October 15 - Mother and Daughter Charged when decomposing body found
Residents of a neighborhood in south Augusta, Georgia are shocked at the news of the badly decomposing body discovered in one of the houses on their street. Robin Adams Jr. may have been dead for up to eight months by the time his remains were found by police. On Friday, his mother, Angela Mercer, and sister, Deaidra Motley, were charged with concealing the death of Adams. The police indicated that the case is still being investigated and more charges may be added as more evidence is found. The autopsy will also indicate if Mercer or Motley were in anyway responsible for the death of Adams.
Adams was severely handicapped, both physically and mentally, and was confined to a wheelchair. Authorities discovered the body after a tip from a concerned family member and witnessing the state of the house when arresting Mercer for unrelated traffic charges. His body was mummified and had maggots, which are clear indicators that the body had been there for an extended period of time. The cause of death will be determined during the autopsy, but preliminary findings indicated that there was no sign of violence. The rest of the house was infested with cockroaches and filled with trash.