🚨 AFTER A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY DI-ED FOLLOWING HOURS OF ALLEGED ABUSE… THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS HAVE NOW LEARNED THEIR FATE
A twisted couple will spend decades in prison for the torture and murder of their 4-year-old adopted son, who was found malnourished and restrained with duct tape, face down in their North Carolina home.
Chiropractor Joseph Paul Wilson, 45, and his wife, Jodi Ann Wilson, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse-related charges on Wednesday in Surry County Superior Court over the death of Skyler Wilson, and were sentenced to between 32 and 40 years in prison, the Mount Airy News reported.
The evil pair subjected Skyler and his siblings to exorcisms at their home in Mount Airy, close to the Virginia border, using horrific disciplinary practices they had learned from books, according to the Surry County District Attorney’s Office.
On Jan. 5, 2023, Jodi wrapped Skyler in a bedsheet, using duct tape to restrain the young boy face down on the floor of the family’s home for several hours, according to the DA’s office.
Skyler Wilson died after he was allegedly abused and had exorcisms performed on him.FOX 8
Joseph bought the duct tape and Ace bandages earlier that day for the purpose of restraining the child, and didn’t intervene when he came home from work for lunch and saw Skyler tied up, as per the DA.
Jodi eventually released Skyer and messaged her husband a picture of the boy wrapped in a sheet, face down on the floor, and tied down with duct tape.
“Hurry home, I think I have hurt him,” she wrote, according to the statement.
Joseph Paul Wilson and his wife Jodi Ann Wilson have been jailed for murder.FOX 8
His adopted mother, Jodi Ann Wilson, was convicted of his murderSurry County Sheriffs Office/Fac
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Skyler was duct-taped to the floor and restrained with a bedsheet for hours.FOX 8
Joe Paul Wilson bought the duct tape and restraints to be used on Skyler.Surry County Sheriffs Office/Fac
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Joseph later called 911 and claimed Skyler was having a seizure, according to search warrants previously obtained by WGHP.
A woman believed to be Jodi is heard in the background saying, “It’s my fault,” the outlet previously reported.
Skyler died four days later on Jan. 9 after being removed from life support, with the cause of death being given as a hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of prolonged physical restraint, according to a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation statement.
When emergency responders arrived at the home, Skyler was found unresponsive.FOX 8
Complications related to starvation also contributed, with Skyler being malnourished, therefore less able to survive prolonged restraint, the DA’s office said.
During their investigation, authorities found wrist and ankle restraints at the home, while digital records retrieved from the couple’s devices and home surveillance footage provided evidence of abuse before Skyler’s death.
A former foster parent filed a report expressing concern for Skyler and his siblings about a month before the boy’s death in December 2022 with the Surry County Department of Social Services (DSS).
The Wilsons had discussed food restrictions and performing exorcisms on the children, the report alleged.
Following the investigation, the other children residing in the Wilson home were placed into DSS custody.
The DSS did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Both Wilsons received a sentence of 25 to 31 years for the murder charge, while Jodi was handed a consecutive 7 to nearly 9 and a half years for conspiracy to commit felony child abuse.
Joseph was also handed additional time for child abuse and conspiracy charges, but the exact figure was not reported.
SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2026/07/10/us-news/north-carolina-parents-murdered-adopted-son-restrained-him-with-duct-tape/?utm_source=facebook&sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawS-oiBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzeG9neDRUOUl0ZWtuR3dxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqs7F5WRhls4QwgzEm6-dCRjgIfYE18UrUgXxnsOGuXRNwKS03tjZ7gudmvA_aem_08F97Eh49-JiirNG4ijakQ