It's been three months since a boy was found dead inside a suitcase in Washington County, Indiana, and Yvonne Casey wants answers.
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3 months after boy found in suitcase in Indiana, hard questions remain
It's been three months since a boy was found dead inside a suitcase in Washington County, Indiana, and Yvonne Casey wants answers.
Casey, who organized a vigil for the for the boy, who is believed to have been around 5 years old.
"I just feel that we need to know who he is and where he comes from and to get some closure for him," Casey said.
Stuffed animals, toys and flowers are adorn the grave for the child in Salem, Indiana, who still hasn't been identified. The tombstone reads, "In loving memory of a beloved little boy known but to God."
"He came from somewhere and he ended up in a suitcase in the woods," said Janet Irk, Casey's mother who also organized a vigil. "I don't even have a word for what that is."
But to date, that child's identity remains a mystery.
"Like in any investigation, our detectives are very active looking at every angle they can," explained Sgt. Carey Huls with the Indiana State Police. "We're still looking for some of those answers, as far as if somebody has information about a possible -- this child could be this person they haven't seen for awhile, to give us that call."
Police say they've checked the national database for missing children, but so far, there have been no matches to the black child believed to be 5 years old.
"Most of those tips, again, as it was early on, were related to a missing child from Virginia which we've already said -- Codi Bigsby, a very tragic case where he's still missing -- it's been shown and we've said publicly that it's not Codi Bigsby, but that's still the number one call that comes in," Sgt. Huls said.
"We will not be quiet until eventually we get answers," Irk said. "The case doesn't go cold and we've got a better chance."
"We're glad that the community has come together to support us and to stand behind this child and bring justice for him," Sgt. Huls said.