Cleveland Suitcase Murders: Mother Charged as Father Speaks Out Saying 'I Feel Useless'

A community was left in shock when the bodies of two juvenile girls were discovered stuffed in separate suitcases in East 162nd in Midland on Monday, 2 March.

​On Thursday, an Ohio mother was arrested in connection to the deaths of the two girls, according to reports. 28-year-old Aliyah Henderson, mother of the two girls, is facing two charges of aggravated murder in the deaths of Mila Chatman, 8, and Amor Wilson, 10, the police confirmed.

DNA testing was instrumental in the identification of the victims, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. The cause of death has yet to be determined.​

The Discovery of the Bodies

​The girls' bodies were discovered when Donald Johnson was walking his dog and stumbled upon a suitcase, which was buried in a shallow grave. When Johnson went to investigate and unzipped the suitcase, he discovered a girl's severed head.

​The police were called, and upon further investigation of the area, they were also able to locate another suitcase nearby, which also contained another girl's body. An investigation quickly followed, and the police immediately urged the public to come forward with any information.

​A day after the victims were identified, Amor Wilson's father, who requested to remain anonymous for safety reasons, spoke up about his daughter's tragic death. Amid his grief over the loss of his daughter, he said, 'I just feel useless. I couldn't save my daughter,' he told Fox 8, describing how the tragic incident has turned his life around.​

Grieving Fathers Speak Out: 'It's Horrible'

The grief-stricken father wanted to put it out there how he had fought for his daughters for years, as her mother had kept her from him. 'When it was something so simple. Just give me her. You're feeling stressed, give me her,' he told the media outlet.

​He said, 'I've been trying to get her for six years. You've been ducking me. You told me I was too family-oriented. That's why you ain't giving my daughter. Been tried, tried, tried. Then talked to CPS numerous occasions.'

​During the investigation, though Amor Wilson's father shared that he provided a DNA sample to the authorities to help identify the victims, he said he felt in his 'heart of hearts' that one of the girls was his daughter. He also shared that the other victim's father had also struggled to gain custody of the child.

​In his statement, he said, 'We both was in a position where we couldn't get her because (the mother) always left. She was always leaving.' While dealing with grief, he is now awaiting details to be provided by the police.

​He said, 'I don't know how long she's been gone, how long she's been dead. I don't know how long she's been missing, but it could have been prevented.' He shared that he had always felt 'iced out' from his daughter's life, saying he had only been reached out to for child support, with his custody requests getting denied.

​According to him, CPS refused to intervene since the girls were under a roof and had their own beds. He has not seen Mila since four years ago.

DeShaun Chatman told The Associated Press that he was informed by the police about his daughter, Mila's death on Wednesday, 4 March. He said he had been seeking custody of Mila for the past six years, and that he had searched for Mila through a child welfare agency but could not find out where she was.

​Chatman said, 'It's very much horrible,' also stating that he felt 'useless' as he could not save his baby. 'Mila was happy-go-lucky, always smiling. Her favourite color was pink – she swore that she was a princess. She was always happy. She was a kid's kid,' per Fox News.