Cops Discover The Dismembered Body is Alive

Summary

Key Points

• A 911 call reporting a woman tied up in a basement of a house with a red door initiated a police investigation. 1:02
• Six hours after the initial investigation, a second informant reported a dead body in the same house, changing the nature of the investigation. 12:54
• This second informant identified the suspect as 'Blessed' and described disturbing photos of torture, claiming he had murdered a woman and forced her girlfriend to help clean up. 14:05
• Police returned to the house and, after Delante Geiger confessed to having someone inside, found the victim, Sheryl Cyrus, alive but severely injured inside a plastic tote box. 17:56
• The initial suspect, claiming to be a confidential informant (CI) working with Detective Smith, was uncooperative and demanded the officers leave, raising suspicion. 22:04
• Delante Geiger revealed he was recruited as a CI by Detective Larry Smith after being caught in a drug deal with Sheryl Cyrus, whom he believed had set him up. 22:04
• Geiger admitted to kidnapping Sheryl Cyrus, beating her, and holding her captive for days because he feared she would expose his work as a CI to the streets. 28:02
• Evidence, including phone records and witness sightings, also implicated Delante Geiger's girlfriend, Corinna Atkinson, in the events. 28:14
• The man, later identified as Delante Edmond Geiger, claimed the initial report was made by a 'crackhead' and that he was working on a major drug bust. 31:10
• Delante Edmond Geiger pleaded guilty to kidnapping, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, and a weapons charge, receiving a sentence of 16 to 20 years. 31:10