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18 Year Old Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell Missing Since 3/3/15 in Norfolk, VA

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/03/05/18-year-old-anjelica-aj-hadsell-missing-since-3315-in-norfolk-va/

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Family, friends search for missing Norfolk teen

http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/norfolk/2015/03/04/norfolk-police-searching-for-missing-teen/24410513/

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Longwood University:

Statement on report of Longwood student missing in Norfolk over Spring Break

http://www.longwood.edu/2015releases_60465.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LUnewsreleases+%28Longwood+University+News+Releases%29

I believe this is her facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/anjelica.hadsell?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/anjelica.hadsell?fref=ts)

In a relationship with:  https://www.facebook.com/joshua.campbell.798?pnref=about.overview.rel (https://www.facebook.com/joshua.campbell.798?pnref=about.overview.rel)

On her facebook page, she belongs to several fb groups that pertain to housing/rentals, roommates, etc.

Interesting

Police search in Chesapeake for missing Norfolk teen

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/police-search-chesapeake-missing-norfolk-teen

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Virginia Police Continue to Search for College Freshman Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell Missing Since 3/2/15 … Father Wesley Hadsell Arrested on Charges Unrelated to his Daughter’s Disappearance … Believes He Knows Who Took AJ

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/03/22/virginia-police-continue-to-search-for-college-freshman-anjelica-aj-hadsell-missing-since-3215-father-wesley-hadsell-arrested-on-charges-unrelated-to-his-daughters-disappeara/

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HMM ... Father supposedly broke into home of individual he believes took his daughter ....

Missing teen’s father arrested on six charges - Mr. Hadsell: "I didn't have anything to do with her disappearance"

http://wavy.com/2015/03/21/missing-teens-father-arrested-on-six-charges/

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https://www.facebook.com/bringajhome

BRING AJ HOME
Community

His hotel room in the same town where they live?  Oh boy...   ::MonkeyNoNo::

First question that comes to mind is was he at home with the family or in his hotel room Monday night?

http://www.chelseahoffman.com/2015/03/bringajhome-podcast-and-what-you-missed.html

Starting around 9 minutes, Wes Hadsell talks about his last interactions with AJ, and the last reported sightings.

I haven't listened to all of it yet, but I've got some concerns.  The concerns started before he lied about the jacket.

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I don't know if any of this is true or not, but I've seen reference to the former wife several times, this comment gave the most detail.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-cops-search-missing-teenage-girl/story?id=29811551

From the comments:


The article link doesn't work anymore on this one from 2005.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?28375-Missing-Michelle-Hadsell-21-year-old-Delaware-Woman


http://crimecrimecrime.blogspot.com/2005/08/missing-columbus-woman-3.html


http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/peaceful-end-to-manhunt/article_989e9ed7-7131-552b-8a7d-2d20df47dcfc.html

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/04/after-tip-norfolk-police-searching-missing-teen

Tip on missing Norfolk woman leads divers to pond

By Cindy Clayton
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 4, 2015
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Norfolk police divers searched a retention pond in Carrsville most of the day Friday after receiving a tip Thursday night on the disappearance of 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell.

Twelve divers searched the pond, two at a time, that is part of Granville Acres farm on Joyners Bridge Road in the rural area along U.S. 258. They rarely surfaced through the day as they searched.

They didn't find anything relevant to the case, said Daniel Hudson, a police spokesman.

Detectives went out to the area Thursday night to search and returned Friday morning, Hudson said.

"I got up at 7:30 because I heard them shutting the trailer doors," said Steven Hines, who lives in a house across the road from the pond. He said police had asked him whether he had seen a plumbing van. He said he thought he had seen one recently. Hines has lived in the area since 1985.

All afternoon, neighbors sat on their front porches across Walters Highway to watch police camped out at the site with trailers, cars and equipment.

"The kids are scared," Misty Sutton said. "They come home from school yesterday seeing this and they they leave for school seeing this this morning."

The area normally is quiet without the volume of traffic that passed by Friday afternoon.

Detectives took pictures Thursday night, talked to neighbors and searched properties, Sutton said.

"You never have any of this kind of stuff out here," she said.

The owner of the farm and the pond was cooperating, Hudson said.

The tip was not received through the Crime Line, Hudson said. He declined to provide details, citing the ongoing investigation. Detectives, he said, are pursuing all leads.

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http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/stepfather-missing-norfolk-18yearold-denied-bond

Stepfather of missing Norfolk woman denied bond

By Scott Daugherty
The Virginian-Pilot
© March 28, 2015
NORFOLK

The stepfather of a missing Longwood University student broke into the home of a police witness earlier this month and threatened four people, according to a prosecutor.

Wesley Hadsell, 36, was denied bond Friday on charges of obstructing justice, breaking and entering and possession of ammunition by a felon.

The search for 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell is entering its 26th day. She was last seen March 2 at her parents' home in Norfolk's Tarrallton neighborhood. She was home for spring break at the time.

In court Friday, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Ashley Coleman said Wesley Hadsell was "seeking to impede" the investigation into his stepdaughter's disappearance. She said he broke into the home of a person who had been questioned by police and assaulted an animal there. She added that Hadsell threatened several police witnesses with violence and harassed at least one with an air horn.

Assistant Public Defender Katherine Currin, Hadsell's attorney, cast the allegations in a different light. She said her client believed AJ Hadsell might have been in the house where the March 6 burglary occurred.

"If he entered this house, it's because he thought his daughter was in grave danger," Currin told the court.

The defense attorney asked the court to release her client on bond or home electronic monitoring. Despite his lengthy criminal history, including convictions for felonious restraint, burglary and bank robbery, Currin said, her client was not a flight risk.

"Mr. Hadsell would very much like to be with his family and help with the search for his daughter," Currin said.

Judge Bruce Wilcox denied the bond request.

Coleman said Hadsell - who has "Game Over" tattooed on his eyelids - was estranged from his wife at the time of his arrest and had been for "weeks." Coleman did not say whether the estrangement occurred before or after AJ's disappearance. She said he was living in a hotel room, where police later found a scale with possible cocaine residue on it and 75 rounds of ammunition hidden in an air conditioning vent.

Coleman said Hadsell told police he had a gun, but they would never find it. He also confessed to ongoing and increasing cocaine use, the prosecutor said.

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Finally found my way to a blog by Zack Hoffer, claims he was Anjelica's dad from the ages of 1 and a half to 13. 

Interesting reading, imo.  Here's a clip from one of the entries.

http://riverraging.blogspot.com/2015/03/today-anjelica.html

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Today. Anjelica.

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One last piece I want to rant about is Wes. Right now I am just gonna say that it really hurt having him adopt Anjelica when she was 15. I felt betrayed by Anjelica, and by Jennifer. Jennifer should have known better than to do all of this. She knew that I was Anjelica's father, but she carelessly gave her to another man. She became very possessive of Anjelica, in my opinion to try to solidify her relationship with Wes. Anjelica was an integral part of that relationship, as she was with Jennifer's and my relationship. She shouldn't have brought a man just out of prison (or any man) to live with my daughters without knowing him and vetting him thoroughly. I found out about his past and took her to court to get my children full time from her. Custody remained as it was (split legal and physical). It hurts listening to him so gallantly refer to her as his daughter. He has only known her since she was 14. This man is absurdly bold. He made that clear from the beginning as he became 'best buds' with Anjelica while I grew further and further apart from her and knew less and less about her life and friends and school and even health and everything. On the other hand, I have been thankful for Anjelica having what appeared to be a solid father-figure in her life. I can only assume his love is genuine and that his attempts to help me rebuild my relationship with Anjelica were genuine. So I am praying for justice. Justice for the wrongs committed against Anjelica throughout her life, not just 2 weeks ago. I am praying for truth and that the lies her mother hides behind be revealed. I believe God is at work here. He is sifting things out. The truth will be what is left. I hope Anjelica sees it one day and embraces it. She is a beautiful person. I pray for her angels to protect her. If I find out she is hurt, I will not know how it would be possible to pick myself up from that. If Jennifer or my daughters ever read this, I am sorry for bad-mouthing your mother. I just can't sit back and pretend everything is alright anymore. I can own up to my mistakes - why can't she??

Posted by Zach Hoffer at 11:36 AM

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/stepfather-missing-norfolk-18yearold-denied-bond



https://localtvwtkr.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/skmbt_60115032416290.pdf

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Not a good combination, imo.   ::MonkeyEek:: ::MonkeyNoNo::

Video at the link:

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/04/human-remains-found-search-norfolk-teen

Human remains found in search for Norfolk teen

By Gary A. Harki
Mike Hixenbaugh
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 9, 2015
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY

Human remains have been found during a search in Southampton County for Angelica "AJ" Hadsell, police have confirmed.

The investigation led police this morning to a house in the 34000 block of Smith's Ferry Road, where the remains were discovered oustide about 10 a.m., according to Norfolk police. The remains will be taken to the medical examiner's office for identification and to determine the cause of the death.

The small brick house along the road is surrounded by chest-high brush. The area is marked off with police tape and several police cars are parked nearby.

Officers began searching the area about 8 a.m., said Officer Sam Shenouda, department spokesman.

Because of the high grass and size of the crime scene, police will probably be scouring the area for several days, looking for clues in the overgrown grass, he said. Police believe the house was abandoned.

FBI agents are also involved in the search, said FBI spokeswoman Christina Pullen.

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Yellow crime scene tape marks the property and house where human remains were found on Thursday, April 9, 2015, during a search in Southampton County for Angelica "AJ" Hadsell in the 34000 block of Smith's Ferry Road. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

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http://wavy.com/2015/04/09/investigators-expand-search-area-for-missing-norfolk-teen/

Human remains found as investigators search for missing Norfolk teen
By Stephanie Ballesteros
Published: April 9, 2015, 12:37 pm  Updated: April 9, 2015, 2:26 pm

SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police say their investigative efforts into missing teen AJ Hadsell led them to a home in Southampton County Thursday where human remains were found outside the home.

Police say the tip led them to the 34000 block of Smith’s Ferry Road in Southampton County.

10 On Your Side has learned the remains were found outside a shed in the backyard of the home on Smith’s Ferry Road.

The remains will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further analysis and identification.

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https://www.facebook.com/bringajhome/posts/813880298700200

BRING AJ HOME
23 mins · Edited ·
This will be our only statement for the remainder of the day and will not be answering any questions.
On behalf of the Hadsell family we would like to first thank the Norfolk PD, Search and Rescue, donators, businesses, individuals and media that have helped with the search for Anjelica Hadsell. It has not been confirmed with the coroners office that it is in fact AJ. We ask that the media and public continue to respect the family in this time of adversity. Your thoughts and prayers for the Hadsell family are needed and appreciated.
We continue to ask that if you have any information regarding this case no matter how small it may be that you contact the local authorities.
A go fund me page has been created in regards to this case to help with the search and expenses which can found on the Bring AJ Home Facebook page. Any remaining donations at the conclusion will be donated on Anjelica's behalf to an organization regarding missing persons once it is decided.
Thank you.

https://www.facebook.com/bringajhome/photos/pb.793056607449236.-2207520000.1428614959./811946712226892/?type=1&theater

http://www.wsls.com/story/28762906/human-remains-found-as-investigators-search-for-missing-norfolk-teen

Human remains found as investigators search for missing Norfolk teen
Posted: Apr 09, 2015 12:41 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 09, 2015 12:45 PM CDT
 

FRANKLIN, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk police say a tip into missing teen AJ Hadsell led them to a home in Franklin Thursday where human remains were found outside the home.

Police say the tip led them to the 34000 block of Smith's Ferry Road in Southampton County. Investigators say human remains were found at that location.

The remains will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further analysis and identification. Police have not confirmed if the remains belong to the missing teen. Hadsell has been missing since March 2.

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https://twitter.com/NadeenWTKR/status/586268937081462785 (https://twitter.com/NadeenWTKR/status/586268937081462785)

Nadeen Yanes WTKR ‏@NadeenWTKR 1 hour ago

"I had blinders on." Wesley Hadsell's sister, Wendy Stokes says she's starting to doubt brother's involvement in AJ's disappearance. @WTKR3

http://wtkr.com/2015/04/09/wesley-hadsells-sister-doubting-brothers-innocence-in-ajs-disappearance-i-had-blinders-on/

Wesley Hadsell’s sister doubting brother’s innocence in AJ’s disappearance: “I had blinders on.”
POSTED 5:30 PM, APRIL 9, 2015, BY NADEEN YANES, UPDATED AT 08:15PM, APRIL 9, 2015

Norfolk, Va. – Just hours after police find human remains during a search for missing teen Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, her aunt speaks to NewsChannel 3.

Wendy Stokes says she’s losing faith in her brother, Wesley Hadsell — AJ’s adoptive father.

“I’m not a judge. I’m not a jury. I’m not saying he’s guilty. I’m not saying he’s innocent, but it’s really hard to have faith in someone when he can’t be honest,” Stokes said.

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Since his arrest, Stokes says she’s had her brothers back and believed him when he says he was just trying to find AJ. At least, that was the case until remains were discovered Thursday during a search.

“I have always had faith in my brother no matter what. Every time he has gone to jail, every time he has gone to prison, every time he has gotten into trouble, I have always had faith in him,” she said. “But with everything that has already come out and the charges they got on him I just don’t know. It’s hard to keep that faith.”

When asked if Stokes believes her brother is involved in AJ’s disappearance she said, “I don’t know anymore. At one time, I didn’t think he was, but now I don’t know. In my heart I don’t want to believe he did, but there are things that when you start seeing on TV, places they are looking. I’m his sister you never want to think that anybody in your family could ever do anything like this.”

From jail, Wesley Hadsell has been calling Wendy almost every day and she says in those conversations, red flags popped up. She says his story kept changing and that he asked her to put up a GoFundMe page for him, wanting money for his support rather than to find AJ.

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http://wavy.com/2015/04/03/police-investigating-in-iow-in-anjelica-hadsell-disappearance/

Fresh tip in IOW renews search for missing Norfolk teen
By Stephanie Ballesteros
Published: April 3, 2015, 9:48 am  Updated: April 7, 2015, 6:49 pm

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/04/remains-found-search-norfolks-aj-hadsell

Remains found in search for Norfolk's AJ Hadsell
By Gary A. Harki
Mike Hixenbaugh
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 10, 2015
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY

No one can say whether the remains found Thursday morning beside an abandoned house near the Virginia-North Carolina border are those of Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell.

The medical examiner must identify them, and that takes time, said Cpl. Melinda Wray, spokeswoman for the Norfolk Police Department.

Family and friends gathered at Hadsell’s home in Norfolk to await news from police.

A patrol car was parked outside, the officer there to keep the family informed.

“We’re just praying that all of this is resolved swiftly, and we’re just trying to work together as a family,” said Timothy Moran, a family friend and minister who spoke on their behalf.

Hadsell, an 18-year-old Longwood University freshman, went missing March 2 while at her parents’ home in Norfolk’s Tarrallton neighborhood.

Police scoured a property south of Franklin before removing the body Thursday.

It was found in waist-high grass beside a dilapidated house more than 50 miles from Hadsell’s home.

“Everybody’s mind is going a hundred miles an hour,” Moran said. “Everyone wants Anjelica home. That’s the main goal. It’s not about anybody else but AJ at the moment.”

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The investigation led Norfolk police this week to the small brick house in the 34000 block of Smiths Ferry Road.

Neighbors said police began searching the property Wednesday, left and returned Thursday morning.

Officer Sam Shenouda, a department spokesman, said police began searching the area about 8 a.m. Thursday.

The remains were found about 10 a.m.

Police marked off the area in the morning with police tape. By the afternoon, investigators seemed to be focusing most of their attention on a heavily wooded area behind the small house.

“We’ll be out here for a couple days,” Shenouda said. “The property is overgrown, mostly wooded. They’re literally going to be combing through every inch of this property searching for evidence.”

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Longwood University, where Hadsell attends college, put out a statement indicating it was closely following news reports.

“As we await further news, our thoughts and prayers remain with AJ’s family at this difficult time,” the statement said.

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Waiting on final word... sad.

Very, very sad news  ::MonkeyTears::

Remains Found Near the Virginia-North Carolina Border in Search for Virginia College Student Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, Missing Since 3/2/15

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/04/10/remains-found-near-the-virginia-north-carolina-border-in-search-for-virginia-college-student-anjelica-aj-hadsell-missing-since-3215/

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Rest in peace, Anjelica.  And may justice be served.   ::MonkeyAngel::

http://wric.com/2015/04/10/human-remains-found-thursday-positively-identified-as-anjelica-hadsell/

Human remains found Thursday positively identified as Anjelica Hadsell
By WRIC Newsroom
Published: April 10, 2015, 5:40 pm  Updated: April 10, 2015, 8:41 pm

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – On Friday evening, authorities confirmed that the human remains found in Franklin on Thursday belong to Anjelica Hadsell, the Longwood University student who had been missing since March 2.

On Thursday, human remains were found in Southampton County. The Norfolk Police Department’s investigative efforts were brought to the 34000 block of Smith’s Ferry Road in Southampton County, Virginia. That’s where the human remains were located.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-remains-identified-missing-virginia-teen-anjelica-aj/story?id=30235678

Police: Remains Identified as Missing Virginia Teen Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell
Apr 10, 2015, 6:14 PM ET
By EMILY SHAPIRO via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Remains recovered by police in Virginia have been positively identified as missing college student Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell, Norfolk Police said today, as the investigation into her death continues.

The remains were found in Southampton County, Virginia, on Thursday, police said, and were sent to the Chief Medical Examiner's Office to be identified and to determine the cause of death.

Police said they have not made any arrests and the cause of death has not been determined.

Norfolk police told ABC News in a statement today: "Chief of Police Michael Goldsmith and the dedicated members of the Norfolk Police Department express their deepest sympathies to the Hadsell family and thank the many federal, state, and local agencies that have assisted throughout the course of this investigation. The department’s efforts are now focused on bringing closure to the Hadsell family, as the investigation into A.J.’s death continues."

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BRING AJ HOME

https://www.facebook.com/bringajhome

http://wtkr.com/2015/04/09/wesley-hadsells-sister-doubting-brothers-innocence-in-ajs-disappearance-i-had-blinders-on/


VIDEO: http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.html#ec=xrczhndDqxn2Qnba_-ANX27cfD07knVD&pbid=55ce3a06495346ddb20768902d1e991c&docUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fremains-found-search-missing-va-college-student-article-1.2180340

http://www.longwood.edu/2015releases_60931.htm

2015 News Releases

   
President Reveley’s email to campus concerning Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell
April 10, 2015


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Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell

There is gravely difficult news to share. As you may have begun to hear through news reports, police have identified remains found in Southampton County as those of our missing student, Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell.

Though the weight of this horrible prospect has loomed, today extinguishes our hope of AJ’s safe return and confirms our worst fear. Our thoughts are profoundly with her family. These past weeks, they have endured unimaginable anguish and uncertainty, and now they must confront the terrible grief of this loss.

As we keep AJ's family foremost in our thoughts, our tight-knit community will also feel great heartache. My thoughts are especially with those at Longwood who knew AJ best – her hometown friends, her hallmates, her fellow members of the club softball and club field hockey teams, her professors. I also know how many of you, even if you did not know AJ personally, have been deeply affected and concerned these past weeks. I know how many of you wore ribbons and reached out to friends and family beyond Longwood to raise awareness of the search. We are also grateful to the Longwood Police, who have helped to the utmost in aiding the Norfolk Police in whatever way they could. All of Longwood shares enormously in this grief. I am personally deeply grateful to the Norfolk officials with whom I and others here have been in close touch throughout, and who have worked tirelessly and with such compassion in an investigation that continues.

In the days and weeks ahead, I encourage all of us to reach out – to faculty, friends, student affairs staff and to our counseling center – to share your feelings and support. Days and grief such as this yield nothing except perspective, and call us all to care that much more for one another. At an appropriate juncture and with the wishes of the family, we will look to hold a service on campus in AJ's memory.

President Reveley

- See more at: http://www.longwood.edu/2015releases_60931.htm#sthash.YtdqfDgW.dpuf

http://wavy.com/2015/04/10/police-human-remains-are-those-of-missing-teen/

Human remains identified as missing teen
By Catherine Rogers & Joe Fisher
Published: April 10, 2015, 5:24 pm  Updated: April 11, 2015, 12:34 am

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http://hamptonroads.com/2015/04/aj-hadsells-family-friends-hold-tournament-her-honor

AJ Hadsell's family, friends hold softball tournament

By Gary A. Harki
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 12, 2015
NORFOLK

Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell’s family, friends and community gathered Sunday morning to play softball, less than two days after learning she’d died.

Joshua Campbell, Hadsell’s boyfriend, said it was a fitting tribute. The two met on a softball field.

“It was something she did and she loved,” Campbell said. “We know she’s with us right now and we want to see her smile.”

The tournament was held on the Little Creek National Pony Baseball League fields next to Hadsell’s home in the Tarrallton area.

AJ Hadsell’s mother, Jennifer, walked around taking pictures and talking to people.  The family’s team wore shirts with angel wings surrounding No. 6, Hadsell’s jersey number.

On Friday, police said remains discovered a day earlier near an abandoned house in Southampton County were Hadsell’s.

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Cassie Wright, a tournament organizer, was a senior softball player at Norview High School when Hadsell made the team – and started – as a freshman.

“She made others strive to do better,” Wright said. “Softball is AJ’s sport and we just thought this would be the perfect thing.”

Tiffany Carter, who also helped organize the tournament, said the people who come to play softball and baseball at the fields in the spring and summer are an extended family.

“The turnout is amazing. This is a big support system,” she said.

There were six teams in the tournament, as well as a few other teams of kids participating, Carter said.

Campbell said if Hadsell’s team was losing, she would always yell and clap, urging her teammates to get in the game.

“She brought the team up, no matter what,” he said. “She would play hard and come back dirty and tired, but with a smile on her face.”

The two had gone to high school together and started dating in February 2014, he said.

“AJ loved everybody,” Campbell said. “When you play ball, you think of her. … We miss her.”

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/softball-game-honors-life-virginia-college-student-anjelica/story?id=30261693

Softball Game Honors Life of Virginia College Student Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell
Apr 12, 2015, 11:16 AM ET
By EMILY SHAPIRO via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Family and friends of a Virginia college student whose remains were found this week more than a month after she vanished remembered her today by participating in one of her favorite pastimes.

A softball game honored Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell, whose remains were found Thursday after she disappeared in her hometown of Norfolk, Virginia on March 2 while home during spring break from Longwood University.

Hadsell, 18, was a softball player and junior umpire, ABC affiliate WVEC-TV reported, and her peers recognized her competitive nature and sportsmanship.

"She was so competitive, but once you got by that, you realize that she was such a great and loving person," Bryce Atkins, a friend, told WVEC-TV.

At the opening day for the local softball league on Saturday, one of the fields was dedicated in Hadsell's honor, WVEC-TV reported.

"She always smiled. She never yelled. She always had great sportsmanship and everything," said former teammate Cassie Wright.

Friends and family started organizing today's game several weeks ago to raise awareness about Hadsell's disappearance.

"We just want the whole community to get together just for the support of her family," former teammate Tiffany Carter told WVEC-TV.

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http://wtkr.com/2015/04/13/aj-hadsells-biological-father-i-just-regret-not-being-part-of-her-life/

AJ Hadsell’s biological father: ‘I just regret not being part of her life’
POSTED 6:58 PM, APRIL 13, 2015, BY MARISSA JASEK

Norfolk, Va. – What happened to AJ? Norfolk Police haven’t named a suspect and we still don’t know how 18-year-old Anjelica Hadsell died.

Those are questions her biological father wants answered.

For the first time we’re hearing from Mel Langer. The pastor and spokesperson for AJ’s family confirmed Langer is her biological father.

“I’d like to know, really know who did it,” Langer says. “And hopefully get justice for what happened to her.”

Langer lives in Jacksonville, Florida and spoke with NewsChannel 3 over the phone. For 18 years, he says AJ has been a distant part of his life — until last month.

“I just regret not being part of her life,” he says. “I guess I didn`t try hard enough.”

Langer says his relationship with Anjelica’s mother unraveled soon after AJ was born.

On March 2, the day she disappeared, Langer says AJ’s mother reached out through Facebook, asking if he’d heard from AJ. However, Langer says they hadn’t talked since last year.

“I`m just heartbroken for me and my family is heartbroken because we didn`t really get to see her, spend time with her, you know she`s gone,” he says.

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Langer is the third man to play the role of father in AJ’s life. Last week, we heard from Zach Hoffer, who says he raised AJ for nearly 13 years.

“I`m not known as her dad. You all know who is known as her dad and of course that hurts,” Hoffer told NewsChannel 3.

The dad Hoffer is referring to is Wesley Hadsell, AJ’s legally adoptive father.

Hadsell currently sits in jail for breaking into a woman’s home and obstruction of justice, both charges that are connected to his daughter’s disappearance.

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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/obituary.aspx?pid=174620224

Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell

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1996 - 2015

Norfolk - Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell, 18, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday April 9, 2015.

She was born August 9, 1996 in Chesapeake, Virginia to her mother, Jennifer Hadsell. She is preceded in death by grandfathers, Issac Busby and Richard Hadsell.

AJ was a freshman at Longwood University where she played on the softball and field hockey club teams as a freshman. She loved spending her free time umpiring for LCN, volunteering for various charities and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her parents, Jennifer Hadsell and Wesley Hadsell, of Norfolk Va; three sisters and one brother, Justice, Gracie, Abby and Timothy Hadsell; her maternal grandparents of Va Beach, Jeff and Kathy Busby; maternal great-grandmother, Ramona Busby; paternal grandmother, Katherine Hadsell; her aunt and uncle, Maribel and Kevin Zirkle of Va Beach; aunt, Sheryl Wright of Norfolk; uncle, Drew Hadsell; cousins, Adam and Chelsey Zirkle of Va Beach, Chandler Busby of Norfolk; and friends, Andre Barr, Collin Saunders, Thomas Woodall, Bryce Atkins, Josh Campbell, Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Atkisson, Lorin Miller, Darion Defreitas, Michaella Wright and Robert Hall.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18th at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, 8464 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk Va 23518. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up in Anjelica's name at Wells Fargo in which you can give a gift in her name from any location across the world. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com
Published in The Virginian Pilot on Apr. 13, 2015
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/obituary.aspx?pid=174620224#sthash.m73fhTsm.dpuf

A caller to Chelsea Hoffman's radio show ("Laura" starts at about 29:30 in the show at the link below) identified Corey French as the person that Anjelica was supposedly afraid of; and says it was his house that Wesley Hadsell broke into.  Her information came from Wesley Hadsell during one of the first searches for Anjelica.  She said Corey was an ex boyfriend of Anjelica's, and that he left for boot camp for the Army in Georgia four or five days after Anjelica went missing. (from what I've gathered on FB he left March 9th)  From his fb posts, he was at the police station March 5th.

http://www.spreaker.com/user/crimescenemedia/the-murder-of-anjelica-hadsell

https://www.facebook.com/corey.french.75

Anjelica is on his fb friend list.



http://wric.com/2015/03/16/is-missing-longwood-university-student-anjelica-hadsell-in-danger/

Is missing Longwood University student Anjelica Hadsell in danger?
By WRIC Newsroom
Published: March 16, 2015, 5:46 am

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Her family is once again asking for help finding her and they’re now saying they believe she was taken against her will.

Family and friends of Hadsell have confirmed to 8News sister station WAVY-TV 10 that the missing 18-year-old was on alert and scared of a certain person before her disappearance on March 2.

Hadsell communicated that information to her cousin and best friend between Feb. 13 and the day she vanished. Text messages sent by Hadsell to friends in late February about the person said, “I should probably stop texting him back,” and “HELP.”

“This person supposedly said that he wanted to hang out, and she said she didn’t think it was a good idea,” said Chelsey Zirkle, who had multiple conversations with Hadsell both by phone and in person. “She was more worried that this person would maybe do something, and this person is the person we kind of suspect did something.”

Zirkle said the in-person conversations she had with Hadsell about this person left her in tears.

The family is not naming the person because police have not identified him as a suspect in the case.

“I’d say she’s screaming ‘help,'” Wesley Hadsell said. “She wants someone to find her. She wants us to come get her.”

The desperate search into the Norview High School graduate’s disappearance is now in its eleventh day. Family and friends of missing 18-year-old Anjelica Hadsell say a big piece of their heart is missing.

“My daughter is missing and it’s destroying the family, as far as our emotions,” Mr. Hadsell said.

More than 20 people were out searching for the teenager again Friday. Mr. Hadsell said her cell phone sent a signal from the area of Tidewater Drive near Thole Road in Norfolk.

“She was scared of a situation, and we didn’t know about it,” Mr. Hadsell said. He told WAVY.com that he believes he knows at least one person who is involved.

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http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/2015/04/18/hundreds-remember-aj-hadsell-during-memorial-service-in-norfolk/26005947/

Hundreds remember AJ Hadsell during memorial service in Norfolk

Staff, 13News Now 7:41 p.m. EDT April 18, 2015

NORFOLK -- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to remember Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell and to offer their condolences to her family.

Police recovered the remains of 18-year-old Hadsell in Southampton County April 9.

Hadsell, a Longwood University freshman, went missing March 2. She had been home from college on Spring Break.

Her memorial service was held at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home on Tidewater Drive.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-anjelica-hadsell-n324491

http://wtkr.com/2015/04/27/aj-hadsells-mother-arrested-accused-of-buying-alcohol-for-minor/

AJ Hadsell’s mother arrested, accused of buying alcohol for minor
POSTED 7:03 PM, APRIL 27, 2015, BY MARISSA JASEK

Norfolk, Va. – Norfolk Police have arrested Jennifer Hadsell, the mother of murdered teen Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell. She’s accused of buying alcohol for a minor. We now know it was Jennifer’s ex-husband, Zach Hoffer, who filed that charge over the weekend.
Hoffer is AJ’s former step-father and says he raised her until she was a teenager. Hoffer says he also shares custody of their two daughters.

The day investigators found AJ’s remains he spoke only with NewsChannel 3.

“It was a broken home by the time she was see 9 yeah so she was still loved very much so,” he told us.

In a text about Jennifer’s charge, Hoffer said: “All I can say is I am doing this to protect my daughters and would not have done it if I didn’t strongly feel their wellbeing has been compromised.”

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This poor girl (AJ) had 4 "parents" and all of them seem to put themselves first.  Woulda coulda shoulda.  Too late.   ::MonkeyTears::

AJ should not die without us learning from her life, she had much to teach us and her voice was cut off way too soon.  Hug your kids now, tomorrow is not promised.   ::MonkeyNoNo::  This is so very sad, each one in his or her own way let her down.   ::MonkeyNoNo::  Now they all miss her. 

There are so many questions, I find myself asking why after so many things that have happened here.  Not one parent was close enough to know she had a person she was terrified of.  Why?  Why make someone who has a history of hurting women your child's "father?"  This question is not just for AJ's family, but for the other potential AJ's out there.  Your relationship with someone should not cloud your judgment as you decide what is best for your child.  If you are angry at your spouse, get someone who is completely independent and trustworthy to help you make decisions.  Stop using your children as game pieces.  This is real life.  Not a game. 

It is interesting her father has "game over" tattooed on his eyelids.  They were playing war games with an innocent child who had her whole life ahead of her.  She was very talented and a valuable contributor to the world around her, especially for someone so young.  Some selfish individual had to have her to himself and not let anyone else have her.  Why take her away?   Why?  ::MonkeyTears:: 

Prayers for all who love her.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/anjelica-hadsells-death-linked-heroin-poisoning-n383051

First published June 27th 2015, 12:01 pm

Anjelica Hadsell's Death Linked to Heroin Poisoning

Norfolk's Chief Medical Examiner has determined Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell died from "acute heroin poisoning."

Norfolk police spokesman Sam Shenouda said Friday that the manner of death is still undetermined.

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http://wtkr.com/2015/06/29/aj-hadsells-father-believes-her-final-text-messages-were-sent-by-someone-else/

AJ Hadsell’s father believes her final text messages were sent by someone else

POSTED 6:35 AM, JUNE 29, 2015, BY MARISSA JASEK, UPDATED AT 06:55AM, JUNE 29, 2015

Norfolk, Va. – For the first time since Anjelica ‘AJ’ Hadsell`s body was found, her adoptive father Wesley Hadsell spoke exclusively with NewsChannel 3 from behind bars.

Wesley Hadsell believes his own family is setting him up – making it look like he murdered AJ.

We recently learned the 18-year-old died of acute heroin poisoning, but the circumstances surrounding her death are still undetermined.

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He also named specific people who he thinks is responsible for AJ’s disappearance and death.

But a lot of the conversation focused on his drug use – and whether AJ had a drug problem.

Wesley shared new details about AJ’s final text messages to him – messages he believes were sent by someone else.

“The text messages from Anjelica were saying that she used heroin two week prior to her disappearance. ”

“Wait a minute. What text messages?”

“Oh you don`t know about those then. Anjelica texted us throughout the day of March 2nd after no one physically saw her after 2 pm I guess. Anjelica’s phone communicated with my phone and her mother’s phone. That`s why in the beginning I said that was not my daughter texting, someone had her phone. I can`t prove that but that person texted us and came out in little bits and pieces that she had used heroin two weeks prior to her death.”

Wesley stood firm in his belief that AJ never had a drug problem – but thinks someone tried to make it look like she did.

http://wavy.com/2016/03/04/new-witness-comes-forward-in-hadsell-case/

New witness comes forward in Hadsell case
By Kevin Green
Published: March 4, 2016, 11:50 am  Updated: March 4, 2016, 6:24 pm

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A new witness could testify against Wesley Hadsell in connection with the disappearance and death of his adopted daughter Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, according to court documents.

In a motion filed Thursday, Hadsell’s public defender Keith Kimball requested for leave to withdraw as his counsel.

Kimball states that another client represented by the same office has come forward with information as well as interests “adverse to those of Mr. Hadsell.”

Federal lawyers believe this witness has information that could directly tie Wesley Hadsell to AJ’s death.

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Police arrested Wesley Hadsell on an unrelated charged during their investigation. He became a person of interest in the investigation of AJ’s death — but never a suspect.

“The investigators themselves have been surrounded by this evidence, been wanting to pursue this, wanting to put the person responsible behind bars for AJ Hadsell’s family,” said Officer Daniel Hudson, who would not say if the department was building a case against Mr. Hadsell.

The documents filed Thursday say the witness has already provided information to law enforcement in the hopes of getting a reduction in his or her sentence in a different case.

Wesley Hadsell was set to be sentenced March 18, after he pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge last November.

There’s no word if his sentencing will be postponed.

http://wavy.com/2016/03/02/special-report-the-mysterious-death-of-anjelica-hadsell/

The Mysterious Death of AJ Hadsell: One Year Later
By Joe Fisher
Published: March 2, 2016, 7:22 am  Updated: March 2, 2016, 7:55 pm

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Loved ones are still waiting for closure one year after Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell disappeared.

The girl who family and friends say had bright future vanished on March 2, 2015. She was last seen by a neighbor near her home on Millard Street in the Tarralton neighborhood.

The star athlete, college freshman and loving daughter, sister and friend was later found dead on an abandoned property 50 miles from her home. To this day, no one in the public knows how she got there.

“She’s always on my mind,” said Jennifer Hadsell, who says she thinks about the case everyday. “You don’t stop thinking about it … Some days you play over things that ‘were there signs? What would you do differently?'”

Mrs. Hadsell says she believes text messages sent from her daughter’s phone in the two days following her disappearance were being answered by someone else. Then, communication cut off and was never reconnected.

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In the midst of the search, police arrested Wesley Hadsell, her adoptive father, on unrelated charges. He became a person of interest in the case — but never a suspect.

Mr. Hadsell admitted to 10 On Your Side from jail that he broke into a home to investigate his daughter’s mysterious absence and found the jacket she was last seen wearing.

Mr. Hadsell has maintained his innocence when asked by 10 On Your Side’s Joe Fisher  if he was involved in his adopted daughter’s case.

April 9, 2015, the 38th day of the search, police say “their investigation” led them to an abandoned home on Smiths Ferry Road in Franklin. They found human remains that were positively identified as Hadsell the next day.

In June, the medical examiner said Hadsell died from acute heroin poisoning, but her manner of death was ruled undetermined.

Eric Korslund, who represented Mr. Hadsell on various state charges before they were dropped, says the undetermined death could prove to be difficult for investigators.

“I think the biggest unknown is ‘was she murdered?'” said Korslund. “If [police] tried to prove or persuade anybody that Wesley Hadsell was responsible for her death they are going to have to show that he put heroin in her body without her permission [and] without her consent. That would be the only way they could prove homicide against Wesley Hadsell in my opinion.”

Korslund believes the best evidence against Hadsell are GPS coordinates from his work truck that put him just feet from the home where AJ’s body was found.

“It raises suspicioun, absolutely,” said Korslund. “There is that connection there; but again, nobody knows what happened inside that house.”

Norfolk police says there’s been progress behind-the-scenes, but they did not release any new details for this story in fear of compromising the case.

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Mrs. Hadsell is hoping persistence from the authorities will eventually pay off in the form of an arrest.

“No matter how fast the charges are brought and the charges are done nothing is going to bring her back,” said Mrs. Hadsell. “Get it right. So the person who did it is held accountable for what they did.”

Older article, discussion of new possession of heroin charge.

http://wtkr.com/2015/10/08/wesley-hadsell-charged-with-possession-of-heroin/

Documents: Authorities believed Hadsell abducted AJ
POSTED 7:45 AM, OCTOBER 8, 2015, BY BECCA MITCHELL, UPDATED AT 09:25PM, OCTOBER 8, 2015

Norfolk, Va. -  Wesley Hadsell is now facing a new charge for possession of heroin, NewsChannel 3 has learned.

The charge was filed Wednesday.

Hadsell has been in jail for the last 8 months on charges that arose from the police investigation into the disappearance and death of his adopted daughter Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell.

"There`s no question that they`re looking at him under a microscope and they have been for a very long time," says Eric Korslund, Hadsell's attorney for the heroin charge.

Investigators have never publicly named Hadsell as a suspect, but new federal court filings reveal they believed Hadsell abducted AJ. The documents say for a week in March detectives conducted surveillance on him.

They watched Hadsell driving erratically, changing his clothes, at one point even wearing a mask to hide his face. The records say police used that as probable cause to then search Hadsell's hotel room.

We've known for a while federal agents found bullets -- last month he was charged with possession of ammunition as a felon. However, for the first time we're learning what else police found in his room that day.

"9 millimeter rounds, white socks, a game system, lap top, shoes paperwork and duct tape. No heroin is listed whatsoever," Korslund says.

Investigators also found suspected drug residue during a search. After formal analysis by the Virginia Division of Forensic Science, the substance was confirmed to be heroin. We still don't know where police discovered the heroin, only that they found it on the same day they searched Hadsell's hotel.

"I think this evidence applies to other individuals," Korslund says. "There was other individuals in this hotel room who may have had a motive to harm AJ who had a closer relationship than just her step dad. He`s one piece of the puzzle."

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Another older article with good info imo.

http://wtkr.com/2015/10/28/the-mystery-behind-the-discovery-of-aj-hadsells-body/

The mystery behind the discovery of AJ Hadsell’s body
POSTED 7:20 PM, OCTOBER 28, 2015, BY BECCA MITCHELL, MIKE MATHER AND MARISSA JASEK, UPDATED AT 06:32PM, OCTOBER 30, 2015

Southampton County, Va. - Law-enforcement sources are telling NewsChannel 3 that investigators in April used tracking data stored inside a GPS taken from Wesley Hadsell’s work van to find his adopted daughter’s body.

Our sources said that when they examined that data, it led them directly to a house on Smiths Ferry Road in Southampton County. There, on April 9, Norfolk police and other agents assisting them found human remains later identified as those of Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell. She had been missing a month and was the subject of a massive search.

At the time, police declined to say what led them to that abandoned brick ranch near the North Carolina line, but now sources are revealing they essentially followed a trail stored in a GPS unit.

Those sources said the trail showed the GPS typically used by Wesley Hadsell indicates the unit traveled south on Smiths Ferry Road, past the abandoned house, and continued into North Carolina. There, according to the sources, the track shows the GPS unit turned around and traveled back into Virginia. The track took the GPS into the driveway of the house.

Wesley Hadsell has told NewsChannel 3 repeatedly he was familiar with that area of Southampton County because his work for a company called Quality Plumbing and Mechanical often took him there. But in an interview with NewsChannel 3’s Marissa Jasek, he denied he had ever been to that house.

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Law-enforcement sources also told NewsChannel 3 they have records and a video showing Hadsell bought gas not far from the abandoned house. The sources said the video shows Hadsell looking around nervously as he fueled his van. That video is mentioned briefly in a federal court filing by Hadsell’s attorney, Keith Kimball. However, Kimball wrote the video depicts “nothing.”

Before AJ’s body was found, Norfolk police charged Hadsell with interfering in their investigation. Hadsell admitted he broke into a neighbor’s house, where he told NewsChannel 3 he found AJ’s college jacket. That neighbor told us police later questioned him about AJ’s disappearance. He told investigators he had nothing to do with it and that he passed a lie-detector test.

Police later dropped Hadsell’s state charges, but federal prosecutors indicted Hadsell for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Police said when they arrested Hadsell at a hotel, they found bullets in his room. A search of his cell phone later uncovered a video showing him and AJ at a Chesapeake shooting range in December, 2013.

 
Norfolk detectives have refused to talk about this case in public. But court filings make it clear they were investigating Hadsell for AJ’s disappearance. A Norfolk police search-warrant, filed under seal, says police wanted to search Hadsell’s hotel room. Under the crime they were investigating, they wrote, “murder,” according to federal court filings. The medical examiner said AJ died of acute heroin poisoning. No one has been charged in her death.

Those federal court filings also show police seized and searched Wesley Hadsell’s iPhone 6. The documents for that search have been sealed. But our sources say investigators were able to see that Hadsell’s cell phone, and AJ’s cell phone were together around the time she was last seen. The sources would not be more specific. From court filings, it appears AJ’s phone wasn’t used after she vanished. Hadsell has said he was not with AJ on March 2, the day she was last seen. Hadsell told Jasek in an interview he and his wife began receiving strange texts from AJ’s cell phone that day, indicating she had been using heroin. Hadsell told us he believes someone else was sending those messages.

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NewsChannel 3 contacted the Norfolk Police Department for a comment to this story. Public affairs Officer Melinda Wray sent this statement:

"The Norfolk Police Department wants to ensure the public that Anjelica's case is both active and open. Norfolk detectives have been and will continue to pursue each and every lead presented. NPD remains committed to providing Anjelica and her family the justice they deserve, and the department's work is not complete until that day comes."

http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/norfolk/wesley-hadsell-sentenced-to-20-years-in-federal-prison/352381637

Wesley Hadsell sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
 
13News Now Eric Kane has the story

Staff , WVEC 6:25 PM. EST November 15, 2016


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NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- A federal judge sentenced Wesley Hadsell to 20 years in prison Tuesday for an ammunition charge that dated back to 2013.

Hadsell pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Arenda Wright Allen considered the totality of Hadsell's criminal history, which began when he was 12, and ruled he was an armed career criminal.

The classification increased the minimum sentencing guideline for Hadsell from 10 years to 15 years.

The judge's sentence of 20 years is five more years than the prosecution requested, and surprised Hadsell's defense attorney Jason Dunn.

"Obviously we're disappointed today in the court's ruling today on the armed career criminal classification of my client that enabled her to double his sentence," said Dunn. "He was only going to be subject to to 10 years before that and we intend to appeal."

Hadsell first came into the spotlight after his stepdaughter, 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell disappeared in 2015.

Police discovered the ammunition while searching the hotel room where Hadsell was staying.

Judge Wright found it "mind-boggling" and "brazen" for Hadsell to knowingly possess ammunition given his criminal record.

"There's no question in the court's mind that we're safer as a society if you're not here for a while," Wright said.

Hadsell has not been charged in his stepdaughter's death.

Investigators found Hadsell's body in April 2015 near an abandoned home in Southampton County. The medical examiner's office determined she died from acute heroin poisoning.

Hadsell, 38, still faces another charge for the heroin police found in the hotel where he kept the ammo.

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