Bail was set at $5 million Thursday morning for each of 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund's parents, who were charged with murder hours after authorities found what they believe is the body of the Crystal Lake, Ill., boy in a shallow grave near Woodstock.
JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund both face multiple charges in the death of the boy, who was reported missing by his father a week ago. They appeared for bond hearings Thursday morning at the McHenry County jail, with Cunningham appearing first, and were ordered held in lieu of $5 million bail, for which they each would have to post a 10 percent bond.
Freund and Cunningham were charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, and failure to report a missing child missing or child death. Freund was also charged with concealment of a homicidal death.
Andrew Freund and Cunningham reported AJ missing April 18. They told police that AJ was last seen at bedtime _ about 9 p.m. _ April 17. When they woke up April 18, they said could not find him and reported it.
