Parents struggle as missing daughter found dead near home
McCullen reported his daughter Jordyn missing and later a nine hour search uncovered her body wrapped in a sheet in woods near the Bess Town Road home outside Bessemer City. Authorities say no visible injuries were seen and autopsy is underway while her mother Jaylene Dumont is not a suspect. Prosecutor scheduled a Sept. 6 court appearance for McCullen with a public defender.
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Whiskey Mill Bar & Grill
Bessemer City
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Mike Hensdill
the Gazette
Father seeks answers after Jordyn death. suspect charged
Gaston County police charged William McCullen with first degree murder after Jordyn, a girl fathered by Jaylene Dumont, vanished from a home near Bessemer City. The case involves years of sporadic contact, domestic calls, and the girl's placement in HHS custody. Jordyn’s father Kinnett recalls a brief last call and now demands justice.
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Gaston County
Jordan Ann Dumont
John Clark
the Gazette
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North Carolina
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HHS
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William McCullen
Joe Ramey
Locke Bell
Man charged with first degree murder in Jordyn death
Timeline shows authorities locating Jordyn's body in the woods wrapped in a sheet near the home. McCullen is booked at 2:30 p.m. on first degree murder charges, denied bond, and assigned a public defender as a court appearance is set. Jordyn would have turned four.
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Gastonia Tattoo Plan Fails To Clear Zoning Hurdles
Gastonia city council defeated a measure to amend the unified development ordinance allowing tattoo studios in the central business district. Proponents cited millennial traffic downtown while church officials opposed changes citing public concerns.
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