Missing Virginia teen found dead, bank-robber stepdad arrested
12/14/2015 5:20 pm PST
UPDATE February 25, 2021:
Wesley Hadsell's trial was moved to Jan. 19, 2022, the Tidewater News reports, following several continuances.
Wesley Hadsell’s first trial, held in February 2020, ended in a mistrial. His next trial was scheduled to begin in March 2021, WAVY-TV reports
Prosecutors had asked for the 2020 mistrial, WVEC-TV reports. The judge said the mistrial was declared because the defense and prosecuting attorneys could not agree on what evidence the jury would be allowed to hear.
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December 14, 2015:
She was a bubbly teen from Norfolk, Virigina -- her friends called her "AJ."
But when AJ disappeared, it set off a massive investigation that would lead to arrests, accusations and an unforgettable jailhouse interview.
In court documents, police believed AJ's adoptive father abducted the 18-year-old, and in the days after her disappearance they tracked his bizarre behavior.
