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The cause of death for a mother and her three-year-old daughter discovered in an Alabama river was determined to be murder-suicide.

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The cause of death for a mother and her three-year-old daughter discovered in an Alabama river was determined to be murder-suicide.

Shardee McGill, 32, from Jackson, Mississippi, drowned her 3-year-old daughter Janae before taking her own life in a murder-suicide, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Both bodies were recovered from shallow waters off the Tombigbee River in Sumter County, Alabama—Shardee’s on September 25, 2025, and Janae’s the next day. ALEA confirmed the causes as drowning, with no other suspects involved after a multi-agency probe including the FBI and Mississippi authorities.​

Timeline

  • September 21-22, 2025: Shardee and Janae leave home in a black 2017 Chevrolet Equinox; husband Jonathan reports them missing on the 22nd.​
  • September 23: Unoccupied vehicle found in Epes, Alabama, near the river.​
  • September 25-26: Bodies discovered; Jonathan detained briefly in Alabama for questioning but released, as it wasn’t a kidnapping.​
  • December 18-20, 2025: ALEA announces murder-suicide ruling based on forensic results.​

Investigation Notes

Jonathan McGill cooperated fully and faced no charges. Initial searches treated it as a suspicious missing persons case, but evidence pointed solely to Shardee. The case drew inter-state coordination due to the Mississippi origin and Alabama recovery site.​

As a ruled suicide for Shardee and homicide by the mother for Janae, no prosecution occurs. ALEA closed the active phase, thanking partners like Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.​

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