is consistent with the DNA found at the site.

In Panthersville, William’s bones were discovered in a wooded area near Clifton United Methodist Church. These remains were described as being “severely decomposed”. It was determined by authorities that he was a male of African American descent between the ages of 5 and 7 and had been dead for at least three months.

William wore a blue and white plaid patterned shirt, a pair of red denim jeans and a pair of brown Timberland boots. It was never established how he died or what led to his demise.