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

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

A Detroit mother accused of killing her 9-year-old son was arrested in Georgia on unrelated charges. Officials are working to ...

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

Brandee Katrice Pierce, 41, is now charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, felony murder, tampering with ...

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

A gruesome story unfolded late last year in Detroit. Now a mother is facing charges after prosecutors allege she killed her 9 ...

(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 ...

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

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

A Detroit mother killed her 9-year-old son, bound his hands and feet, dug a hole and buried his body in her backyard before fleeing to Georgia, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wednesday.