Found Deceased GA - Quinton Simon, 1, missing from home, discovered gone by mom, Savannah, 5 Oct 2022

[Puzzles8]

How would a 20 month old climb out of a playpen on his own? Le need to see if there is anything in the playpen to stand and climb out of. I don’t see this happening by himself and wandering off. Moo

As well, how he managed to leave the home. Could he even reach the door handles? Did he know how to open the door?

JMO

 

[azure]

"Chatham County Police say they don't believe there was any foul play involved and hope Quinton is still alive."

Preliminary hearing set as Quinton Simon's mother faces murder charge in toddler's disappearance

At the preliminary hearing, the state will have the opportunity to share some of the facts of the case and explain why there was probable cause for an arrest.

www.wjcl.com

This is entirely not directed at you, @sasha17, I know you're just quoting, but what the heck does LE believe happened, then? Baby stepped out for a pack of smokes and decided not to come back? Ridiculous.

 

[Puzzles8]

I’ve followed a lot of cases where LE makes a statement early on stating no foul play is suspected. At this point, nothing good would come from LE making that statement. IMO they suspect foul play.

I agree, the minute LE suggests foul play, "some" people may stop talking and cooperating.

The presence of the FBI strongly suggests to me - foul play.

JMO

 

[Knox]

I mean, foul play is pretty much the only thing that could be in the cards at this point. No other statistically probable cause for his disappearance exists. LE can't realistically assume otherwise.

JMO.

It was revealed today, that the FBI is now involved. I noted it wasn't the CARD Team that was sent in. That should tell us something. Other than the possibility of an abduction- if he did leave the house on his own steam. At 20 months, he would have been found by now, IMO.

 

[MsMarple]

As a mother with a missing baby, the last thing I would think to do is be courteous enough to text my babysitter to tell her she wasn't needed. I'd probably want her to take the other children that day so they didn't have to be exposed to the trauma of the situation.

Just to clarify, the text at 5:29 am was to tell the sitter she wouldn’t be watching the kids that day. According to msm the boyfriend saw Quinton at 6 am when he left for work.

Around 9 am the mother woke up and discovered Quinton was missing. At 9:39 she called 911.

Exclusive interview with missing toddler’s babysitter

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — We spoke exclusively with the babysitter of 20-month-old Quinton Simon, who has been missing since Wednesday morning. “I’ve been keeping Quinton and Zane fo…

www.google.com

 

[cass523]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579456985539702791

 

[wnk]

Updating TIMELINE with new info in RED; corrected info in GRAY

~2019
Q's older brother, Z, born - current age "around 3" (18@1:35)

~Feb 2021
Q born - current age 20 months (14)

~Jul 2021 ("since Q was five months old")
GrandmaBJH awarded custody of Q and Q's older brother (14)

~Apr 2022 ("about six months ago")
SitterDM began watching Q & Z (9 @ 0:28)

~summer 2022 ("within the past couple of months")
MomLS moved in with her mother GrandmaBJH (14)
MomLS gave birth to Q's younger sister (14)

Wed Sep 7
MomLS called police during argument with GrandmaBJH, during which MomLS stated she was on probation and didn't want trouble and MomLS's brother stated that MomLS had history of stealing to buy drugs (22)

Thu Sep 8
GrandmaBJH filed eviction notice for MomLS and MomsBoyfriendDY, stating that they damaged her property (22)

Fri Sep 16
Sheriff's office mailed MomLS and MomsBoyfriendDY eviction notice from GrandmaBJH (14)

sometime in Sep 2022
GrandmaBJH left for 3-week work assignment in IL, hoping to get back before evicted daughter MomLS and MomsBoyfriendDY move out (14)

around Mon Sep 26 - Sat Oct 1
MomLS and MomsBoyfriendDY presumably received eviction notice from GrandmaBJH (14)

Tue Oct 4
SitterDM watched Q & Z, who then went home that night (9@0:30)


WEDN OCT 5: LAST REPORTED SIGHTING / DAY ONE OF SEARCH
search incl. residence & neighborhood - drone, K9, dive team, helicopter

• 5:29AM - SitterDM received text [from MomLS (22)] that she would not be babysitting Q & Z that morning (9@0:44)
• 6:00AM - LAST REPORTED SIGHTING (1) by MomsBoyfriendDY (14) when he left for work that morning (22) and by MomLS, who told police she saw him in his playpen (25@0:45); According to StepGrandpaTH (who owns the house but was out of town; GrandmaBJH was still driving in from out of state), people at home at the time: MomLS, MomsBoyfriendDY, 3 kids, MomsBrother (7)
• 9:00AM - SitterDM received text [from a grandparent (22)] asking if she'd seen them, but when she went to residence to help search, she was turned away (9@1:03)
• [TIME?] - GrandmaBJH learned about Q's disappearance from phone call from SitterDM (14)
• 9:30AM (14) 9:39AM (17@2:55) - Reported missing to authorities by MomLS (1) who said he'd been in his playpen (5)
• 9:42AM - LE dispatched to residence (1), searched home (4)
• 12:34PM - CCPD state they are searching area on foot with a drone and K9 unit (1)
• 2:04PM - CCPD state they are shutting down Chatham Parkway, Louis B Mills, and Buckhalter Rd to continue search (1)
• 2:48PM - CCPD state that Buckhalter Rd was reopened (1)
• around 3PM - StepGrandpaTH arrived home from out of town (16@0:02)
• 3:33PM - ChiefJH met with media - nothing to indicate abduction; "does not appear to be a custody dispute, and all parties are cooperating"; have responded to two calls for service at the home in the last two years (neither for missing child) (2)
• 5:58PM - @BrettWSAV states FBI assisting (6)
• 6:52PM - CCPD state ground search continues; plan to search with helicopter and heat-seeking tech (2)
• [TIME?] - Dive team also on scene (7) - possibly to search pool, which is included in later list of locations searched within first five days (25@0:55)
• 10:08PM - CCPD state 75 LE officers and volunteers combed area (2)
• [TIME?] - LE secured search warrant for residence (10@1:15)
• PM - FBI Evidence Response Team & CCPD search home with flashlights & cameras (8)
• PM - LE cruiser remained on scene at residence overnight (14)
• [TIME?] - LE contacted BioDad and "did not believe he was involved" (4) due to the fact he "works very much, very north of here" (10 @ 0:34), despite MomLS telling StepGrandpaTH that BioDad came and picked him up (7)
• [TIME?] - neighbors state they'd seen Q out wandering the home and street in the past (7)

Thur Oct 6: DAY TWO
search incl. neighborhood, trash cans, sheds on grandparents' other property, "other locations" - ATVs

• 2:00AM - Search ended for night (17@1:35)
• 3:30AM - GrandmaBJH arrived home (16@0:03) but with crime scene tape up had to stay in motel (14)
• 5:53AM - CCPD states no overnight developments (3)
• 8:00AM - Searching resumed (17@1:35)
• 10:11AM - FBI on scene with ATVs (11), searching trash cans in neighborhood including SitterDM's (12) and locked sheds on StepGrandpaTH's other property (15)
• around 11:00 AM - FBI returned to residence after sweep of neighborhood (18@0:54)
• 11:11AM - LE is "obtaining other search warrants at other locations today" (13)
• AM - GrandmaBJH, who was working out of town in IL, states in phone interview with media "I couldn’t imagine that she would hurt one of her kids but I can’t say the thought hasn’t gone through my mind a hundred thousand times" (14), states on camera, "I don't know what to believe right now... I don't know if I can trust her" (16 @ 1:09)
• AM - ChiefJH states at presser that they are conducting interviews and "downloading phones and things of that nature" today (17 @ 0:35)
• AM - Neighbors claim MomLS and MomsBoyfriendDY returned to residence that morning after questioning (19)
• 6:00PM - arguing is heard throughout the day, including at 6PM as recorded in VIDEO @ timestamp 1:30 (19)
• PM - BioDad on his way from out of town to help search (18@1:50)

Fri Oct 7: DAY THREE
search incl. phone data, ponds with waders and poles

• 10:00AM - ChiefJH gives update as part of Chatham County Commission Meeting - exhausted grid search; still investigating collected phone data and other avenues; still being assisted by FBI (20)
• 2:00PM - search continues; pond searched with waders & poles (21)

Sat Oct 8: DAY FOUR

• 8:09AM - CCPD update on SM - still searching along with FBI, no need of volunteers (23)

Sun Oct 9: DAY FIVE

• 9:34AM - CCPD update on SM - "re-canvassing some specific areas" along with FBI (24)
• 2:03PM - CCPD update on SM with poster & tip line (26)

Mon Oct 10: DAY SIX

• 8:58AM - CCPD update on SM - "no overnight developments," will have presser at 2PM (27)

SOURCES
(1) ChathamCountyPD FB post (Oct 5)
(2) ChathamCountyPD FB post (Oct 5)
(3) ChathamCountyPD FB post (Oct 5)
(4) Police searching for missing toddler in Georgia neighborhood (APNews - Oct 5)
(5) Search for toddler missing from coastal Georgia neighborhood continues (Fox5 - Oct 5)
(6) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 5)
(7) Chatham County police, neighbors search for missing 20-month-old child (WSAV - Oct 5)
(8) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 5)
(9) WSAV3 video (Oct 5)
(10) WSAV FB video (Oct 5)
(11) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 6)
(12) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 6)
(13) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 6)
(14) Search continues for Chatham Co. toddler last seen Wednesday morning (WTOC - Oct 6)
(15) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 6)
(16) Grandparents comment on missing Chatham County toddler VIDEO (WJCL - Oct 6)
(17) Chatham County Police Chief gives update on missing toddler search VIDEO (WJCL - Oct 6)
(18) @SarahWinkelmann tweet including VIDEO (WTOC - Oct 6)
(19) Toddler Missing More Than 40 Hours, Neighbors Hear Arguments... (WSAV - Oct 6)
(20) Chatham County Police enters 3rd day in search for missing toddler, Quinton Simon (Fox28 - Oct 7)
(21) Grandparents plead for answers as search for missing Chatham County toddler enters third day (WJCL - Oct 7)
(22) Timeline: What has happened since 20-month-old Quinton Simon went missing (WSAV - Oct 7)
(23) ChathamCounty PD FB post (Oct 8)
(24) ChathamCounty PD FB post (Oct 9)
(25) Search for Missing Toddler Quinton Simon enters fifth day, VIDEO (WJCL - Oct 9)
(26) ChathamCounty PD FB post (Oct 9)
(27) ChathamCounty PD FB psot (Oct 10)

 

[cass523]

Update 9 a.m.: Police say there have been no overnight developments in the case.

Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley is scheduled to speak to media this afternoon around 2 p.m.
Where is Quinton? Many questions remain as search for missing Savannah toddler enters sixth day

 

[charminglane]

This is one of the quietest missing child cases I have seen.
The urgency has already passed.
Here we sit.

 

[Eli9]

This is one of the quietest missing child cases I have seen.
The urgency has already passed.
Here we sit.

Couldn't agree more! Hoping that its been a flurry of activity behind the scenes and we will learn something at the PC later today.

 

[ivy2921]

If grandma had custody, and she does not trust the mothers care and wants to evict the mother, it does not explain why grandma was working out of town for 3 weeks. The babysitter clearly was not there for overnights. Working away from home for weeks when caring for 2 kids under 3 is something. I know there were other adults, but it does point to trusting the mother at least a little to care for the kids.I wonder what grandma was planning for childcare once the daughter was evicted, or whether working away for 3 weeks was not typical and she just did it this one time.

3 kids under 3.. is hard no matter who you are .. but being involved in drugs and having issues with lying I would not let my child alone with the babies..

 

[MassGuy]

This is one of the quietest missing child cases I have seen.
The urgency has already passed.
Here we sit.

That's because (I'm convinced) it's a homicide investigation, and that's how they go.

Lots of missing kids wander off, and those cases are handled with massive search parties. This felt different immediately, just based on the response, and the agencies involved.

 

[DocBrew]

This is one of the quietest missing child cases I have seen.
The urgency has already passed.
Here we sit.

Indeed. No frequent, directed public pleas for information or assistance by either family or LE. Almost like everyone knows the eventual outcome.

JMO.

 

[charminglane]

That's because (I'm convinced) it's a homicide investigation, and that's how they go.

Lots of missing kids who wander off, and those cases are handled with massive search parties. This felt different immediately, just based on the response, and the agencies involved.

I believe homicide as well.
Most cases that end up that way, it seems there is that facade of concern, you know?
Not much here from immediate family.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

You are a blessing to us.
Thank you for continuing to update the timeline.

 

[cass523]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579486392459333632

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579486392459333632

Well there it is then. Easy to read, but there's no doubt now. This sort of visible change is rare from what I've seen, at least this early.

 

[Snoop Sister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579486392459333632

As most of us suspected from the get go!

 

[NuttMegg]

Sorry to parachute in, could someone confirm
1) the mother told LE that the bio father had taken Q? Do we have the exact wording for that, if true? IE could she have said "maybe biofather took him"? Yes I know that bio dad was ruled out, I'm just wondering if she actually blamed him outright or suggested it could be him.
2) the last confirmed sighting of Q was on Tuesday afternoon/evening when the babysitter dropped him off at his home? I mean confirmed by someone other than bio mom, boyfriend, etc. I wonder if the 3 year old could have been questioned. Sounds pretty young, but I remember "Mommy was in a rug", from the Jesse Davis case.

 

[SpicyFruit]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579486392459333632

Let's hope this puts more pressure on this family and someone cracks.