Emmanuel Haro 'Would Be Alive Today' if Father Was in Prison: DA
Jake and Rebecca Haro are charged with murdering their 7-month-old son Emmanuel and falsely reporting a kidnapping, with searches conducted in multiple California locations.
- The Haros were arrested at their Cabazon, Riverside County home and charged with murder Tuesday; they appeared at Riverside Hall of Justice, with Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin set to update the case August 27.
- Rebecca Haro said her son Emmanuel Haro, 7-month-old infant, was abducted from a Yucaipa, California parking lot on Aug. 14, but investigators later concluded kidnapping did not occur and estimated his death between Aug. 5 and Aug. 14.
- Medical reports show severe injuries and forensic reviews contradict the kidnapping account, while search teams with cadaver dogs scoured Moreno Valley, CA and Yucaipa, aided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
- The couple are being held on $1 million bail each, their 2-year-old daughter is in Riverside County Child Protective Services custody, and they are due for arraignment on Sept. 4 as search teams focus on recovering Emmanuel's remains.
- Detectives say they are still reviewing surveillance footage, phone records and interviewing witnesses as Riverside County investigators continue searching for Emmanuel's remains, while the case has stunned the local community and prompted warnings from child-welfare groups about in-home vulnerability.
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Baby likely died from abuse before parents reported him missing, prosecutor says
Authorities say a 7-month-old baby likely died from abuse by his parents before they made a false report that he was abducted. Southern California prosecutors and sheriff's authorities said Wednesday they believe Emmanuel Haro was abused by his parents Jake…
Baby Emmanuel Haro Died After Lifetime of 'Severe Abuse,' Murdered by Parents Days Before False Kidnapping Report: DA
Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin also took aim at the judge who suspended the father's prison sentence after an earlier child abuse conviction.

Missing baby in California likely died from ongoing parental abuse, prosecutor says
Authorities say a 7-month-old baby who went missing more than a week ago likely died from ongoing abuse by his parents before they made a false report that he was abducted.
DA: Evidence shows missing baby Emmanuel died from long-term abuse
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Court TV) — The day after two California parents were charged with murdering their missing baby, investigators said the child died from long-term abuse. The case began Aug. 14 when Jake Haro, 32, and his wife, Rebecca Haro, 41, told authorities their 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro, had been abducted. Within 24 hours, detectives said their story fell apart. San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said surveillance footage a…
Emmanuel Haro 'would be alive today' if father was in prison: DA
(NewsNation) — Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin lambasted a judge over a decision that kept missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro's father out of prison. Jake Haro was given a suspended sentence for a separate child abuse case in 2018, allowing him to avoid prison. The victim, Promise Faith, was just 10 weeks old at the time of the abuse and suffered numerous injuries, leaving her permanently bedridden. "If that judge had done his job…
Harrowing new details in missing Emmanuel Haro 'murder' case emerge - The Mirror
Jake Haro, 32, and Rebecca Haro, 41, are each charged with one count of murder with malice following the disappearance of their seven-month-old baby, Emmanuel, who was allegedly kidnapped on August 14
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