Mother of missing baby tells activist the child died and she disposed of the body
D.C. police said Wednesday they are continuing to search for a 2-month-old who went missing last week and are investigating a claim by the mother that her baby died and she threw his body in an outdoor trash bin.
That statement — made to an activist handing out missing person fliers at the mother’s apartment complex in Northeast Washington and broadcast on Facebook Live — led police to search a landfill outside Richmond, 120 miles south of the District.
Police said that search for Kyon Jones has so far come up empty.
According to the video, posted on Henderson’s Facebook page, the mother said she fell asleep with Kyon on top of her. She said she rolled over and woke to find him not breathing.
In a soft voice that often wavered, the mother said she left Kyon on her bed and went outside, where she encountered a woman who she said asked about the infant. That woman was not identified. She went back inside and Kyon still wasn’t breathing.
“I panicked,” the mother said. “I got a blanket and a car seat and I wrapped him up and took it outside and disposed of it in the trash. And that’s what happened.”
Asked why she didn’t call police or paramedics for help, she said, “It was just fear.”
Police said they are unable to verify or refute the account and might never be able to until they find Kyon or his body.