Tuesday, May 14, 2024 9:35PM
Three-week-old Baki Dewees was last seen with his father, Yusuf Dewees, on May 3.
PALMDALE, Calif. (KABC) — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators are combing through trash at the Antelope Valley Landfill searching for the remains of a missing three-week-old baby.
The infant’s family says Baki Dewees has been missing since May 3.
He was last seen with his father, 24-year-old Yusuf Dewees, according to family members. Dewees is currently behind bars in Utah for an unrelated matter and obstructing justice. The child’s mother is also in custody in Utah.
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Los Angeles County detectives are searching the Antelope Valley Landfill for the remains of a missing baby.
As detectives search for the infant’s remains, the child’s family is working with the county Department of Children and Family Services.
Investigators are not disclosing what led them to believe the child’s body might have been dumped at the AV landfill. They say the case started as a search for a missing baby but undisclosed information led them to now consider it a suspicious death investigation.
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