In a quiet hotel room in Middletown, Ohio, horror unfolded. Three women. Two young boys. And one of the most heartbreaking crimes you’ll ever hear.
Five-year-old Alexander Stephens died after being brutally assaulted for nearly 22 hours straight. He was just a child.
He didn’t survive the night. His older friend, six-year-old Damyan, barely made it out alive. Both boys were brought to the hotel by three women.
One of them was Alexander’s own mother — Theresa Hawkins-Stephens, 26. The others? Her friend Rachel Bostian, and Rachel’s 56-year-old mother.
The boys were accused of stealing food. As punishment, they were wrapped tightly in bed linens. Then the beatings began. Alexander’s body was covered in bruises.
