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CO SEBASTIAN CASTRO: Missing from Eagle, CO - 5 June 2020 - Age 3 *Found Deceased*

Something struck me in this article. The boy went missing Friday night. His articles were found in the river on Sunday. I don't understand that. I thought this river was somewhat raging and is a river. Do they mean the river bank? Wouldn't they have went downstream by Sunday? They said the river was at its peak (in another article) last Tuesday and they don't want citizens searching near the river as it is still dangerous...
 
I find it so sad that these horrible things keep happening to children with disabilities, specifically non-verbal autism lately. From experience, most parents of children who have disabilities are hyper vigilant. For example my friend has a 4 year old with a diagnosed mental disorder and she has cameras all over her house, locks at the top of every door and a GPS tag (looks like a plastic coin kind of) that she attaches to her clothes. She has other protocols in place too.
It just makes me frustrated that these children are managing to get out.

Also a lot of cities have help available for these parents if they look for it.
I agree, but do also realize that many can't afford those luxuries BUT they can at least attempt things to deter this that cost nothing to nearly nothing. What I would like to know is when the caregiver last checked on him before he was reported missing and/or the last time anybody else laid eyes on him besides the caregiver.
 
Something struck me in this article. The boy went missing Friday night. His articles were found in the river on Sunday. I don't understand that. I thought this river was somewhat raging and is a river. Do they mean the river bank? Wouldn't they have went downstream by Sunday? They said the river was at its peak (in another article) last Tuesday and they don't want citizens searching near the river as it is still dangerous...
I would like more info on that, too. The river could have receded enough by then to see it then if it was near the bank. The phone could be heavy enough that the current didn't take it downstream or not very far and they could just now see it.
 
I agree, but do also realize that many can't afford those luxuries BUT they can at least attempt things to deter this that cost nothing to nearly nothing. What I would like to know is when the caregiver last checked on him before he was reported missing and/or the last time anybody else laid eyes on him besides the caregiver.
Yes there are many things that are inexpensive that would help. One can get a motion alarm for under $20.00, nowadays probably under $10 (I have bought one in my lifetime, battery, no need to wire, etc., all sorts of things. I agree, I want to know if he was allowed to go out, vanished while someone was with him who didn't pay attention for a moment or two or if he got out. Very silent it is on all of that.
 
I would like more info on that, too. The river could have receded enough by then to see it then if it was near the bank. The phone could be heavy enough that the current didn't take it downstream or not very far and they could just now see it.
Yah, the word there is could. Both items though? I guess it is possible. It also could be early media where facts are often not 100 percent correct in almost all cases, perhaps it was the river bank.
 
Just a thought, it certainly is not their fault but when I looked at the layout of this apartment complex, and the river on the side of the playground, I thought why not fence it? Especially with liability these days? Don't get me wrong, it is nicer to have an open space for sure if you have to live in a complex but a resident can be given a key to a secure gate, etc. A child this age should still be watched especially with autism and non-verbal, don't get me wrong, but we don't know the facts there yet. A few years ago, my complex fenced and gated the pool. Not for safety but because neighboring kids were using it from other complexes without pools. They added a locked gate. Now don't get me wrong, I don't like it because now one can't go from the pool area to the picnic tables or watch your kids from the shade, if something was wrong you would have to run inside with a key and go to the pool to save a child even though right in your sight and close. Residents don't have keys to the gate, only management does. Probably because they figure residents could still let other kids in or kids let their friends in? I don't know. I don't like what they did here BUT in this case, in the pics of this complex, that would be easy to do without hurting a thing or obstructing any view the way it looks and give residents a key. A stranger could not come in easily and most kids, especially a 3 year old, could not climb the fence and get out easily. Again, it in no way dissolves a parents' responsibility or a caretaker's but it would be a simple thing to do. On the other hand, depending on what happened here, it may have made no difference at all. Just thoughts.
 
Just a thought, it certainly is not their fault but when I looked at the layout of this apartment complex, and the river on the side of the playground, I thought why not fence it? Especially with liability these days? Don't get me wrong, it is nicer to have an open space for sure if you have to live in a complex but a resident can be given a key to a secure gate, etc. A child this age should still be watched especially with autism and non-verbal, don't get me wrong, but we don't know the facts there yet. A few years ago, my complex fenced and gated the pool. Not for safety but because neighboring kids were using it from other complexes without pools. They added a locked gate. Now don't get me wrong, I don't like it because now one can't go from the pool area to the picnic tables or watch your kids from the shade, if something was wrong you would have to run inside with a key and go to the pool to save a child even though right in your sight and close. Residents don't have keys to the gate, only management does. Probably because they figure residents could still let other kids in or kids let their friends in? I don't know. I don't like what they did here BUT in this case, in the pics of this complex, that would be easy to do without hurting a thing or obstructing any view the way it looks and give residents a key. A stranger could not come in easily and most kids, especially a 3 year old, could not climb the fence and get out easily. Again, it in no way dissolves a parents' responsibility or a caretaker's but it would be a simple thing to do. On the other hand, depending on what happened here, it may have made no difference at all. Just thoughts.
They probably assume parent should be actually watching their kids at the playground. None of the complex playgrounds around me are fenced that I am aware of. Pools are a different matter. They have to be fenced here.
 
They probably assume parent should be actually watching their kids at the playground. None of the complex playgrounds around me are fenced that I am aware of. Pools are a different matter. They have to be fenced here.

The thing is though, in years of working in insurance claims, a 2 year old child can wander down a rural road, not watched by a parent, enter the yard, drown in their pool or be bitten by an outdoor dog the child approaches who is tied with a long lead to a dog house, a dog that has never bitten before but a toddler got in their face, surprised them or near their food bowl. The dog has to be put down. Done deal. I feel terrible for any child as well and worse for the child but this is not the homeowner's fault. There is a law in that state about parent responsibility and in that case it should be probably 90/10, what I just mentioned so no pay out. But the child is scarred or worse, the possibly very irresponsible and negligent parents sue the home owner and their homeowners insurance company and while they likely wouldn't win (the parents of the child) if it went all the way to trial necessarily, the big insurance company will offer a settlement or nuisance settlement to end the case as defending it with defense attorneys on an hourly basis for a big company (especially if they exist in all states, etc.) for what could be years is cheaper. They simply cut their losses and keep them low if possible. l I saw it soooo many times it made me ill. What did the homeowner do wrong? NOTHING. What did the parents do wrong? In some cases plenty, in others, nothing, the child just disappeared the moment a back was turned for one second and took off. For that reason, if I owned an apartment complex, oh yeah, I would make sure of some of these things. Even worse, let's say this child is found in the river and there was no foul play. Say the parent decides to sue the apartment complex, that parent will easily find an attorney who knows that he/she can take an easy 1/3 minimum of a nuisance settlement or low settlement to get rid of the case and never do a day's work. Oh boy, I seem to be on a chatty day... I don't even know what happened here but if I were that complex owner, I would fence between a playground and a nearby river for these reasons. Oh and let's add then the insurance company drops you, etc. because you had a claim/suit filed against you when you did nothing wrong. The almighty dollar...
 
No news. I keep checking today. This is getting on 72 hours for this child from the night reported missing. One of the articles said there was some bad weather after he went missing as well. And he is 3 and non-verbal. I can't get it off my mind. I thought he would be found by now, or hoped. Not that anything looked good from almost the start of hearing it with items in the river. :( 🙏
 
This clarifies that the clothing item found in the river was Sebastian's shoe. :( Unfortunately this looks like another drowning case. What's that now...4 kiddos in the past week? (Just on CW, I've seen at least 3-4 more that haven't been posted.)


 
This clarifies that the clothing item found in the river was Sebastian's shoe. :( Unfortunately this looks like another drowning case. What's that now...4 kiddos in the past week? (Just on CW, I've seen at least 3-4 more that haven't been posted.)


A shoe. I can see that coming off in a river. I wondered like if it was a shirt, that would be harder to explain. The items could be planted but just as likely the child was alone and drowned. Many cases, I agree. There was the autistic boy the mother pushed the boy in the water to drown--TWICE. There were the two children where the mother was arrested because they were toddlers and went missing and drowned and were found well down river. Arrests in both of those cases. Very quiet here on the circumstances though. I don't see how they can even be sure an abductor didn't do this but maybe they know from footage or footprints, etc. In the two child case, they released footage of the children near the river after a day or two... Alone near the river. Of course in that case, the mother was allegedly not even supposed to have the children. A number of drownings as you say, and a number of autistic children too lately. Tragic.
 
Very few updates the last two days on this case. Nothing about searches, no updates at the end of the day, nothing. Everything I can find has already been heard.
 
The last thing I can find on this case after a quick search is the article from yesterday above. This case is strangely quiet, imo.
 
Posters have been created and are being installed at put in/take out locations along the Eagle River.

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Posters have been created and are being installed at put in/take out locations along the Eagle River.

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I would like to know how they are sure he went into the river. With the other two children recently, they had video of them alone headed that way and the bodies were found. I am not accusing anyone and see no reason in this case to do so, I want to make that clear, but with all of the intentional deaths lately of children, some autistic, the thought crosses the mind as does an abductor too if out alone at that hour. I just think if they have video or some proof, it would be good to share it so the public knows and there is no question. I am sure the parents are likely devastated. I get they found items in the river; however, Suzanne Morphew allegedly went on a bike ride and most now believe she did not. I think if they are positive it would be good to show why for the parents' sake. I mean even an abductor could have thrown items in the river to throw things off. Someone at the apartment complex for instance. If they have no such proof, then they should still be looking everywhere, dumpsters (sadly with an abductor), etc. Asking for video and what not. For some reason, the phrase the phone he "used to use" bothers me, not a phone he currently used. This case was too quiet right from the start for a missing child imo. Very few articles and still that way. Prayers this child is found and prayers for his parents.
 
I mean...the most logical and most likely scenario is that he ended up in the river. A young child, alone, with autism, and items he was carrying and that were on his person were found in the river.
Yes, other scenarios are possible. At the same Eagle County PIO link I posted above it states " Authorities continue to investigate all leads that may help them locate the missing 3-year-old boy."
They're looking into everything. But focusing on the most likely scenario.
 

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