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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Missing Jayden Spicer's mum begged for help before being charged with his death
Felicia Gross has now been arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident after son Jayden's body was found A mother who publicly begged for help when her 10-year-old son went missing has been charged after his body was found in a shallow grave. Police say young Jayden Spicer's remains were found six days after he was reported missing from Kentucky in the USA. His mum 33-year-old Felicia Gross has now been arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident, trooper Matt Gayheart told reporters. The mum had earlier provided a handwritten statement to the media begging for help, which investigators believe was written when she already knew what had happened to the boy. It comes after boy, 5, is murdered by kidnappers because his mum couldn't pay £39 ransom. Fox 56 reported the contents of the mum's note. She wrote: 'We love Jayden and we want him safe at home please if anybody see [sic] my son Jayden Spicer please report it to the Jackson police department. Thank you we love him very much please do the right thing call the police please pray for us and my son Jayden thank you.' Police were initially told that Jayden went to bed but couldn't be found the next morning, according to WKYT. Jayden was reported missing last Wednesday, and was believed to have been wearing blue Sonic the Hedgehog pyjamas when he vanished overnight. The disappearance sparked days of searching in the area around the boy's home until investigators received a tip off that led them to Jayden's body, police said. Jayden's remains were found in a "heavily wooded area" of rural Breathitt County, Kentucky, on Tuesday afternoon following a tip off on Monday night. Jayden's body was found at around 3pm local time, buried in a remote area around 19 miles from his home. The boy's remains were sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for post mortem exam. Mr Gayheart said no additional information is being released at this time as police continue to investigate. "While this is not the outcome that we had hoped for, we certainly are grateful that we were able to bring him out of the woods today," said Miranda King, commonwealth's attorney in a media briefing. Mr Gayheart added: "This incident has now transitioned from a missing persons investigation to an active and ongoing criminal investigation. "With that, we must advise that specific details regarding this investigation cannot be released at this time. It is our top priority to protect the integrity of this investigation to seek justice for Jayden." Gross, who previously served one year in jail for endangering the welfare of a minor, is being held at the Kentucky River Regional Jail, according to Lex 18.
New York Post
2 days ago
- New York Post
Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found in shallow grave
A mother who publicly begged for help when her 10-year-old son went missing has been charged after his body was found buried in a shallow grave, according to police. Jayden Spicer's remains were recovered in a 'heavily wooded area' of rural Breathitt County, Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon — six days after he was reported missing, according to Kentucky State Police. The boy's mom, 33-year-old Felicia Gross, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident, trooper Matt Gayheart told reporters. 4 Felicia Gross, the mom of a boy who was found dead, was arrested in connection with his death. Kentucky River Regional Jail 4 Jayden Spicer was found dead in a shallow grave after going missing. Kentucky State Police Gross had earlier provided a handwritten statement to the media begging for help — which investigators believe was penned when she already knew what had happened to the boy, Fox 56 reported. 'We love Jayden and we want him safe at home please if anybody see [sic] my son Jayden Spicer please report it to the Jackson police department,' the mom had scrawled last Thursday, five days before the bodyy was found. 'Thank you we love him very much please do the right thing call the police please pray for us and my son Jayden thank you. 4 Authorities searched for the missing child before he was found dead in a shallow grave. WKYT Police were initially told that Jayden went to bed the night of Tuesday, Aug. 5 — but couldn't be found on the next morning, according to WKYT. The disappearance sparked days of searching in the area around the boy's home until investigators received a new tip Monday night that led them to Jayden's body, police said. 4 Jayden Spicer, 10, was found dead in a shallow grave. Courtesy family The boy's remains were sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for an autopsy, officials said. Gayheart said no additional information is being released at this time as police continue to investigate. Gross, who previously served one year in jail for endangering the welfare of a minor, is being held at the Kentucky River Regional Jail, according to Lex 18.
