Mug Gold: Mom's Spinal Cord Found In Backyard Burn Pit, Son Arrested

[Sugar Cookie]

A 20-year-old man in Indiana is accused of killing his own mother, allegedly beating her to death before stuffing her into a wooden box and setting the body aflame in a backyard "burn pit."

Nicholas Thomas Yates was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count of murder in connection with his mom's suspected slaying, authorities announced.

According to the report, when Yates first spoke to investigators after reporting his mother missing, he immediately raised suspicions by insinuating that his mother was no longer around.

"Upon asking Nick [Yates] if he knew of anyone who would want to harm his mother, he advised 'No, she was the sweetest person,'" police wrote in the affidavit, which noted that cops added emphasis to the word "was."

Yates also reportedly told police that his mother's clothes, identification, and banking cards were also missing, but claimed her phone, purse, and wallet had been left behind. However, despite claiming her phone had been left at the home, Yates also allegedly stated that he had been repeatedly calling his mother's phone for days.

When asked about the discrepancy, Yates reportedly claimed his mother had purchased a new phone with the same number. When authorities asked if they could see the old phone that was left behind, Yates allegedly claimed he had sold it.

The mother's boss told investigators that before the victim left work on Oct. 3, she was frustrated with her son for wasting his own money while she paid his bills, reportedly saying she was going to "kill him," referring to her son.

While Yates claimed he did not know where his mother was, investigators also noted that when they responded to the home, they found two individuals who had already moved into the mother's bedroom. The two individuals were reportedly unable to corroborate multiple aspects of Yates' story regarding the previous few days, though they did state that they saw him cleaning a great deal and spending money at several restaurants and stores.

Investigators also noted that Yates claimed he had the two move into the home because he was afraid to be alone in the residence.

But the truly incriminating evidence apparently came to light when authorities searched the backyard of the property.

"We proceeded to the backyard, where we discovered bones within the burn pit," police wrote in the affidavit. "The shape and appearance of the bones would lead one to believe that they perhaps were human bones. Particularly indicative of a human bone was one bone which appeared to be that of a human spinal cord."

Confronted with evidence of the remains, Yates allegedly confessed to killing his mother on Oct. 3, when the two were arguing about him moving out of the house. He allegedly struck his mom in the throat, which caused her to turn blue and fall. Yates said his mother hit her head on a metal bed frame and a wooden chest when she fell backward.

Yates then allegedly admitted to putting the body in a wooden box and spending most of Oct. 4 burning her body in the outdoor fire pit.

Son arrested after mom's spinal cord found in backyard burn pit: Police

Nicholas Yates is accused of beating his mother to death in Indiana, stuffing her into a wooden box and setting the body aflame in a backyard "burn pit."

lawandcrime.com

 

[the cat did it]

I must admit I literally LOL when I saw this degenerate-fugly is an understatement....This "kid" needs to ROT in prison FOREVER-he said he was afraid to e alone (that's why he moved people in ASAP) well hopefully jail and prison will give him all the comforts of butt buddies he needs

 

[Totemic]

His fucking head looks like a pear

 

[thuumpr]

Saw him, had to reread the title of the post thinking it contained wife or girlfriend... 'Mom' makes more sense.

 

[GingerSnap99]

Holy syndrome markers…definitely some genetic issues going on there.