AJ Hadsell’s stepfather continues to maintain his innocence while serving life in prison for her murder
Norfolk Sheriff’s Office
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Norfolk Sheriff’s Office
Wesley Hadsell and Angelica Hadsell
It was supposed to be a relaxing spring break at home from her first year at college, but the break from school turned into a tragedy for Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, who was kidnapped and poisoned by one of the people closest to her in 2015.
The 18-year-old girl was missing from her family’s Norfolk, Va., home for weeks before police eventually found her body disposed of in a ditch. She had been seemingly poisoned intentionally with a heroin overdose.
Investigators soon turned their attention to her stepfather, Wesley Hadsell, who PEOPLE previously reported had a criminal history including convictions for bank robbery, breaking and entering and burglary…