Missing 3-week-old Palmdale boy presumed dead; deputies searching for remains
Three-week-old Baki Dewees has been missing since May 3, since his parents left with him from Palmdale.
Missing 3-week-old Palmdale boy presumed dead; deputies searching for remains
A three-week-old Palmdale boy who has been missing for more than a week is presumed dead, after his parents left the state without him. Authorities tell FOX 11 that they are searching for the boy's remains in the Antelope Valley Landfill.The baby, Baki Dewees, was reported missing on May 3, after leaving a Palmdale home with his parents.
"I can't even cry anymore, said Sophia Paulo, the baby's grandmother. "I've been crying so much, I feel numb."
FOX 11 has confirmed that the baby's father, Yuseff Dewess, and mother have been arrested for unrelated charges in Utah.
Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it's treating Baki Dewees' case as a death investigation. But his remains still have not been found.
The baby's family said his parents left last week without raising suspicion.
"They just left like normal," said Paulo. "It was a normal day. There was nothing out of the blue."
Brad Parke, Paulo's longtime boyfriend, said he was also home when the couple left Palmdale. He said they didn't say anything unusual.
"He didn't say nothing," said Parke. "They were here. They went to the Greyhound [and when he got to the bus station], he didn't have the baby with him. That's facts."
Despite deputies saying they are searching for the young boy's remains, family members are holding out hope that the baby is safe.
Detectives Investigate Death of Baby; Landfill Searched - MyNewsLA.com
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives conducted a search of the Antelope Valley landfill Tuesday in hopes of finding the remains of a missing 3-week-old baby. Details on the case were slim, but sheriff’s officials said deputies initially responded to the 2300 block of Carolyn Drive in Palmdale...
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Detectives Investigate Death of Baby; Landfill Searched
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives conducted a search of the Antelope Valley landfill Tuesday in hopes of finding the remains of a missing 3-week-old baby.Details on the case were slim, but sheriff’s officials said deputies initially responded to the 2300 block of Carolyn Drive in Palmdale on a report of a missing child. But the case quickly turned into a death investigation, and a search began for the “remains of the infant,” sheriff’s officials said.
ABC7 reported the infant is 3-week old Baki Dewees, who has been missing since May 3 and was last seen with his father, 24-year-old Yusuf Dewees. Family members told the station Dewees is in custody in Utah on an unrelated matter. The child’s mother is also in custody in Utah, the station reported.
Sheriff’s officials did not provide any additional information or indicate what led investigators to the landfill.
MEDIA - BAKI DEWEES: Missing from Palmdale, CA - 3 May 2024 - Age 3 weeks
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