Boyfriend sought in death of Atlanta dancer in Alabama | Banfield
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the death of Deundray Cottrell, whose body was found in a shed two days after he went missing July Fourth. Police have named Julian Morris, Cottrell's partner, a person of interest. Cottrell's siblings Angelica and Timothy joined NewsNation's "Banfield" on Tuesday night to discuss the latest details in the investigation. According to Timothy, police told his family that Cottrell died from strangulation.
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So you kill someone under their family's nose and go back and eat,that's Psychopath behavior.
Especially if they were having hot dogs 🌭 that night. 😂
No killing makes you hungry apparently.
So crazy.
How did he kill him ? The suspect was in the house when the victim took off the victims cloths and jumped a fence.
Exactly
So you go to your partner's family's house and unalive him, sit back down and eat.. SMH.
That is some sick shit!
Unbelievable crazy
The bigger question is why would you run from anyone and you got a house full of folks. Nobody would.
Was anyone else very confused within the first minute of this report?
No.
Yes.
I thought the title was a dating ad at first
Yes
Right. It was poorly written
So Deundray jumped out the window to get away from the boyfriend. They put the boyfriend out, the boyfriend faked an apology for Deundray to meet back up with him and he strangled him?… Because I can’t wrap my brain around the series of events- something isn’t adding up
This doesn’t make sense. If D feared for his life, he would have just run to safety-to his family in the front of the house or to a neighbor’s house screaming help. He didn’t do that. He shed his clothes and took off running. Sounds like he got hold of a bad drug.
@@MissPriss919then where does the strangulation come into play???🤔
It was a poly situation where is the other bf in all of this?
I’m soooooo confused
Chile the family is lying… that’s why it’s not making sense
Sounds like he may have been in an abusive relationship
Yup!
That's what I said
Yes, I agree, they get jealous
Yuppp
My first thought was that he wanted to dump that boyfriend -- they probably weren't getting along and the boyfriend probably gave him some real strong drug in his drink -- something to make him really freaked out bad , maybe something like Salvia .
And I think is it possible that he didn't jump out the window but that he was pushed out and of course the boyfriend was nonchalant and eating because he didn't care ... because he knew they weren't going to be together anymore and we don't know who caught up with Deundray ; we don't know if it was the boyfriend but my god the fact that he died by being strangled ?
... my god .
... police need to interview the neighbors of the couple since they were probably living together and they need to interview other dancers that worked with them . I'll bet you there's lots of stories of the boyfriend being abusive to poor Deundray who is no longer alive .
I hope the truth comes out as to what really happened and that Deundray and his survivors have Justice .
This is so weird & BOLD!! You klll someone while dang near they whole family outside... Like whettt??? Nobody heard nothing.
They did drugs
Definitely drugs
@@Janiah_isthatgurl🤡
@@tic8259🤡
Or the family could just be lying and framing the bf..
I can’t wait for the FACTS of this case to finally be revealed! It’s a lot going on
Truth. Its hard to really say what is what until we get all of the details
Too
Much going on. 😢
I really wanted to find out if any baskets 🧺 filled with lotion 🧴 were found around the crime scene. “🤫🐑”
Exactly
RIGHT
WOW THESE HOLIDAYS ARE NOT LIKE THEY USE TO BE 😐
Not at all. People putting fireworks on their heads and all sorts of other strange rituals.
People have lost common sense and morals.
Actually they are if you look at the history.
THATS WHY I STAY MY AZZ IN THE HOUSE
I don't remember any of my childhood holidays being so devastating.
@ZsaZsaRodeo I'm in my sixties, and that's what I do too now. So many people act like they have no common sense and have no decency about them. Strange times indeed.
Males move too weird for me today.
Indeed
All people move weird today. Be for real 😧
@@chinadoll534here come the oblivious pick mes 🙄
@@enyonamagbemadzo8684 well it’s true. All people walks of life move weird and does stupid shit
They are demonic
This is SO ODD!
Too damn Odd!🤔
These some zesty dudes, nothing is odd in their world.
Family bullied there gay sons lover ..homophobia is everywase and excepted in red states
@@Josefernandez35563they famly bullying the guys lover sure is ! No wonder he dosen't reach out too them ..they are evil mark my word
Very!!
Confused. So very confused.
It all started with confusion...humans are confused.
Sorry for your loss sending you all prayers and strength
My heart goes out to this family 🫶🏼
This is very ODD . Thank you for sharing this story Ashleigh
To go from watching fireworks to running, shedding clothes and found strangled in a shed is just.....SUSPECT!!
I don’t think they said anything about “shedding clothes”
@@winterland217 it was reported his clothes were found along the way which he was running. I don't think he stood still to remove them.
@@Maxine1630 who said something about anyone “standing still” to remove them ?
I'm sorry that the young man lost his life. Poor him and his family. I hope there will be justice.
Wait what?!!! This is so confusing! So he did jump out the window?!!
Was he given drugs or something, possibly against his will?!
I need answers.
The BF may have pushed him out. I’m not sure
I definitely want to keep up with case.
@uniwemusic2929 but neighbors saw him running
@@daniharr3278 thanks. But we need to see the recording. Running not knowing the speed that the person was so called “running” while trying to put clues together is extremely difficult. For example, some people call jogging running.
@@daniharr3278 very difficult case because allegedly they were alone in the home together for approximately 1 hour. Allegedly, No fam members walked in on them within that approx hour. They will need to obtain both BF’s 📱 & all electronics, etc. This will allow investigators to really understand the individuals, their lifestyle & the type of relationship that the truly had behind closed doors. A true mystery! 😢
The family for whatever reason is not being honest. I believe investigators know that and just allowing them to continue digging themselves in a deeper hole. None of it makes sense, the only reason Julian is a suspect is because the family framed it that way.
They had only been there for a few hours before all of this happened. This was Deaundray first time visiting the sister in Birmingham, AL, Julian is from NJ and had never been to the home. There is absolutely no way they would know the neighborhood that well at night for all this to have taken place. Furthermore, why would Dre not run to his family instead of running away from the home?
Why would Julian have felt so comfortable to stay in the family home after all this had taken place?
According to the news report, the vehicle they drove to AL is still at the sisters home.. so that means Julian would have left on feet, so there should have been some footage of him walking off.
Lastly, none of the siblings really seem emotional.
if they got deundray on camera running alone then why is julian a suspect
That's what I'm wondering
They just said he was strangulated - he was clearly running away and the bf probably took a path after Deondre that avoided cameras. He was clearly acting weird. Most loving partners would be worried, crying, and actively helping to search. He just went back to a table to finish eating and didn’t do anything after that. That’s suspicious behavior right there. He was also apparently in the house and made a weird announcement that his bf jumped out a window. Plus, if you’re not guilty of something, you don’t run from the cops - you come in to talk to the police to explain what happened even if you want to lawyer up. Things don’t add up to a normal response by the bf, so they named him a person of interest- doesn’t mean he’s a suspect or that he did anything, but most people who are innocent of wrongdoing wouldn’t run away from the cops, and surely wouldn’t behave the way he did immediately after the fact. Would you calmly go finish dinner instead of searching and trying to help like the rest of his family?
@@MashaT22 Devil's advocate. If he's used to the drama, then yeah, he can just go back and eat. Thinking he'll turn up, just going through one of his attention seeking tantrums.
He may have jumped out the window to escape the boyfriend. After that something could have happened to him. The boyfriend could have found him or a stranger and hurt him. Also maybe drugs were involved and the boyfriend wasn't worried because he knew he acts weird but always comes back.
Same
The men are losing it again. Unaliving each other, women and children. This is getting worse, is no one seeing it?? It's like a switch is being flicked and they are turning more crazy and aggressive. Its concerning
I agree 💯
Very concerning
That’s the truth!
Everwhere even in my country South Africa women and children are being killed daily, recently there was this story of a school child who was almost abducted then ran away feel of a bridge and hit by multiple cars, soo sad😢
I'm in Alabama and grew up in the neighborhood where Cottrell's sister house is in Birmingham. My ❤ goes out to his family.
the brother said they later figured out why he was jumping fences but didnt tell the host why (what they figured out) and the host didnt ask him why? was he being chased by the boyfriend? this is strange so he was gone inside the house for an hour before they noticed he hadnt come back outside, they went in and the boyfriend was acting strange and said Deuntray ran away and all of this took place jumping fences. unaliving etc within an hour? did him and the boyfriend go their together from ATL? they just said Deun went in to check on the dogs no mention initially of the boyfriend being there. this is the strangest family telling of events and host questioning. RIP to Deun and condolences to the familiy i hope the person is brought to justice.
And then the boyfriend came back to the house and they didn’t let him inside? 😮😮
I hope all the facts comes to light...
I haven’t been this confused in a lonnnggg time😢😮
Me too
🤷🏾♀️
May Deundray rest in peace, and my condolences to his loved ones.
This is so Chaotic. Veryyyy Odd.
Why wouldn't he run towards his family members who were feet away?
Very strange 😢
Right
If we’ve learned anything from murder cases, we’ve learned not to speculate until the investigators provide more details. Some of the comments show that people apparently don’t know that. A lot does seem weird because we only have bits and pieces. Let’s just wait until the facts have been given to us before making assumptions. Julian on the run is a huge red flag and Deundray being found strangled in a shed behind an abandoned house is very suspicious to say the least. I’m going to follow this story. I would like to know what happened.
Julian wasn't on the run.
I’m sorry yall lost yall brother heart breaking omg will keep y’all and everyone in my prayers 😢💔🙏🏾😔
So deandre ran off and died in a shed? How is this a homicide? Im not following
He was strangled
HE WAS STRANGLED
His windpipe got broken from being strangled in the house. So he probably didn't know how bad he was hurt. So he jumped out the window to get away, and ran into the shed and collapsed.
@@wack8589- This is the best possible theory. That would also explain why he didn't scream, because the family reported they didn't hear anything suspicious.
This is crazy as hell!
None of this is making sense 🤦🏿♀️😫
So did the boyfriend find him later and kill him? Because according to the sequence of events in the beginning, he couldn't have done it at that time. Or did he chase after him at that time, but was not captured by the Ring cameras. Cornered him at the shed. Murdered him. Calmly walked back into the house. Walked out into the front/backyard to join the family. Then told them what they say he told them?
There making it up bet they have bullied this poor kjd for a wile
Abnormal behavior!
So is homosexual
Say it its true
He was probably so calm because he saw this man jump out a window and start running away. It sound weird because it is. If he stayed and ate, how could he be the killer?
Also, he went to check on the dog because of the noise but no one check on him for over a hour.
“Knew and loved”
The family sounds like they suspects, the friend is the fall guy. Stop it!
There is more than just Julian's behavior that is odd..this entire story makes absolutely no sense. I hope they don't also find Julian's body somewhere. If the family thought this guy had something to do with it, then why kick him out before the police were called or arrived. So many questions.. sad..🙏
Because people out here killing whole families. They don’t know what that man is capable of doing.
so he was murdered in that house and managed to run to a shed after he was murdered
Bizarre...
So confusing!! 🤔
They have video of him running thru yards..
@@naturalbeauty4734I’m sure the family is just as confused as us.
Exactly…this is not accurate whatsoever.
Here's my thing, if something did happen to him, why wouldn't he not go to his family? Why would he have ran off? There's something else to the story.
And why did he bring the boyfriend to his family’s house?
A doctoral student?
Yo you can't make
this isshh up.
So hd wasnt screaming or yelling while running, he just took off in a full fledge sprint? Huh?
I was wondering if music 🎶 was playing loudly at some point?!😮
He was strangled in the house where his wind pipe was broken. Can't speak or hardly breathe at that point
But did they see the bf running after him
No remorse or regret reflects a narcissist sociopath!!
The reporter told the story like she was telling a bedtime story, very weird!
Yes weird
What gets me is that she thought that she was really doing something
@@chinadoll534 right!
Yeah I sort of think this might be a psyop.
Just when you think you heard it all.
Weird 🤔
Drugged.
I was thinking same thing, nothing else makes sense,when it's said he supposingly jumped out window and was seen on cameras running & jumpn fences.
🤔 I'm so confused by this story. Maybe they should not have told it so quickly. Just not making sense. Family basically giving one word answers.🤷🏽♀️
So they didn’t call the police while he was eating at the house. His family seems weak
How did the boyfriend kill him if he was eating and his body was in a shed?
They couldn't find a better picture for the thumbnail?
Lol Fr. They picked the most zesty pic they could find
Agree. This just disrespectful.
I really thought it was a comedic parody at first.
That’s the life he lived with pride. Why portray him differently than he wanted?
@@michaelkennedy6415 🤣😅😂
Sounds like he was assigned to kill him, that’s too weird the way he was killed
So within an hour, the bf forced the victim to jump out the window, run to another house and was lured into a shed where the bf strangled him? Then he told the sister that he put the victim in a house?
The news anchor deliverance of this story seemed way off. Her entire demeanor seemed off not authentic at all. It seemed like she was trying to hard
‘A lot of police being emotional behind my brother’…this is the weirdest statement. Like what???
Was anyone seen on camera, chasing him??? What was he running from if no one was chasing him..... That's odd in itself???
SOMETIMES U BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE IS YOUR SPOUSE HOWEVER, THEY ARE STEADILY COMPETING WITH YOU! PERIOD! 💔🤯🤒
And that is when you need to Get Out once you realize that lil ditty.
Cant wait to see more evidence on this
So sad
Come on, a "doctoral student"??? Seriously, at what school? University of Phoenix?? I...just....can't..... *sigh*
Oh we built this plenty of black doctor's beck or ben😂😂😂😂😂
If D feared for his life, he would have just run to his family in the front of the house or to a neighbor’s house screaming help. He didn’t do that. Instead, he shed his clothes and took off running through the neighborhood. Sounds like he got hold of a bad drug. The boyfriend kept quiet to protect D’s “habit.”
You’re forgetting the strangulation part, and the odd behavior of the boyfriend.
They seen him on camera running still alive but they are seeking answers from Julian. Makes zero sense…sounds like drugs
This makes absolutely no sense.
😢😢a Doctoral student?
Drugs have to be involved.
Heartbreaking!!
Are homicides getting weirder or is it me?
So he's running and jumping a fence, but who was he running from?? Were there people waiting nearby in on this? How the ring cam only saw one person running by??
My condolences to the family. And also, a nod of RESPECT to Ashley Banfield for handling this interview the RIGHT way!
Spiritual take outs are very much real my grandpa did that for living when he was alive and that light skinned boyfriend makes my skin crawl and my stomach boil
So sorry for your loss!
My deepest condolences to the family, & friends. 🙏
Why wasn't the person who was chasing him not spotted on the camera footage?🧐
She didn’t say someone was chasing him. Said a neighbor’s ringcam spotted him running through the neighborhood and jumping a fence near by
He was that scared, he ran from the house. It's weird how he couldn't say anything to his brother and family. But this is like an abusive behavior. He didn't want his family to know 🤷🏽♀️.
They guilty
If this case sounds ridiculous to you- that’s because it is.
The family sat and ate as this man was murdered.
Then allowed the murderer to sit and lie to their faces.
No fear.
Why would he have any?
We are in New times.
You all have got to look alive, be sharp and actually protect your loved ones.
You can’t protect your love ones if you don’t know what is happening. Or not around. Duh 🙄
@@chinadoll534but everyone was at the house. It’s not a damn mansion ! How did the family missed all of this? Unless they are lying
I think the family set him up.
@@Primordialempress reading too much into this 🤦🏾♀️
Condolences very sad
What is that
THIS IS THE RESULTS OF A GODLESS WORLD! I ONLY CELEBRATE WITH A HANDFUL OF REGULAR PEOPLE THAT'S ALWAYS CALM JUST LIKE ME 😞🥺🙏🏿
Not acceptable in Uganda 🇺🇬 ❤🦾
This foolishness is wicked!!! 😔😩
@@naturalbeauty4734 beyond
Very sad.
If he was at HIS FAMILIES HOUSE why did he run away from HIS FAMLIES HOUSE if he felt threatened???? Why not let the FAMILY KNOW he needs the Boyfriend to leave because they not getting along.
The BF was at the house and Julien ran away somewhere and was strangled. The camera proved he was seen running away. The family is eye witnesses to the BF being there with them eating his food.
My prayers goes out to this family.I pray justice is served
People won’t want to accept the facts, about all of this.
What's the facts?
He was on that stuff.
Really
The ring camera shows him running,not the boyfriend,, smh very weird story
Where the video?
@@Looky2215 ask the reporter, she reported there was a ring cam video
What’s the cause of death? RIP
The brother said strangulation
He's making a masonic hand sign and wearing black and white. Tells me what I need to know about what he was involved in.
I’ll go back and look at the picture
They are a very sick group😬💯
Noticed that
Exactly
What does that hand sign mean?
Abusive relationships. I have been in one and its about as crazy and wild as it gets. So scary. Thankfully that was like 10 years ago but i still remmeber jumping out car doors running away on streets hidding in bushes. If they find you its over. Lost my front teeth and almost died a few times. I only survived by the grace of Gods protection over me ❤
My heart breaks for them. I can see the pain on their faces. I pray they are able to receive healing and peace and the answers that they deserve.
This is odd. The wring cam info says the victim was running along the street without his clothes. When did this guy kill him. Because while everyone was looking for him, the boyfriend was fitted at the table
The wages of sin is death
Right ... sinner.. so you better start praying for forgiveness.
So I assume your time is coming up. We are all sinners, some of us are just in denial of our sins.
I guess you don't sin do you Kat????
Both physically and spiritually..
Rest in peace
Something ain’t adding up 🤔
Can someone update me on this strange case or explain it?
Lol why did she pretend to smell the non existent bbq?
Sad
Poor Deandre , it’s possibly he was involved in a Domestic Violence Situation with his Boyfriend , Julian
Praying the Family gets Closure and Justice 4 their Loved One…..So Sad 😢
2 men don't belong together anyway this weird story was better left un said
Oh my, he was confused! Oh I am sorry for the loss!
Very UNSETTLING and DEVASTATING for the victim family …..
This is UNACCEPTABLE ‼️
Continue Prays for the Family 😿😿😿 4:18
It was a three way relationship
"PCP" The man sounds like he was on drugs!!!
Wait...I need to go back and listen again bc I'm confused. He ran out of the house but he was strangled?