US EditionTwo Parents Said Their 7-Month-Old Son Was Kidnapped. They’re Now Charged with His Murder
Rebecca and Jake Haro face charges of felony murder and false police reporting after fabricating a kidnapping to conceal their infant son's death, authorities say.
- On August 14, California parents Rebecca and Jake Haro reported their 7-month-old son Emmanuel missing from a Yucaipa parking lot.
- Despite initial claims of kidnapping, investigators found inconsistencies in the parents' story and determined no kidnapping occurred.
- The Haros pleaded publicly for Emmanuel's return and explained their version, while the community and law enforcement launched an extensive search using scent dogs.
- On August 22, the couple, held on $1 million bond each, were charged with felony murder and filing a false police report linked to Emmanuel's death between August 5 and 14.
- Authorities continue searching for Emmanuel’s remains and treating the case as tragic, with a court arraignment set for September 4 for the parents.
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By Eric Levenson and Stephanie Elam, CNN Police received a call on the night of August 14 describing every parent's worst nightmare. Rebecca Haro told police she was changing her 7-month-old baby Emmanuel's diaper in her vehicle outside a sporting goods store in Yucaipa, California, when she was attacked by an unknown man and knocked unconscious. When she woke up, her baby was gone, she told police, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff…
Pasadena Star News
In exclusive jailhouse interview, father of baby Emmanuel says he would tell his missing son: ‘I love you, buddy’
Jake Haro said in a jailhouse interview on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s assertion that Haro’s missing 7-month-old son was the victim of long-term abuse was “not true at all,” but Haro declined to discuss what role, if any, he played in Emmanuel’s disappearance. Haro, 32, and his wife, Rebecca, 41, were charged Tuesday, Aug. 26, with murder and filing a false police report, with bail set at $1 million…
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