In a horrifying incident that shook a quiet North Carolina neighborhood, a man named Curtis Atkinson Jr., aged 43, has been found guilty of the brutal 2017 murder of his own parents, Ruby and Curtis Atkinson Sr.
This heart-wrenching crime involved not only the tragic deaths of his parents but also the traumatizing ordeal of his 11-year-old niece who was forced to witness these gruesome murders.
The tragic events unfolded on March 30, 2017, when Curtis Atkinson Jr. and his girlfriend, Nikkia Cooper, visited his parents' home after being evicted from their own residence earlier that day.
An argument between the parties escalated into a horrifying act as Atkinson and Cooper, armed with knives, ended the lives of Curtis Atkinson Sr. and Ruby Atkinson.
The extent of brutality in this crime is chilling, with reports indicating that Curtis Atkinson Jr. stabbed his father an astonishing 69 times.
The young niece, an innocent bystander in this terrifying episode, was forced to witness the heinous acts unfold before her eyes.
What makes this story even more disturbing is that Atkinson and Cooper did not immediately flee the crime scene. Instead, they chose to remain in the house alongside the lifeless bodies for several days.
It wasn't until April 2, 2017, that they abducted the niece and fled to Washington, D.C., where their actions finally caught up with them.
Law enforcement officers from the Metropolitan Police Department swiftly apprehended them, rescuing the traumatized niece from their clutches.
Adding another layer of horror to this tale, Curtis Atkinson Jr. attempted to offer his niece to the police in Washington as part of a ransom plan.
The discovery of the gruesome crime scene occurred when firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the house, which had been triggered after the perpetrators had left with the child.
The post-mortem examinations revealed the extent of the violence inflicted upon the victims. Ruby Atkinson had suffered gunshot wounds to her neck and head, in addition to a staggering 17 stab wounds to her upper body.
Curtis Atkinson Sr. had broken teeth, and his body was already decomposing when discovered.
Curtis Atkinson Jr. faced a well-deserved conviction on charges of two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Superior Court Judge Karen Eady-Williams delivered a fitting punishment, sentencing Atkinson to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders.
In addition, he received an extra 404 to 532 months behind bars for the remaining charges.
Nikkia Cooper, his girlfriend and accomplice, pleaded guilty in 2019 to two counts of second-degree murder.
She received a substantial sentence of 45-56 years in prison, serving 270 to 336 months consecutively for each murder charge. On top of that, she was ordered to serve a concurrent sentence of 80 to 108 months for robbery.
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