9 year old charged with 5 counts of murder, 2 counts of arson, 1 count aggravated arson - Goodfield, IL - 6 April 2019

2019 Goodfield arson
Location	Goodfield, Central Illinois
Date	April 6, 2019
Attack type	Arson
Deaths	5

On April 6, 2019, nine-year-old Kyle Alwood killed five family members after starting a fire in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois.[1][2] The nine-year-old boy was charged with the deaths on October 8.[3]

Incident​

At around 11:00 pm, a fire was reported in the central area of Peoria near the village of Goodfield, Illinois. Firefighters came a few minutes after the call. Five bodies, three children, all under three years old, Kathryn Murray, aged 69, and Jason Wall, aged 34, were all found dead from smoke inhalation.[4] Katrina Alwood, aged 27, and her son Kyle both survived the fire.[5]

Charges​

Nine-year-old Kyle Alwood was taken into custody and charged with murder six months after the incident. The child was charged with 5 counts of murder, two counts of arson, and one count of aggravated arson. If convicted, Alwood could face five years of probation.[6][7]

References​

1. ^ 9-year-old boy accused of setting deadly fire appears in court on murder charges
2. ^ "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". Yahoo News. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
3. ^ Hauck, Grace. "'Extremely uncommon': 9-year-old charged with murder after 5 die in Illinois fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
4. ^ Gearty, Robert (October 9, 2019). "Child faces 5 murder charges for starting Illinois mobile home fire". New York Post. Retrieved October 10,2019.
5. ^ "9-year-old accused of causing mobile home fire that killed 5". AOL. Retrieved October 10, 2019.[dead link]
6. ^ 9-year-old boy accused of setting deadly fire appears in court on murder charges
7. ^ "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". AP NEWS. October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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[Mel70]

Probation?. That's it?! If they are charging him with murder. I think the Mother is trash. I've seen enough and heard enough from her.

 

[kdg411]

Victims

 

[Mel70]

People can be mad for what I say. 5 yrs probation will not teach this kid anything. The mother just gives excuses and says she couldn't save anyone else. But he survived. I am just judging by what I've read and by what I've read that the mother has said. She "says" he has all of these mental conditions. But then what is probation going to do?. If he could do this at 9 to his own family what would he do to others as a teen or adult?.

 

[Mel70]

The mother said "People make mistakes and that's what this is". "It's not worth throwing his life away over".

 

[ima.grandma]

People can be mad for what I say. 5 yrs probation will not teach this kid anything. The mother just gives excuses and says she couldn't save anyone else. But he survived. I am just judging by what I've read and by what I've read that the mother has said. She "says" he has all of these mental conditions. But then what is probation going to do?. If he could do this at 9 to his own family what would he do to others as a teen or adult?.

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[ima.grandma]

People can be mad for what I say. 5 yrs probation will not teach this kid anything. The mother just gives excuses and says she couldn't save anyone else. But he survived. I am just judging by what I've read and by what I've read that the mother has said. She "says" he has all of these mental conditions. But then what is probation going to do?. If he could do this at 9 to his own family what would he do to others as a teen or adult?.

Kyle needs serious behavioral cognitive psychiatric help. He’s been programmed to commit this incredulously evil crime... Kyle‘s intelligence must be off the chain. He’s schizophrenic with brilliance. Please watch some of the final videos... This case has many layers...

 

[kdg411]

Four years ago, Jason Wall, Katrina Alwood and Kyle Alwood lived in a weathered bungalow in East Peoria owned by Helen Wall, the mother of Jason and John Wall. The 72-year-old, who still lives in that dwelling with her surviving son, is reluctant to say much about the fire or charges, so as not to disparage Kyle Alwood.

“I have a heart of mercy,” she said softly.

Still, she had issues with the boy when he lived in the home with her and the others. She says the youth often would get into mischief, such as by repeatedly clogging toilets with objects.

“He was curious what would happen,” she said, her face turning frustrated. “I had to get a lot of toilets fixed.”

Still, she said he often could act well-behaved. And she never knew of any legal run-ins.

However, she said, he sometimes could turn troublesome. “He had a nature that was less than wonderful.”

For instance, she said, he sometimes treated his mother badly, even biting her. This happened even after the couple moved out with the boy and eventually had two children together. The cause, she said, sometimes seemed to be jealousy, after the births of his half siblings.

“He couldn’t stand someone else being fed,” Helen Wall said. ”... He didn’t know the meaning of right from wrong.”

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[kdg411]

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[kdg411]

In addition to the CBS interview, the Alwoods also spoke to the Chicago Tribune. It reported the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services took custody of Kyle Alwood shortly after the fire and placed him in a foster home.

DCFS had 13 previous contacts with the family of the boy, dating to his infancy, according to the Trib.

Nick in the AM: Boy's family helps turn Goodfield murder case into a circus

Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Oct. 14. An unbelievably sad story about five people dying in a mobile-home fire in April near Goodfield became even

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[ima.grandma]

In addition to the CBS interview, the Alwoods also spoke to the Chicago Tribune. It reported the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services took custody of Kyle Alwood shortly after the fire and placed him in a foster home.

DCFS had 13 previous contacts with the family of the boy, dating to his infancy, according to the Trib.

Nick in the AM: Boy's family helps turn Goodfield murder case into a circus

Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Oct. 14. An unbelievably sad story about five people dying in a mobile-home fire in April near Goodfield became even

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I am incredulous at the combination of B.S. and self delusion that characterizes that family.

 

[Mel70]

Resolution pending... click anyway on playlist black box
Mom and one or two others need to go down!
Shared Playlist : 36 videos

Investigations 101: Doubt Thyself...





Start at about 2:40. Routes to YouTube: Graphic language ~ you can handle it... Open minds please...

It won't let me watch it.

 

[ima.grandma]

It won't let me watch it.

Watch this video on YouTube.

 

[Mel70]

Watch this video on YouTube.

O.K. Good. Thank You. I will right now.

 

[Mel70]

O.K. Well I still have the same opinion. About the kid paying for what he did and about the mother. But like I said probation will do nothing. He needs to be locked up and if he does have these mental conditions then be treated. He is too dangerous out. His grandmother said he was jealous of his siblings and couldn't even stand someone else being fed. She needed to not keep having kids and concentrating on him then. I have a problem with her saying she couldn't save the other children telling them she was sorry. WHAT?! And heard Jason screaming and the children. I think she was partly to blame in being negligent. I saw DCS was contacted 13 times. But he did intentionally set the fire and killed 5 people.

 

[Mel70]

I am curious about him at school and his interactions with his peers.

 

[ima.grandma]

O.K. Well I still have the same opinion. About the kid paying for what he did and about the mother. But like I said probation will do nothing. He needs to be locked up and if he does have these mental conditions then be treated. He is too dangerous out. His grandmother said he was jealous of his siblings and couldn't even stand someone else being fed. She needed to not keep having kids and concentrating on him then. I have a problem with her saying she couldn't save the other children telling them she was sorry. WHAT?! And heard Jason screaming and the children. I think she was partly to blame in being negligent. I saw DCS was contacted 13 times. But he did intentionally set the fire and killed 5 people.

I agree with all you say. Do you think a nine year old should be charged as an adult? What if he were eight? Seven? Six?

Legal experts told USA Today that murder charges against a 9-year-old boy are extremely uncommon and raise concerning questions due to the youth’s cognitive abilities at that age. However, murder charges against a child that young have happened in the past. A judge in Michigan dismissed a charge filed against a 9 year old boy accused of shooting his mother, declaring him incompetent because he was not yet 10 years old, according to The Associated Press.

A July 2019 United Nations report studied children “deprived of liberty.” It said, in part, “Childhood, the time between birth and reaching the age of 18 years, is when children develop their personality, their emotional relationships with others, their social and educational skills and their talents. International law recognizes the family as the natural and fundamental group unit of society. Children should grow up in a family environment where they experience love, protection and security. If children, for whatever reason, cannot grow up in a family, States shall ensure that they are cared for in a family-type environment. Placing children in institutions and other facilities where they are, or may be, deprived of liberty is difficult to reconcile with the guiding principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

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[Mel70]

I agree with all you say. Do you think a nine year old should be charged as an adult? What if he were eight? Seven? Six?

Legal experts told USA Today that murder charges against a 9-year-old boy are extremely uncommon and raise concerning questions due to the youth’s cognitive abilities at that age. However, murder charges against a child that young have happened in the past. A judge in Michigan dismissed a charge filed against a 9 year old boy accused of shooting his mother, declaring him incompetent because he was not yet 10 years old, according to The Associated Press.

A July 2019 United Nations report studied children “deprived of liberty.” It said, in part, “Childhood, the time between birth and reaching the age of 18 years, is when children develop their personality, their emotional relationships with others, their social and educational skills and their talents. International law recognizes the family as the natural and fundamental group unit of society. Children should grow up in a family environment where they experience love, protection and security. If children, for whatever reason, cannot grow up in a family, States shall ensure that they are cared for in a family-type environment. Placing children in institutions and other facilities where they are, or may be, deprived of liberty is difficult to reconcile with the guiding principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

Kyle Alwood: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Kyle Alwood is a 9 year old boy accused of five murder counts for an arson fire that killed family members in Goodfield, Illinois.

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I think this kid should. They talk about guidance. if a parent fails the state will provide an adequate home to receive such. But it's painfully obvious that kids get missedThe child does something like this. It's still the same crime. It's not society's fault and shouldn't be put at risk of a child who is seriously dangerous. Don't just lock him up. No. But put him in a mental facility. Then I believe if he still has problems moved to an adult facility or prison.

 

[ima.grandma]

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[ima.grandma]

This is eight days before Kyle set the fire. Kyle loved his siblings. Kyle took care of them. Somebody had to!


Kyle’s final video:


Kyle Alwood ~ Nine

Kyle

*Stay with me here. If only for a moment... Who taught him the things he said and did? Where was he when he learned these words and actions? Didn’t he stay elsewhere for awhile? Like with his dad? Typical nine year olds don’t quickly automatically draw up a plan to set fire, kill relatives and execute it alone. Kyle enacted learned behavior.