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Missing teen beaten to death by father’s friend

By Cynstaxx / 08/02/2021

ILLINOIS- A man has been charged in the death of a missing 14-year-old boy who was found dead in Illinois.

According to police, Steven Butler III, was reported missing on Thursday, after he didn’t return home from mowing a neighbor’s lawn, reports The News-Gazette.

Police and search teams attempted to find the boy, but he wasn’t found until the following day when two cyclists discovered his body in a ditch.

Police immediately identified the suspect as an acquaintance of Steven’s father, Daryl Vandyke, 55. He has been charged with first-degree murder.

Butler suffered from blunt force injuries, and an autopsy was to be conducted on Monday.

The boy’s father, a single parent of 3, wrote on Facebook:

“If anyone would like to see my son. He has a youtube channel that he posted some recent videos on. Go see him. His channel is ‘cycle gaming’ on YouTube,” his father said. “He said he was gonna be famous. Son you have always been a superstar to me. Always will be. Love you big guy.”

Truly heartbreaking…

There is no known motive for the boy’s death as of now.

Here is the link to the family’s GoFundMe  page that was set up by Butler’s aunt.

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