At 3:30 a.m. on August 29, 1981, 5-year-old Anthony Woodson's Uncle Terry Woodson stated that he and Anthony left the home. Terry said he wanted to go out and get a drink, but didn't want to leave him at home because his wife Della was still asleep. He stated that he placed Anthony in the back seat and drove to a 7-ll store on the 1000 block of East Broad Street in Mansfield, Texas.
He stated that Anthony was sleeping in the car when he went into the store to get a soft drink. After a few minutes, he went back to his car and drove home. He stated he didn't realize Anthony was missing until after he'd arrived home and police were called at 3:50 a.m.
Terry's recollection of Anthony's disappearance was seen as suspicious. It wasn't until 2018 that Terry was arrested and charged with murder. In 2017 Terry told police that Anthony died after being beaten by Della (who was dead by the time of the confession). He has since retracted this confession.
He said that Della had begun beating Anthony with an extension cord and asked Terry to continue the beating and he did. He said that he beat Anthony until there were U shaped marked from the extension cord and Anthony's shirt was soaked in blood. He then put Anthony to bed and later found him dead.
Neighbors collaborated with police and said they'd seen Anthony get beat with a lamp cord and would become familiar with the sound of the cord and Anthony's crying.
He said he dumped the body on a dirt road between Mansfield and Midlothian, but his body wasn't found. Police hope to locate it, but it may be hard as scavengers could have spread his remains.
Shortly after Anthony was born his grandmother started to take care of him. About 10 months before his disappearance he went to live with his aunt and uncle. His grandmother couldn't take care of him anymore due to her failing eyesight. He had just turned 5-years-old 9 days before his death/disappearance.
Anthony was a black male and was 5 at the time. He was 3'0" and 50 lbs at the time. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing an adult shirt with burn marks on the bottom and underwear at the time.
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