A Life Cut Short: The Sean Daugherty Case with Catie from Tea Time True Crime with Catie

Sean Daugherty, age 12, was found on April 14, 2022, in the backyard of his family’s home in Yorktown, Virginia. According to investigators and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, he was discovered hanging from a swing set, suspended from a shoelace-type string. When first responders arrived, they documented that a bag covered his head and his arms were secured by his sides with a belt; he was wearing his stepfather’s clothing and was without shoes or glasses. The Chief Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a suicide, a determination that immediately collided with the grief and disbelief of his family and community.