Articles about Rykelan’s Case
September 2025
September 20, 2025: Father sentenced to 25 years for killing 4-year-old Rykelan Brown - CNY Central (video)
September 16, 2025: Foster mom imagines how little boy felt ‘so scared, confused, and lonely’ before dad killed him - syracuse.com (video)
September 16, 2025: Father sentenced to 25 years behind bars for death of 4-year-old son - NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse (video)
September 16, 2025: Foster parents of 4-year-old-boy who was killed by his dad in DeWitt: ‘We fought so hard to keep him safe’ - syracuse.com (paid article)
September 16, 2025: Father sentenced to 25 years behind bars for death of 4-year-old son - localsyr.com
September 16, 2025: Father sentenced to 25 years for killing 4-year-old Rykelan Brown - CNY Central
September 9, 2025: ‘Daddy Josh hit me’: Child welfare workers ignored red flags and sent a boy to his death - Syracuse.com (paid article - you can read the full text via Sam [aka Isabel’s] IG post)
August 2025
August 11, 2025: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter, admits he killed his young son - CNY Central (video)
August 11, 2025: Father pleads guilty to beating and killing son - Localsyr.com
August 11, 2025: 4-year-old Rykelan Brown’s father pleads guilty to killing him 2 months after getting custody - syracuse.com (paid article)
August 2024
August 1, 2024: Documents show where Cortland County DSS may have fallen short ahead of Rykelan's death - CNY Central
August 1, 2024: Foster mom said four-year-old cried about abuse from his father before death - WSYR / News Channel 9
July 2024
July 31, 2024: Mother accuses father and Cortland County DSS in death of 4-year-old son - CNY Central
July 31, 2024: Man repeatedly used ‘corporal punishment’ on son, 4, before the fatal beating, prosecutor says - Syracuse.com
July 30, 2024: Father who won custody despite violent past charged in death of 4-year-old Rykelan - Syracuse.com
July 30, 2024: Father charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old son Rykelan Ross Brown - CNY Central
June 2024
June 3, 2024: Death of DeWitt child, 4, under investigation - Spectrum News 1
June 2, 2024: Onondaga County Sheriff’s investigating death of 4-year-old from DeWitt - localsyr.com