It’s called Saranac Playground, and when the weather is nice it becomes a magnet for the children who live on the east side of Cleveland.
But in recent days, this small patch of green has been visited by a stream of mourners seeking to pay their respects to two little girls who were found there stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves.
In the days since the bodies of 8-year-old Mila Chatman and her half-sibling, 10-year-old Amor Wilson, were found on Monday, a shrine of stuffed animals and flowers has grown.
So has the mystery surrounding their deaths.
Their mother, 28-year-old Aliyah Henderson, has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder.
During her first court appearance on Friday in Cleveland Municipal Court, she was not asked about the tragedy that has landed her in handcuffs, shocked her hometown and drawn national attention.
Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Johnson set Henderson’s bond at $2 million, citing
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