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Background: The Theodore, Ala., neighborhood where one of Amanda Morgan”s children was found dead (Google Maps). Inset: Amanda Morgan (Mobile County Sheriff’s Office).
Amanda Morgan, aged 39, is facing serious charges after law enforcement concluded an investigation into the death of her 14-year-old son. According to WALA, a local Fox affiliate, Morgan is the mother of two autistic teenagers, ages 14 and 16. On October 8, 2025, officers from the Mobile Police Department were called to Morgan’s residence, where they discovered her 14-year-old son deceased and noted visible signs of neglect throughout the home. For more details, please refer to this report.
Several months after the incident, Morgan was formally charged with her son’s murder and with aggravated child abuse.
During a bond hearing on Wednesday, Morgan appeared in court, where testimonies revealed the conditions of her home on the day her son was found. As reported by CBS affiliate WKRG, witnesses recounted that Morgan had left her teenagers unsupervised overnight before her son’s death. It was further testified that Morgan would often leave the children alone for “extended periods of time.” For additional insights, check this source.
Morgan appeared in court on Wednesday for a bond hearing, where witnesses testified to the state of Morgan’s home when they found her son dead last fall, local CBS affiliate WKRG reported. There was reportedly evidence that Morgan had left both of her teenagers home alone overnight before her son was found. A witness testified that Morgan would leave the teenagers home by themselves for “extended periods of time.”
According to an autopsy report, the 14-year-old boy was found with a blanket wrapped around his neck. His cause of death was stated as “accidental strangulation.” Testimony revealed that the home was apparently kept in a poor living condition; the home had no air conditioning or running water, and it was infested with insects and human waste.
WKRG reported that Morgan’s 16-year-old was hospitalized for malnutrition. At the bond hearing, Morgan was ordered not to have contact with her surviving child.
A judge set Morgan’s bond at $40,000 for the aggravated abuse charge and $400,000 for the murder charge. She remains in custody at the Mobile County Metro Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned on March 24.