It was February of 2021 when a little boy was reported missing in Middleton, Ohio, by his mother and her boyfriend. An extensive and exhaustive search for the little boy commenced, but it wouldn’t take long before somebody made a disturbing confession, a confession that would lead to shockwaves across the nation and across social media.
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“James Hamilton sentenced for his role in the death of 6-year-old James Hutchinson”
“Middletown mother sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for murder of her 6-year-old son”
“Middletown man details how he abused 6-year-old, siblings before child’s death”
“Mother details how she and boyfriend disposed of son’s body in newly released interrogation tapes”
“Video from Brittany Gosney’s police interview after death of son released”
“🔵Brittany Gosney | Mother Confesses to Killing 6-Year Old | Police Interrogation”
Sources:
ABC – 2 WSB, 1 March, 2021 – “Mom Charged, Accused of Dumping Boy’s Body in River”
ABC – 6 WJBF, 1 March, 2021 – “Mother, Boyfriend Charged After 6 Year Old Killed”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 1 March, 2021 – “Ohio Mom Tried to Abandon 6-Year-Old”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 1 March, 2021 – “Mother Accused of Killing 6-Year-Old Son”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 1 March, 2021 – “Mother is Not Showing Much Remorse”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 1 March, 2021 – “Middletown Schools to Host Celebration of Life”
The Daily Beast, 1 March, 2021 – “Ohio 6-Year-Old Died After Clinging to Car”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 2 March, 2021 – “Therapy Dogs Brought to Help Comfort Middletown Elementary Students”
Dayton Daily News, 2 March, 2021 – “Timeline”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 2 March, 2021 – “Boyfriend Charged in Middletown Boy’s Death”
Dayton Daily News, 2 March, 2021 – “Middletown Mother Said Boyfriend Pressured Her”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 2 March, 2021 – “He Was Just My World”
Dayton Daily News, 2 March, 2021 – “Ohio River Too High to Search”
FOX – 8 WJW, 2 March, 2021 – “Middletown Community Remembers 6-Year-Old James”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 3 March, 2021 – “James Was Important. James was Loved.”
Dayton Daily News, 3 March, 2021 – “Middletown Community Celebrates First-Grade James Hutchinson’s Life”
NBC – 4 WCMH, 3 March, 2021 – “Massive Community Wide Vigil Held for 6 Year Old James”
Dayton Daily News, 4 March, 2021 – “Middletown Gathers, Grieves While Investigators Pause in Search”
Associated Press, 5 March, 2021 – “Mom of Boy Allegedly Dragged, Dumped is Charged with Murder”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 5 March, 2021 – “Mother, Boyfriend Accused of Killing 6-Year-Old Indicted on 31 Felonies”
Dayton Daily News, 5 March, 2021 – “The Search for James Hutchinson”
Dayton Daily News, 6 March, 2021 – “How to Donate”
Associated Press, 7 March, 2021 – “Search of River Resumes”
Dayton Daily News, 7 March, 2021 – “The Search for James Hutchinson”
Dayton Daily News, 8 March, 2021 – “Bond $2m for Middletown Mother”
The Plain Dealer, 9 March, 2021 – “Ohio Woman, Boyfriend Plead Not Guilty”
Dayton Daily News, 10 March, 2021 – “Rescue Crews Back in the Ohio River”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 17 March, 2021 – “We Have a Target of Interest”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 18 March, 2021 – “Attorney Seeks Insanity Plea for Middletown Mother Accused in Son’s Death”
Dayton Daily News, 22 March, 2021 – “Judge Orders Competency Evaluation”
Dayton Daily News, 23 March, 2021 – “Middletown Woman, Boyfriend Hog Tied 6 Year Old Son and Siblings”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 24 March, 2021 – “Ohio Mom Hog Tied, Gagged Children”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 26 April, 2021 – “Middletown Mother Accused of Killing Son Ruled Competent to Stand Trial”
Journal-News, 28 April, 2021 – “More than a Confession is Needed”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 4 May, 2021 – “New Court Docs Show Middletown Mom Accused of Murdering Her Son Had Tried to Give Up Kids”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 4 May, 2021 – “Judge Releases Competency Report”
Dayton Daily News, 4 May, 2021 – “Evaluation Released for Middletown Mother”
Dayton Daily News, 28 June, 2021 – “4 Months Later”
Journal-News, 5 August, 2021 – “Middletown Mother’s Statements About 6-Year-Old’s Death Should be Thrown Out”
Associated Press, 16 August, 2021 – “Mom Pleads Guilty to Murder in Missing Son’s Death”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 16 August, 2021 – “Middletown Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder in Death of 6-Year-Old Son”
Dayton Daily News, 17 August, 2021 – “Fit the Bill of Outrageousness”
Associated Press, 24 August, 2021 – “Man Pleads to Charges Related to Death of Girlfriend’s Son”
Dayton Daily News, 24 August, 2021 – “Plea Hearing Continued for Man Accused of Abusing Middletown Boy, Abusing Body”
Dayton Daily News, 1 September, 2021 – “Bench Placed to Remember Middletown Boy”
Dayton Daily News, 12 September, 2021 – “Middletown Mother Who Admitted to Killing her Son to be Sentenced”
ABC – 2 WSB, 13 September, 2021 – “Woman Who Dragged 6-Year-Old Son to Death Sentenced”
Dayton Daily News, 13 September, 2021 – “Middletown Mother Gets Maximum Sentence for Killing 6-Year-Old Son”
Dayton Daily News, 14 September, 2021 – “No Sentence Will Bring James Back”
Dayton Daily News, 21 September, 2021 – “Brittany Gosney Gives New Version of Son’s Death”
Journal-News, 27 September, 2021 – “Sentencing Rescheduled for Man Who Abused Middletown Children”
Journal-News, 1 October, 2021 – “Interrogation Videos Show Brittany Gosney’s Boyfriend Changing Story”
Associated Press, 5 October, 2021 – “Man Gets 19 Year Prison Term in Death of Girlfriend’s Son”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 5 October, 2021 – “Man Convicted of Covering Up Middletown Boy’s Death”
Dayton Daily News, 6 October, 2021 – “Final Sentencing Ends Months of Pain”
Journal-News, 8 March, 2022 – “Middletown Detectives Awarded for Work in Solving Murder of 6-Year-Old Boy”
