Detroit police became aware of the tragedy on Jan. 6 after a landlord preparing for a new tenant discovered a shallow grave.

The mother tied her son’s hands and feet together, dug a hole in her backyard, then buried him, authorities say.

Brandee Pierce is accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit yard in October 2024. Pierce was ...

DETROIT — A woman accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit backyard has been charged with ...

Along with first-degree murder, Brandee Katrice Pierce, 41, has been charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse, ...

A Detroit mother is still in the process of being extradited from Cobb County back to Michigan to face a murder charge.

(This story was updated to correct charging information from Georgia court records.) A Detroit mother killed her 9-year-old son, bound his hands and feet, dug a hole and buried his body in her ...

A Detroit woman is accused of smothering her 9-year-old son to death, burying his body in her backyard, and then moving to ...

Brandee Pierce is accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit yard in October 2024. Pierce was arrested in Georgia, where she moved with her 3-year-old son after the ...

DETROIT (AP) — A woman accused of killing her 9-year-old son and burying his body in her Detroit backyard has been charged ...