DEAR Visitor,

Since 12-year-old RJ Brandt brought a human skull to school, we've been talking to people who know him to try to find out where he got the skull and whose it was.

Last week, we talked again with RJ's mother, Heather, and we also spoke to RJ's closest friend, 15-year-old Tristan Lowell.

In this update, we interviewed RJ's uncle, Andy Brandt, who's an ex-con and who has lived with his brother Ronny's family on and off since he relocated to Oxford a few years ago.

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Coming up next, we'll be talking to a detective from the Biloxi PD to see if there's anything we should know about the Brandt family's time there. We're also going to try to have another conversation with RJ. We're hoping he'll be a little more forthcoming about where he got the skull and what he knows about where it came from.

Do you think RJ knows more about that skull than he's told us or anyone else so far? Take a look at the case documents and let us know your thoughts. 

All the best,

Det. Murphy

Latest Case Documents

• Interview: Andy Brandt
• Biography: Andy Brandt
• Interview: Tristan Lowell
• Interview: Follow-up with Heather Brandt

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