EP. 191: GEORGIA - The Child In The Trash Bag: The Disturbing Murder of Amari Hall
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What is the tragic story of Amari Hall?
On a cold November night in 2021, eight-year-old Amari Hall suddenly disappeared from the hometown studios, an extended stay hotel in the Peachtree Corners area of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Amari's mother, Brittany Hall, claimed that Amari fell asleep at around 10 p.m., safe and sound inside the hotel room. However, when she woke up that next morning, Amari was nowhere to be found. and disturbingly, the door to the hotel room was left ajar. Investigators in Georgia worked tirelessly to find the little girl, and in the beginning, they had hope that she would be found alive. However, with each passing hour, investigators were growing more and more suspicious of the main people in Amari's life.
There were timelines that didn't match up, lies exposed, and cell phone data that painted a horrible picture of child abuse and torture. And sadly, this story would end in the worst way you can imagine. So this is the story of Amari Hall. I'm Courtney Browen.
And I'm Colin Browen.
And you're listening to Murder in America.
On October 30, 2013, a little baby girl named Emori Nicole Hall was brought into the world. It was Brittany Hall's first child, and even though the father wasn't in the picture, Brittany was excited to venture into motherhood. But being a single mother isn't easy. Luckily for her, Brittany's mother, Barbara Wright, was more than willing to help her out.
How did Brittany Hall's life unfold before Amari's disappearance?
Soon after her birth, Brittany and baby Amore moved in with Barbara and her husband, Tony, in their home located in DeKalb County, Georgia. And for the first few years of Amore's life, things were going well. She had a good support system. She was surrounded by people who loved her. barbara who amari called gigi said that growing up amore was a curious intelligent and vibrant child who enjoyed playing dress up and helping her grandmother cook barbara said that she will never forget the first time they made cornbread together amore helped her crack the eggs stir the batter and butter the pan and when it was time to pull it out of the oven amore's eyes lit up she was so proud of herself making something with her own two hands and watching it form into what she said looked like a beautiful cake
A few years later in June of 2015, Brittany Hall would give birth to her second daughter named Zaire. And by then, Barbara's house was feeling a little crowded. So she actually decided to help her daughter Brittany get an apartment of her own. For the first time in years, Brittany was on her own and she now had two young children. Things weren't easy. And every so often she would send the kids back with her mom, Barbara, when she was feeling overwhelmed. Now the following year on September 19th, 2016, Brittany would give birth to her third child, a son named Jakari. And he had the same father as her second daughter, Zaire. But from what I could tell, the father wasn't very present in the children's lives. So after the birth of her third kid,
Brittany decided to move back in with her mother for a period of time. Barbara wanted to make sure the kids were taken care of. And once Brittany was back on her feet, she would once again move back out on her own. Here is Barbara Wright.
Because when I'm old school, so when your daughter has a baby, you know, your mom comes in to help take care and make sure everything's okay. And then she went back to her apartment. Not a long time, yeah. She had gotten used to raising the kids.
So as you can see, the first few years of Amari's life were a little unstable, having to move back and forth between her mother and grandmother's house. But in the end, she was cared for. Her grandmother, Barbara, stated that Amari was the brightest light. She brought a smile to everyone around her. And like every little girl, she had dreams of what she wanted to become when she was older.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the tragic story of Amari Hall?
0:23–2:55
2
How did Brittany Hall's life unfold before Amari's disappearance?
2:55–19:04
3
What were the circumstances surrounding Amari's disappearance?
19:04–30:13
4
What were the inconsistencies in Brittany and Celeste's stories?
30:13–36:38
5
What did the interrogation of Celeste Owens reveal?
36:38–58:21
6
What was the role of Brittany's other children in the investigation?
58:21–2:03:00
Speakers
24 identified
Courtney Browen 29 min
Celeste Owens 21 min
Colin Browen 19 min
Detective Conway 13 min
Barbara Wright 6 min
Officer Sorensen 4 min
Judge Angela Duncan 4 min
Takara Wright 3 min
Police Chief J.D. McClure 2 min
Assistant District Attorney Brian Brown 2 min
Zaire 2 min
Crime Scene Investigation Supervisor Key Jimenez 1 min
Interviewer 4 1 min
Interviewer 1 1 min
John Sherrick 1 min
Advertiser 1 min
Interviewer 3 1 min
Interviewer 5
Interviewer
News Anchor
Interviewer 2
Interviewer 6
Gary Bonneau
Gwinnett County Police Sergeant Jennifer Richter
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