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)
- [TIME] ReporterBB(WSAV) requests bodycam video from responding officers to the missing persons call (28) - xrf Mon Oct 10
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)
- 10:53AM - ReporterBB(WSAV) posts that request for body cam footage has been denied by county attorney "due to an ongoing criminal prosecution and investigation" (28) - xref Fri Oct 7
- 12:10AM - ReporterBB(WSAV) posts that county attorney claims clerical error on previous statement, now held "due to ongoing law enforcement investigation" (29) - xref Fri Oct 7
- 1:21PM - ReporterBB(WSAV) posts video of LE with "at least 11 police cars" using a pump to drain the pool at the residence. (30)
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)
(28) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 10)
(29) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 10
(30) @BrettWSAV tweet (Oct 10)
MY NOTES/OBSERVATIONS:
I was going to wait until the presser to post an updated timeline, but then I saw that LE is draining the swimming pool. I wonder if this is just them covering all their bases before the presser? They'd already searched the pool with divers, but it seems that with it being murky, something could easily be missed, so I'm glad they're being thorough.
ETA: FWIW, I think a decomposing body would have risen to the surface by now, but maybe they'll find other evidence?