A Louisville woman accused of killing her 5-year-old son and stuffing his body into a suitcase that was later dumped across the state line in Indiana is now asking a judge to cut her $500,000 bond. Dejaune Anderson faces charges of murder and abuse of a corpse in the 2022 death of her son, Cairo Jordan, and her attorneys have filed a motion arguing the bond amount should come down.
According to wdrbwave.com, Anderson’s attorneys filed the motion in Kentucky’s Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to lower the bond from its current $500,000. Police allege Anderson killed her son inside her Louisville home before she and another woman, Dawn Coleman, placed his body in a suitcase and left it in Washington County, Indiana, per the same outlet.
Jordan’s body was found inside a Las Vegas-branded suitcase in a wooded area of Washington County in April 2022, according to the seed reporting from WKRC. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the suitcase was discovered by a man who was searching the area for mushrooms on April 16, 2022.
Attorneys Point to Autopsy Findings
Anderson’s attorneys argue that an autopsy found no traumatic injuries on Jordan’s body and nothing in his lungs, the article notes. They contend the boy’s death was instead linked to an electrolyte imbalance likely caused by a stomach virus, a claim that echoes what officials previously told WLKY, which reported that Jordan died of an electrolyte imbalance caused by a severe stomach bug.
Court records cited by WLKY state that Anderson believed her child was evil and possessed by demons, and that this belief was tied to the killing. Anderson was not arrested until March 2024, nearly two years after Jordan’s body was found, and the station reports she was later extradited to Kentucky after the case that had been filed in Indiana was dismissed.
Case Moved From Indiana to Kentucky
The Washington County case against Anderson was dismissed, with prosecution instead moving forward in Louisville, according to fox59.com. A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Anderson on charges including murder, manslaughter, criminal abuse and abuse of a corpse, WLKY reported.
Prosecutors have said they have collected hundreds of documents, photos and messages tied to the case, according to wbko.com. Anderson’s scheduled bond hearing was delayed because of an ongoing trial in the judge’s courtroom, and no new date has been set, per wdrbwave.com.
Co-Defendant's Sentence Disputed
Dawn Coleman, who was convicted in connection with helping dispose of Jordan’s body, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in 2023. Reports differ on the length of her sentence: fox59.com reported she was sentenced in November 2023 to 30 years in prison with five years suspended to probation, while WLKY reported she is serving a 25-year sentence. Anderson’s case remains pending in Jefferson County Circuit Court as her attorneys await a new hearing date on the bond request.
