A criminal investigator from Mississippi has headed to Chicago hoping to solve a murder, and this crime is personal to her, because the victim was her only son.
Pamela Dortch is in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, going door to door and searching for answers in the murder of her son, which occurred earlier this year.
An eight-year veteran investigator from Mississippi, she’s leaving no stone unturned as she searches for answers in the death of her son.
Her son, 23-year-old La’Dell Barnett, was fatally shot in the 1900 block of West 52nd Street on March 25.
According to Dortch, her son was shot execution-style, suffering a fatal gunshot wound behind his left ear.
“I found blood. I found my son’s hair, a patch of hair right here,” she said. “That was devastating to see the remains of my son still here. (It was) very sloppy clean-up work.”
Dissatisfied with the police investigation, Dortch is canvassing the area where her son was murdered, and using her unique set of skills.
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“Until I get closure and get answers I will never stop. Never stop,” she said.
