in this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: For one college sophomore, a party in February 2014 would be his last.
Pravin Varughese was a student at Southern Illinois University and attended an off-campus party February 12, 2014. That night, he got into 22-year-old Gaege Bethune’s car and was never seen alive again.
Pravin’s cousin later reported him missing in Carbondale, Illinois, where the college was located, and his parents came into town to search for their son.
Gaege spoke with police and told them he was the last person to see Pravin alive. He also admitted the two got into a scuffle and he punched Pravin in the face. On February 18, 2014, police discovered Pravin’s body in the woods. It appeared as if he had been beaten.
One coroner said Pravin did not suffer any type of trauma and foul play was not suspected. His family called for a second autopsy, which provided nearly opposite results. It said he suffered 22 injuries and suffered “significant blunt force trauma to the head.”
Gaege was charged with first-degree murder in July 2017 and convicted of murder with aggravated battery in June 2018. He was acquitted on a charge of murder with robbery.
But just when Pravin’s family was about to feel like justice was served, they were dealt a shocking blow. The day of Gaege’s sentencing hearing, the judge threw out his conviction due to wording in the indictment. Prosecutors said they would retry the case, but in January 2019, charges against him were officially dropped.
Pravin’s mother, however, continues to fight for justice for her son.
Now, let’s look back at the case of a promising student whose death and his suspected killer’s trial left us with more questions than answers.
THE WHITE KID WINS
What I think happened is this kid robbed him
A fake autopsy ……is this America or middle-east ?
When is the retrial ?
That man hasn't seen justice because he's brown skinned.. PERIOD, POINT BLANK‼️‼️ White-Privileged & common sense solve this case EASILY.. put the facts together, a dead body was found right where the white boy runs up out from the side of the road as the cop pulls up‼️‼️
It's a slap in the face of justice that a jury literally found the guy guilty but the judge is letting a murderer walk free for no good reason because "confusing wording." And the first autopsy? Very suspicious. Rest in peace Pravin. This is really bothersome.
It’s racism that’s all it is
Makes you wonder: who are those coroner police deartment and who supervise that kind of cases. My opin8on…fbi should get involved imidiatelly in that kind of cases.
The killer wants to throw shade by starting with the victim was trying to get drugs. That has nothing to do with why he beat him to death!
Sounds like the killer has ties to individuals with some pull in the justice system.
Maybe it is time for a different type of justice
No wonder Kanye goes by ye now
Omg just if that officer did his job and look in the goods this beautiful kid will be still alive 😢
racist police …sorry for his family.. they are good people!
So sad ! My heart goes to his family.😢RIP
SIU-Carbondale is a known 🎉 school! Lotsa crazy things happen
Evil people everywhere ,
So sad , hope they find justice , who ever did that hope he rots in hell , the mother's so strong cant imagine what the family going through ,
Scream killer v2???
So called bs autopsy experts. How can anyone get it so wrong and if they are that wrong should be fired. It’s sick.
The mother had a very strong spiritual/psychic connection to his son. Not severed by death. Goosebumps
The killer is already getting karma even if his trial is not over yet.
White kid and his privileged family in a white State🤦♂️
The PRIVILEGE of it all!!!!
Who cares
in my opinion its not unsolved, we all know that stupid asshole beat him to death and left him for dead.
Its very obvious…he is not white and the perpetrator is magically WHITE and local and he looks like his the one using drugs….that "brat"…not raised good by his parents….God is watching ….
The perpetrator could’ve been on drugs and attacked him
All my thoughts & prayers to Pravin’s Mom 🙏🏼 She has tirelessly moved her son’s death forward, only to be let down 💔 I understand the Prosecutors get only one chance to get a conviction but I felt they had enough circumstantial evidence that puts Gaege as the reason Pravin lost his life 🙏🏼 I do understand how it couldn’t be seen first degree murder but even his own words puts him where he dropped & most likely fought Pravin to run in the woods like he did… watching the night the police officer stopped behind Gaege’s vehicle to see why he was pulled over, watching him flash his flashlight towards the woods; if Gaege had only said the whole truth, maybe Pravin would’ve been found that night & been saved 😔 I will always believe Gaege was responsible, he could’ve & should’ve told police but he’ll have to live with that the rest of his life ~
Don’t fuck with a mama bear. Most dangerous thing on our planet.
So many young people coming up gone.
Because the truth about Marilou Danley being funded by Hillary Clinton while she groomed and coordinated Stephen Paddock and other terrorists and attacks and the truth about Stephone Potts attacking the lady in the Jackson NJ gas station while Lawrence Shawn Hutton, also funded by Hillary, groomed him to be racist and coordinated his attacks with others, I have to ask, was it the DOJ that set this off and orchestrated it and was it coordinated with others? Yeah, let a mouth open and explain what I'm speaking of or better still try to deny with the fact Ali dropped dead in investigations I speak of as well as Mark Middleton.
He told the cops it was a black man trying to rob him and he ran off in the woods……likely story
Police and coroner's are trying to cover up and should be prosecuted and fired. Assholes does not know what they are doing.
O Carbondale so dog on crooked
I remember this case his mom never give up
LE seems as if they just don't care.