Wesley Hadsell Update 2022 – Wesley is the stepfather turned killer of Anjelica ‘AJ’ Hadsell. In a new episode titled “Jacket,” “Dateline” highlights the homicide case.
Andrea Canning will report on the disappearance and murder case of Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell on Friday’s “Dateline” episode, titled “The Jacket,” on NBC at 10:00 p.m. ET.
According to the Norfolk Police Department, the 18-year-old Longwood University student went missing during her spring break in March 2015 while visiting her parents in Tarlton, Norfolk. Only five weeks later, her body was discovered half-buried at a deserted spot in Southampton County.
Wesley H, the victim’s stepfather, was identified as a suspect in Angelica’s murder after GPS tracked his activities. Nearly seven years after the killing, a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and concealment of the deceased body. Wesley was charged with murder for the second time.
Dateline: Wesley Hadsell Update 2022 – See Why He Is Sentenced To Life In Prison
Wesley H, AJ’s adoptive father or stepfather, was instantly accused of being intimately involved in the crime.
In February, Wesley was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of AJ. In April, he was sentenced by the judge to life in prison, calling his actions “the cruellest, most heinous conduct one can conceive.”
Freshman Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell reported missing while on spring break. Contact Norfolk PD 757-664-7026 with info. pic.twitter.com/0FMRTE2YnK
— Longwood University (@longwoodu) March 6, 2015
AJ went missing, and her body was discovered a month later on an abandoned site in Southampton County. Investigators used the GPS data from Wesley Hadsell’s work van to trace her remains.
On March 2, 2015, Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, then 18 years old, vanished from Norfolk, Virginia. She vanished during her freshman year’s spring vacation while visiting her parents’ house.
When the news of her kidnapping first broke, it was reported that she was last seen driving away in a vehicle from her mother’s Millard Street house. Five weeks later, her body was discovered half-buried in a drainage ditch behind an abandoned property near the North Carolina border in Southampton County.
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He was interviewed in 2022 for an episode of “Dateline” NBC about the 2015 murder of his step-daughter
According to the medical examiner’s conclusions, Anjelica’s death was caused by an acute heroin overdose combined with homicidal violence. Her chin and eyes were blackened and bruised, and she had three times the legal limit of heroin in her bloodstream.
Due to the damage inflicted on her body by animals and insects, the examiner was unable to ascertain if she had been sexually raped.
Age Details: How Old Is Wesley H Now?
Wesley’s age in 2022 is 45 years old. He was found guilty of first-degree murder and hiding the body of his stepdaughter Angelica “AJ” Hadsell in March 2015.
What Was Wesley H’s Motive Behind The Murder?
According to the commonwealth, the murder might have been sexually motivated.
The victim’s body was recovered behind an abandoned home in Southampton County, weeks after she vanished in Norfolk. The medical examiner linked her death to a heroin overdose. Prosecutors believe Hadsell bought heroin from his drug dealer after kidnapped AJ and forcing her to inject it.
