ROBERT BEE: 13-year-old missing and murdered in Pekin, IL in Nov 2016, found July 2017 *ARREST*

His disappearance and death tha gripped an entire community. Robert Bee Junior ran from a truancy officer last November. The search for the teenage boy coming to a screeching halt on a hot July day when his skeletal remains were found. But what happened to him remains a mystery.

WMBD SPECIAL INVESTIGATION PART I: What happened to Robert Bee Junior?

His disappearance and death tha gripped an entire community. Robert Bee Junior ran from a truancy officer last November. The search for the teenage boy coming to a screeching halt on a hot July day…

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Is she still following cases? She did such a great job on this one.

No, it looks like she hasn't done much since 2022.
I agree, she did a great job on the cases she covered. Especially for Bonzai.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Suspect accused in death of Robert Bee Jr. pleads not guilty

A man charged in the death and concealment of a 13-year-old Pekin boy has pleaded not guilty.

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Suspect accused in death of Robert Bee Jr. pleads not guilty​

A suspect charged in the death and concealment of a 13-year-old Pekin boy has pleaded not guilty.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Pekin boy’s accused killer appears for short court hearing

During the hearing, Keith Brackett, 48, was assigned a new court date to give his lawyer more time to review the case.

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Pekin boy’s accused killer appears for short court hearing​

The suspect accused of murdering 13-year-old Robert Bee of Pekin a decade ago made a brief appearance Monday in Tazewell County Court.

During the hearing, Keith Brackett, 48, was assigned a new court date to give his lawyer more time to review the case.


Monday, Brackett’s public defender asked for more time to look over the case after the state presented thousands of pages of documents.

Brackett was arrested April 8 of this year and pleaded not guilty to the charges that include first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death.

Brackett’s next court hearing is scheduled for July 16.

 

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https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/courts/2026/07/16/keith-brackett-robert-bee-murder-case-hearing-delayed-in-pekin/90936746007/

Court hearing in Robert Bee murder case pushed back until September​

A review hearing for a person accused of killing a 13-year-old boy in 2016 has been pushed to September after both prosecutors and her attorneys agreed to continue the hearing.

A hearing had been set for Thursday to review Brackett's case, but both parties agreed to push the hearing back until September 17 at 9 a.m.

 

[noZme]

Justice for Robert! Time to take this to court.

 

[Guess Who]

Justice for Robert! Time to take this to court.

Way past time .