GUILTY AR - Reilly Scarbrough, 10, & Acelynn Wester, 2, Polk County, 26 April 2017

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From what I could hear of the press conference little Acelynn was found in the general vicinity of her mother in a heavily wooded area. :(
 
Heartbreaking. There are no words... :(
 
poster upthread was right on the money. I don't feel good about the kids rn.

skibaboo said:
Polk County Pulse added 2 new photos.
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***BREAKING NEWS***
Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer has released the identity of the male found in his home in Hatfield on Thursday as 66 year old Steven J. Payne. This is the second body found this week and two children remain listed as missing/endangered. Payne’s body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab. The Polk County Sheriff’s office and the Arkansas State Police are investigating Payne’s death as a homicide.
Sawyer confirmed that over 50 certified law enforcement from the FBI, Arkansas Game and Fish, Arkansas State Parks, U.S. Forest Service, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Grannis Police Department will be continuing the search today for Reilly James Scarbrough, age 10, and his sister Acelynn Carrie Wester, age 2. Both children were last seen around April 21st to 22nd. Sawyer stated that ground searches were conducted Thursday and are continuing today.
Their mother, Bethany Jo (Scarbrough) Wester, was found dead near a creek southeast of Cove on Tuesday. Authorities have not released the cause of death at this time, only saying that it is an “active homicide investigation.” Payne was the uncle of Wester.
Pulse Multi-Media has learned that Brian Bliss Travis, age 37, of Mena was arrested on unrelated charges to this case in the very early morning hours of Wednesday. Travis was the live-in boyfriend of Wester at 1110 7th Street in Mena. Sheriff Sawyer will not confirm if Travis is a suspect or person of interest.
Authorities continue investigating both residences and have them secured with tape as crime scenes.
Sawyer said, “We have been working around the clock. We are currently investigating two homicides and looking for two children. Every agency involved and every officer involved is committed to finding these kids. If anyone out there has any information on the location of Reilly or Acelynn, please contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Mena Police Department, or the Arkansas State Police.”
Sawyer expressed his appreciation to the Polk County community for their support. “We’ve been inundated with food and drinks for search crews. I appreciate it and the guys all appreciate it.”
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Reilly or Acelynn, please contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 479-394-2511.
A benefit account has been established for the Scarbrough family to assist with multiple funeral expenses. (Payne & Wester)
Pulse Multi-Media will continue to follow this developing story and keep the public informed at MyPulseNews.com and on KENA 104.1FM.

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Did they say when they found little Acelynn?
 
I missed the first part of the press conference and went back to watch. The Sheriff is obviously very torn apart by all of this and at times had a difficult time not choking up.
 
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they should keep looking around there for Reilly :(

why did he go all the way somewhere else to kill the uncle?
 
This is just devastating. Where is Reilly? LE seems to have hope that someone has him and that he's alive. What do you all think? IMO it doesn't look good at all.
 
cvaldez1975 said:
they should keep looking around there for Reilly :(

why did he go all the way somewhere else to kill the uncle?
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I wondered if they should be looking around the uncles for Reilly, could he have been with the Uncle at his house?
 
skibaboo said:
I wondered if they should be looking around the uncles for Reilly, could he have been with the Uncle at his house?
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I wondered the same thing. Especially since they say the last time he was seen was on the 23rd. He and his sister seem to have two different dates for the last sighting.
 
I honestly do not think Reilly is still alive because he would be old enough to be a witness to his mother and/or uncle's murders and I agree he is probably close by where the mom or the uncle were found. I still cannot figure out why this idiot killed any of them in the first place. It is mind boggling to me, especially killing the 2 year old! Could he have left the 2 year old alive with mom's body and she died of exposure? I hate to think that but it could be why she was a ways away from mom. :(
 
creepcrusher said:
This is just devastating. Where is Reilly? LE seems to have hope that someone has him and that he's alive. What do you all think? IMO it doesn't look good at all.
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I think they have to try to be optimistic. But... It's not sounding good to me, either.

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I live about 2 hours away from both Mena and Cove Arkansas and this thread on WS is the first I have heard of this case. I know they haven't issued an Amber/Morgan Nick alert for the children, but I haven't even gotten a breaking news alert from any of the major local networks about this case. Seems like this case would be more than worthy of such an alert. And what does it take to issue the Amber/Morgan Nick alert?! Apparently the murder of the mother and uncle isn't reason enough. I think it would be better to issue the alert and air on the side of caution so these children are found safe as quickly as possible.


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