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January 22, 2005
Child death probe leads police to father in Huntsville
January 22, 2005 [Associated Press]
ORLANDO, Fla. Florida authorities say the husband of a woman accused of killing their four-year-old daughter has been arrested in Huntsville, Alabama. He will be sent back to Orange County, Florida to face aggravated child-abuse charges.
Police said 25-year-old Nathan Gadison was picked up Tuesday. He is not considered a suspect in the death of young Kai Gadison. But the Orange County sheriff's homicide detectives who interviewed Gadison in Alabama said he admitted hitting his kids as well as failing to protect the children from his wife, 27-year-old Kenya Hill. She's charged with first-degree murder and child abuse.
Detectives have spoken with Gadison a few times by phone since Kai was found dead in a filthy motel room shared with her mother and four siblings last month. At one point, Gadison agreed to return to Florida to answer questions, but that never happened.
Authorities received a break when Gadison called Detective Mark Hussey and Hussey told him that he was cleared in the little girl's death and would gladly mail him a sheriff's report. Gadison disclosed a Huntsville address, and he was arrested soon after.
Posted by Nancy at January 22, 2005 02:45 PM