Apparently Levy Aron realized that by kidnapping a young boy from such a tight-knit community as the Hasidic Jews, a lot of people would be looking for eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky. So rather than returning him and trying to do damage control, he reportedly brutally murdered him in a panic. An amazingly sad, incomprehensible story.
Leiby Kletzky’s body was found today. The eight-year-old had been missing for two days, and it turns out he was kidnapped walking home from day camp. His parents were waiting outside to meet him — but he got lost on the way home. This video shows him a few blocks off course, walking near a hardware store (he walks by after about 15 seconds in this video). Apparently, a short while after this video was recorded, someone offered to take Kletzky home, but kidnapped him instead. A massive search was launched, and when the suspect learned of how extensive the search was, he reportedly killed Leiby. His dismembered body was found in the suspect’s refrigerator and in a trashcan on a street. Horrific story. (via jvbrewer) source