Crime & Safety

McCullum Murder Case Waiting On Psych Report

The Charles McCullum murder case is on hold pending a psychological test.

McCullum's case was scheduled to continue Oct. 11.

McCullum was charged with the brutal murder of his mother, Jeanie Parker. After strangling her, stabbing her and driving a knife into her chest with a baseball bat, he dumped her body in the Des Plaines River, a prosecutor said.

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