CHILLING details have emerged surrounding the tragic death of a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly imprisoned in a windowless room before burning to death in a house fire.
The unnamed child’s parents William Linn McCue, 47, and Carina Wisniewski McCue, 38, were arrested somewhere on the Appalachian Trail Wednesday after being on the run for months.
Police initially arrested the couple’s 15-year-old son on arson charges after he started the fire on April 17.
However, officials put out a warrant for the parent’s arrest when investigators determined that the couple’s five children were living in inhumane conditions at their Georgia home.
The 10-year-old’s body was found in a windowless bathroom – but Gwinnett County investigators determined they had no running water.
“There was evidence that the children were to not leave the home for years,” a social worker told the judge in court, according to WSB-TV.
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“There was evidence that the children were not given adequate food.”
Investigators found the toilets and showers did not work and even determined the children didn’t know how to use toilet paper.
After discovering the five kids were living in squalor, police put out a warrant for William and Carina’s arrest, but the two disappeared after the fire.
They were last seen at a hotel in Georgia driving a white Honda Accord.
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Months later, the two have been captured on the Appalachian Trail which runs from north Georgia all the way to Maine.
Officials did not indicate which part of the trail they were discovered in.
William and Carina are currently being charged with cruelty to children.
It is unclear if they will face additional charges at this time.
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The surviving children have been in state custody since their parents’ disappearance.
It is unclear if the 15-year-old son will face charges for the fire.
