Susan Mayo disappeared from Wilmer, Alabama in June 2017, but it was more than a week before anyone reported her missing (via Nola.com). As the investigation gathered leads, they began to suspect that one of her children, Nathaniel Sebastian, had a hand in it. With enough evidence to obtain a search warrant, police arrived at Mayo’s home in September 2017 and focused their search on the front porch of the house. Before any exploring could be started, Sebastian abruptly offered a confession to the officers. “Okay, my mama’s under the front porch. Y’all got me.” After five hours of digging under the porch, investigators unearthed a large barrel. Inside it was a decaying human body, later identified as Mayo.
Sebastian was placed under arrest for murder. WKRG 5 News reports that it was later revealed that Sebastian had a heated argument with his mother and he shot her. After the killing, Sebastian laid down to take a nap. Upon waking, the unhinged man approached his mother’s body and punched it in the face several times.
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The prosecutor also charged Mayo’s mother with hindering the prosecution. They alleged that she took the murder weapon and gave it to Sebastian’s brother for disposal. Sebastian’s brother was thought to not know about the crime. When questioning Sebastian about his mother’s death, the man offered up a bizarre influence for his crime.
