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

[Rescuedawg]

Just wondering why everything went so quiet here so abruptly?

I was thinking the same thing….. I’m hoping this isn’t indicative of a heartbreaking ‘break’ in this case.

 

[Smccat]

I was thinking the same thing….. I’m hoping this isn’t indicative of a heartbreaking ‘break’ in this case.

I’ve just posted and didn’t realise the thread may be on dignified silence due to a break. If so I apologise I’m in the uk so come on different timings.

 

[ninjacalf]

I don’t think this is going to end well

 

[Proudnanny]

Obviously the mothers story is not adding up we have seen this to many times and know how it will end up my prayers are with sweet boy Quinton and the people who truly loved him so sad MOO

 

[stmarysmead]

We know so little of the actual family history or dynamics here.

Why was the daughter on probation?

Why did Grandma have custody of the two older boys?

How old is the Grandma’s son, also living in the house? Does he work…is he a responsible adult, home at night?

Does the father of the two older children pay child support? Was Grandma attempting to get her unemployed daughter to pay child support too?

??????

 

[DianaElaine]

Uhmmmm …. What happened? No posts since 3:43 this morning. Strange

 

[girlhasnoname]

I think an arrest is coming soon.....

MOO

 

[MissMalowe]

Just heard of this case/just found this thread, so unsure if this has already been posted. Apparently they aren't releasing the 911 call, but they did release the dispatchers call out to police units after the call was taken.

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

 

[mainemom376]

Just heard of this case/just found this thread, so unsure if this has already been posted. Apparently they aren't releasing the 911 call, but they did release the dispatchers call out to police units after the call was taken.

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

“Her door was open,” but no public plea? “Someone took him,” but not demanding/begging for media attention to help. Come on. JMO

 

[ilovewings]

That 5:30-ish text to the babysitter is what pinpoints the case for me. The rest could be reasonably explained away as an accident or even - God forbid - a home invasion and kidnapping. But that text...

JMO.

I was thinking the same thing

 

[YaYa_521]

Just heard of this case/just found this thread, so unsure if this has already been posted. Apparently they aren't releasing the 911 call, but they did release the dispatchers call out to police units after the call was taken.

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

SBM
"Complainant advised her 1-year-old son is missing," the dispatcher is heard saying. "She woke up, her door was open. Advised he's unable to open a door. Thinks someone came in and took him."

 

[Eli9]

“Her door was open,” but no public plea? “Someone took him,” but not demanding/begging for media attention to help. Come on. JMO

Exactly! How long can she hide? No interviews, no flyers, no ribbons on trees, no searching afaik.

SBM
"Complainant advised her 1-year-old son is missing," the dispatcher is heard saying. "She woke up, her door was open. Advised he's unable to open a door. Thinks someone came in and took him."

But he wasn't 1yr old like the pics she gave to LE. He was 20 months old and looks much older in the more recent pics.

 

[swanniee11]

It does look like there is a doormat there as well. Also, is there a screen at the open area? A child could climb up that chair and go over the railing ( not sure how to describe it). Also, the older wooden fence part around the pool has serious gaps that someone could crawl through.

I'm not saying Quinton did any of this though.

 

[ilovewings]

SBM
"Complainant advised her 1-year-old son is missing," the dispatcher is heard saying. "She woke up, her door was open. Advised he's unable to open a door. Thinks someone came in and took him."

hinky meter on fire!

 

[MurderMittens]

Also ot but who’s mod over here?

 

[maine2016]

Just heard of this case/just found this thread, so unsure if this has already been posted. Apparently they aren't releasing the 911 call, but they did release the dispatchers call out to police units after the call was taken.

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

The most telling part of this is the comment (paraphrasing) 'we have to collect evidence properly to use in court'.

IMO, there's no way they don't know what happened, when, who did it. I'm crushed for the grandparents and (eta) the babysitter.

 

[wnk]

New items on TIMELINE (which is now being posted in its entirety in the MEDIA thread)

Apr 2022
GA Dept of Human Services sued to require MomLS to remit monthly child support payments for her two sons (34)

Wed Sep 21
After MomLS failed to appear in court, judge stipulated that she pay $150/month in child support beginning November 1 (34)

Fri Oct 7: DAY THREE

• [TIME?] - Search warrant issued for swimming pool at residence (34)

Mon Oct 10: DAY SIX

• [TIME?] - FBI tapes black plastic over windows of residence, presumably to search for evidence using luminol (34)

Tue Oct 11: DAY SEVEN

• 10:18AM - CCPD update on SM - LE has "seized evidence that we believe will help move this case forward" (35)

SOURCES:
(34) Chatham County Police Chief says search for missing child now also a criminal investigation (SavannahNow - Oct 10)
(35) ChathamCounty PD FB post (Oct 11)


MY NOTES/OBSERVATIONS
I suspect that the next few days are going to be pretty quiet as the CCPD & FBI go back and do more questioning and run lab tests to make sure they've got all everything they need before arrests are made. So far, it seems like they've really been putting 100% into this case. They've been giving the media enough information to keep Q in the news, but being careful to do things by the book. The fact that they denied the media the 911 call and officers' bodycam -- along with the FBI's early involvement -- is, IMO, quite telling that they suspected something was not adding up from very early on.

 

[Eli9]

Do you think LE advised grandma and step grandpa that it would be best to keep mom and boyfriend in the residence? I can't even imagine the stress level in that house.

 

[ivy2921]

I wonder if they do in fact suspect foul play, and just don't have evidence to point that way yet.

Similar to how it doesn't seem common for POI or suspects to be named in some cases prior to there actually being an arrest.

Right! Because once they officially state it’s a criminal thing and there are persons of interest most guilty shut up and lawyer up imo

 

[Ruby_PA]

The baby sitter said she got up at 5am as the children are normally dropped off between 5:30-6am.
I am presuming they have to go there at that hour as that’s when the boyfriend heads to work and drops them off.
Does Leilani have a job too? I presume not as the sitter said she sometimes sees her on the porch smoking and she ducks and hides.
I just think that’s very early to take children to a child minder and very generous start time for $30 per day, and sometimes being asked to keep them until 6pm.
My mother was a child minder when I was little and the little boys mum dropped him in about 8am and I remember just enough time for a bit of tv and a snack before setting off to drop me into school. 5:30am is like the middle of the night. To me anyway.
Can someone just clarify if I’m correct or not? The kids go home into the care of Leilani and boyfriend in the evening and overnight and back to the sitter at 5:30am. Grandma works out of town and doesn’t return home in the week ? Or does she usually but didn’t this one night ? Seems wierd. If you aren’t fit to care for kids during the day you aren’t fit at night either. IMO JMO

I think it may have something to do with the fact that a lot of offices and businesses open earlier than they used to.
Back in the day the typical work day was 9-5. These days most offices are open 8-5, so we have to leaver earlier than people did in the past. I always dropped my kid off at daycare around 7-7:30 if I wanted to be at work on time. They had a before & after school program that opened at 6am and closed at 7pm for school aged kids, if it weren't for that program, I never would have been able to work full time. 5:30 am is not odd for people who do shiftwork or have a long commute. I don't think it is that odd considering the variety of work schedules people have.