42-year-old Don Steven McDougal has been charged with capital murder in connection with the Audrii Cunningham case. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports that McDougal was a family friend of the Cunningham’s and that he provided information to sheriffs while in custody for assault charges in an unrelated case.
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#AudriiCunningham #Murder #Texas
Demons exist.
looks like a prisoner
And we found out that on the day that she was missing she was dead
😢
What a good friend, I don’t trust my best friend or family around my kids.
Who put that sheriff in charge? He can’t even talk. Another black man hired due to race. What a disgrace.
Sheriffs are elected
Don’t say much about his district
But when biden does it’s okay???
Sad
Is his official name Donald?
We live in sad times
Evil demon. I hope he never leaves prison
That’s horrible, prayers to that Little baby, stop letting people watch your kids everyone only grandparents and professionals.
Wait till he gets in prison.👍
Father has to live with letting this murderer take his daughter
Father’s friend!! Not her mother, her mother tried warning about him
Get your facts right
Beware of family friends.
Where was the mother?
Rest in peace 🙏 baby angel. Parents be vigil who is around your children.
RIP Sweetheart.
🤢 this is disgusting
” Bubba” is waiting for him in prison.
First, my condolences to the family, because I know their pain all too well. Second, in many murder cases, the offender has some type of relationship or knowledge of the victim. Third, obviously, he is NOT a family friend if he committed such a heinous criminal act. Last, rest in peace little angel, the legitimate law enforcement will prosecute.
How did she die?
There is no 2nd chance in my book for child molestation.
Her parent’s alertness and protection were her only hope because he started fantasizing and grooming her on day one. They didn’t see it?
Like them cockroaches like to say on other posts ..usual suspect
No. Say it isn’t so. I can’t grasp this.
‘Family friend.’ The guy with the swastika tattoo on his left shoulder. What a great set of parents.
I have no sympathy for parents who don’t protect their children. He should have never been on the property let alone be left alone with her. Her family failed her.
It’s crazy I was up gaming when the amber alert hit , but this one was different there were no descriptions for suspects or vehicles I had a bad feeling about it and by Sunday the news came out
My daughter was on a plane going to Dallas last Thursday. When the plane landed, everyone’s phones all together issued the Amber alert. I’m so sad that this must have been the child involved and now she’s dead. And this jackal is the last thing she saw.
USUAL SUSPECTS!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, men
This is so sad may god rest her soul 🕊️🕊️
Riiight..
FACTS THAT THE MEDIA WON’T TELL YOU: THE FAMILY ARE RACISTS. THAT’S WHY THE FATHER BEFRIENDED THE KILLER. BECAUSE HE IS A NEONAZI. HE HAS SEVERAL TATTOOS WITH SWASTIKAS ON HIM IN ONE OF HIS MUGSHOTS. BUT THEY WON’T SHOW YOU THAT MUGSHOT. FORTUNATELY YOU CAN GOOGLE HIS MUGSHOT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
Audrii looks just like Summer. And please don’t prejudge Mr. McDougal until the investigation has been completed. Lots of people have tattoos.
May they make him especially “ welcome” in prison! Monsters like him deserve no mercy! Why weren’t the neighbors warned? A little girl is dead because someone didn’t follow through. People who hurt children should never be let out of jail!
Come on parents!! Do better!! They let this poor little girl be alone with this monster!!
Imagine what she went though, that must have been absolutely horrifying. Rest in peace Audrii, and prayers for the family.
Heart Break..
No doubt this monster was hurting this child way before this happened
There’s no way these parents didn’t know about this guy’s history
I don’t trust the parents. If someone is a “family friend” you know who are as a person and know some of their history. I hope the parents get charged with negligence for having this predator near their child, let alone be alone with her.
Why are so many people offering thoughts and prayers to this family?
We will never be safe..
Beware and stay vigilant on any male family friends around your children, sadly this has happen too many times.
Looks like he’s been grooming her for awhile. The parents are either idiots or just plain dumb.
The worst kinds of people to exist
The usual suspects.
America we have a problem 🤷♂️
There are so many people that need to answer to this God awful tragedy. That poor child had no one looking after her welfare. RIP little angel. Audrii God has you now❣️🙏
Usual suspect
If a grown man shows special interest or volunteers to do favors for you that involves being alone with your child parents please don’t allow it. It’s not normal for a grown man who’s not her dad to want to take her to school.
That’s so sad 😂😂😂
Thank Goodness TX has the death penalty 🤬! 🙄🤦 What were the parents thinking letting this career criminal around their daughter and leaving her alone with him 🙄 Poor Girl 😥 May she RIP 🙏
Ok..
Poor family! Are you kidding. Poor little girl who allowed that think to live in their backyard: she didn’t stand a chance of reaching adulthood: give me a break
Death penalty case
What do y’all mean “Shame on the parents”!;?! They thought he was trustworthy and may have been unaware that he had a record like that. Sooooo. Before you judge the parents just think about how many times you have needed help with your child and was desperate.
That guy was a friend?he looks very scary
Audrii’s POS father was the one that allowed McDougal in her life. He’s as much to blame.
There’s just so much evil in the world
That’s no friend ..how do u let just a friend walk her babysit her I bet u anything he touch her inappropriate and Audrey was going to say something but she never had the chance the parents are to blame big I don’t even let just anyone even watch my cats no less a child.
God bless this child. Death penalty possible?
The sheriff is like a cartoon charachter 😀
Death penalty
It’s not rocket science.
💐🕊
Poor girl. She was definitely R’d and killed. Rest in peace
Another parent that should be facing charges for neglect. RIP precious little girl ❤
They just can’t be trusted around kids, even the FBI knows this.
Family friend? I don’t care if he is my brother or anyone else, I would never trust a guy who has committed a crime or looks like a freak.
I would never leave my child to a friend… never…
Id rather be paranoid
RIP angel!!! Lock this digusting monster up for life without parole or else he will hurt someone else. This family needs justice. I pray they heal.
The parents of that child didn’t really love that child at all they just wanted other people to raise the child for them and look what happened disgusting
He got pus
These tragedies turn into reality show entertainment for lots of people. People start thinking that reality is unreal.
«Я не хочу иметь детей. Никогда»
Лоле 33 года. Еще в ранней юности она осознала, что не хочет иметь детей. Обдуманное и взвешенное решение вызывает массу вопросов и критики в ее адрес.
Zebras don’t change their stripes. Any punk that tries to downplay their transgressions by saying it happened XX years ago is still a punk. The repented know they shouldn’t be seen or heard from ever again.
What else could you expect from a MAGA hat-wearing creep?
Why would you alllw your child to be around someone convicted of child enticement????
Someone needs to investigate her parents!
Stupid Parents 😢
Disgusting
He drives her to school and has a criminal history what was his parents thinking… in Texas or Houston child abduction pop up almost every single day
And this guy has a giant swastika tattoo.
😢
GET THE DAD Joshua Cunningham!!!!! He knew very well the type of individual that his buddy Don Steven McDougal was, let alone, he left the poor girl in his hands. At the very least, Joshua Cunningham is guilty of parental negligence and that is a cause of Audrii’s death as well.
Yet society STILL discredits women & children when we come forward and disclose!
Society will STILL Run to defend a perpetrator while punishing & blame shifting on victims!
Im not even sure what to say here not even close. So sorry…
He looks like a serial killer 🤬
He was convicted of already luring a child and this family let him drive her to school etc???🤬
Why the family let somebody like that live around there property and let their kids he take it to school. I would never trust him. What’s wrong with them?
The school did not alert the parents that she did not go to school that day!! Shame on them!!!
Kind of things that make think there is no God or he is a do nothing mo fo . .
Two words for this man …. Prison Karma
MAGA is the worst, they think they have the right to do anything they want. We warned you about MAGA, now they come for what you care about and finally got your attention. Poor child, surrounded by predators.
What were the parents thinking. They are as guilty as him for not protecting their child.
Why isnt this considered white-on-white crime?? Amd why isn’t it talked about the same way “black-on-black” crime is??
Because saying black on black dehumanizes us. The goal is always to dehumanize us.
People’s should know by now a male family friend should not be involved with anything concerning our kids.. Period!!!! Again total irresponsibility from parents. Yes, these days 2024 we are no longer able to trust people with our children unfortunately… its a sad world where monsters are simply amongst us.
Sounds like poor judgment to allow that man around your children