In a series of exclusive conversations with CBS 2's Brad Edwards, JoAnn Cunningham opened up about her life and the murder charges against her in the death of her son, AJ Freund.

In 2019, CBS 2 received more than three dozen images taken during police visits to the Crystal Lake home of Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham. The photos show a house in total disarray.

On Thursday, Crystal Lake Police Officer Kimberley Shipbaugh described a visit to Cunningham's home back in December ... so she asked how he got them. "JoAnn leaned down and in his ear she said ...

JoAnn Cunningham was sentenced Friday to 35 years ... about 10 miles away from the family’s home in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Cunningham and AJ’s father, Andrew Freund Sr. reported AJ missing ...

JoAnn Cunningham, 39, of Crystal Lake ... wrapped in plastic and concealed in a shallow grave near the family's home in Crystal Lake.

Crystal Lake Police have charged Joann Cunningham and Andrew “Drew” Freund, Sr. in the death of their 5-year-old son, AJ, days after the boy disappeared from their Illinois home. Here’s what ...

Michael York stands outside the former home of Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham in Crystal Lake on Sept. 13, 2019. York rented a room from Freund in 2012 but left within a couple months of ...

JoAnn Cunningham was sentenced to 35 years for killing ... The state’s Department of Child and Family Services had visited the family’s home at least 17 times since A.J.’s birth, records ...

A sentencing date of April 30 was set Thursday for a mother who pleaded guilty to murdering her 5-year-old child in their Crystal Lake home last year. JoAnn Cunningham, 36, pleaded guilty in ...

The boy’s mother, JoAnn Cunningham, continues to be “uncooperative” with ... But the boy’s father is talking to investigators and was seen leaving his home with undercover police officers on Saturday, ...