![]() ![]() “Does this look like someone who knows what he is doing is wrong?” Calvacca asked the court as she held up a photo of a smiling McLean posing with his mother’s severed head.Ĭriminal Court Judge Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick sentenced McLean to 25 years to life behind bars. But prosecutors argued that the murder was cold-blooded and that McLean knew exactly what he was doing. McLean’s attorney, Lynn Calvacca, reportedly argued that her client was mentally ill. “He’s acted out in violent ways before, but I never thought he could do something like this. Some of Byrd’s body parts were still wearing the clothes she was in when she was slaughtered.Ī neighbor said, “She was afraid of that boy… He was a hellion.”īyrd was sometimes frightened of her son but loved him, a relative who didn’t want to be named said. ![]() One-by-one, Byrd’s decapitated head, right leg, torso and hands have been unearthed in the area around Eagle Avenue, 158th Street, 156th Street and Cauldwell Avenue. Investigators scoured through piles of trash in the South Bronx neighborhood after a horrified dog-walker discovered the human remains in a travel bag at around 4:30am and called police. The pair were reportedly caught on surveillance video at a nearby hardware store where they bought a power saw with cash. His friend, 26-year-old William Harris, allegedly helped him get rid of the body. He was also suspected of abusing his younger brother, whose body began displaying bruises. He came back to live with her when he was 18. His aunt said her nephew harbored resentment towards his mom after he was placed in a foster home while she battled a drug problem. Officials said McLean was furious with his mother after she told him he wasn’t a good father and because she “wanted him to grow up and move out and be a man.” ![]()
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