Photo: Jackson County Detention Center
Before she allegedly murdered her parents in their Kansas City, Kansas, home earlier this year, authorities believe 15-year-old Daejona Holmes searched online for “scary movies where kids kill parents,” PEOPLE confirms.
What’s more, according to a criminal complaint against her in the slayings, Daejona also had music lyrics about “wanting her father dead.”
She remains in custody in lieu $150,000 bond and has not yet entered pleas to the charges against her. It was unclear if she has an attorney who could comment on her behalf.
“Now my sister-in-law is dead, who was also a victim of the abuse, and now my niece is being charged with her and her father’s murders,” said LJ Brackson, Holmes’ brother-in-law. “That’s gut-wrenching.”
Police first received a call about the shooting on the night of April 9. Responding officers breached the back of the residence, eventually finding Holmes dead in an upstairs bedroom and Starr on the first floor, next to the front door, the complaint states.
Coroners determined that Holmes died from a single gunshot to the stomach and Starr had been shot once in the mouth and twice in the torso.
Because Daejona allegedly moved one of her parents’ bodies, she also faces a single count of tampering with physical evidence.
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Asked to explain this delay, Daejona “could not provide a reason,” according to the complaint.
Detectives also eventually uncovered a backpack they allege contained a drawing of stick figures in which, the complaint states, one of the figures is labeled “Me” and is depicted shooting another stick figure, labeled “Dad.”
A third stick figure in the drawing is allegedly seen lying in a pool of blood with X’s for eyes, according to the complaint.
This led investigators to seek a warrant for Daejona’s phone, which revealed the recent search for “scary movies where kids kill parents” as well as the music lyrics about her desire for her dad’s death, the complaint shows.
source: people.com
