CA CA - Emmanuel Haro, 7-months, reported kidnapped 7:30pm from Big 5 parking lot, Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa, 14 Aug 2025

[mom2chloe]

This has nagged at me as well and feels very much like the stereotypical “violent non-white stranger is responsible” lie that is endemic to a number of false abduction stories.

That, combined with the wealth of other inconsistencies in parents’ narrative and available information, only further the thought that this supposed abduction is going to end in a very familiar but heartbreaking conclusion.

Your post reminds me of the Susan Smith vibe where she blamed a couple of African Americans for kidnapping her children. In this case we have a perp who says “hola”. Infuriating and should be a hate crime too especially if mom is guilty. Sick of missing children and hate crimes. Sorry rant over.

 

[ttjo]

Oh yes: Susan is very much a go-to example, blaming a black man on suddenly carjacking her while she was taking a supposedly leisurely drive with her children, much like Diane Downs, another woman who claimed her children were some how fatally, or near fatally, assaulted during a random crime that happened while driving in the middle of nowhere.

It’s long been a standard diversion for mothers who murder their own children: blame the scary unknown and violent male who is usually a minority. It plays into racial and economic tensions, strokes feverish lizard-brain beliefs, triggers erroneous emotional responses, and distracts from the truth that most people don’t want to believe: that parents are not just capable of, but frequently responsible for, homicidal violence against their own children.

she was even careful about how she blamed the minority, simply by implying it with the "hola," she thought of everything allegedly IMO

 

[bearfossils]

Agreed.
And didn't Susan Smith blame a black man ?
The anger about her lies has not dimmed over time.

Somehow wishing little Emmanuel could be located safely -- but this case was so hinky from the get go !!!
Imo.

Yes, she certainly did. More recently, Sherri Papini blamed anonymous Hispanic women for her staged disappearance. It’s one more layer to crimes of that nature that often get ignored, which is the effect of stoking racist fears and assumptions among the community that result in an entire group of people being victimized and demeaned because one person chooses to lie and manipulate to obscure their own actions.

 

[LovesPeace2]

Awe geez I hate seeing these cases when it's usually a parental .it's just sad why have children they aren't suppose to be disposable jmvho we've seen this type of story to many times to count.

 

[Knox]

it sounded weird at first to hear her say " their other 2 children " when there are 5 kids, ( 3 are his) maybe over analyzing because I am epecting the next surprise to be that the other child wasnt at the game either. too easy for him to confirm or deny stories, risky to bring him along unless like someone. said earlier the baby presented as sleeping.

At first I thought there was a possiblity they were in two different cars that day. But upstream another poster said a party who was at the field, took Jake and the kids to Big 5 after he found out Emmanuel was missing. So if true, we know that much.

Time will tell if you're right.

 

[Tricia]

PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LINKS WHEN MAKING STATEMENTS OF FACT.
THANK YOU.
Tricia

 

[Breezyflavor]

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/father-of-toddler-missing-in-california-has-felony-child-cruelty-conviction/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMPfGBjbGNrAw98UmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeDNhFA1rFbrMVySXPNAyMdWH4r4JjN4FojkeemzMciAtvthPxFk8kUrjSeQw_aem_DMYfU1ct6FG3m947ivsP7w

Father of toddler missing in California has felony child cruelty conviction

As new details emerge in the case of an allegedly kidnapped 7-month-old boy in San Bernardino County, authorities have reportedly taken the couple’s 2-year-old, searched the home with cadaver dogs, while an independent group devoted to finding missing kids has withdrawn its offered reward and suspended its search efforts.

On Aug. 14, Rebecca Haro, the boy’s mother, initially told investigators that she left her husband, Jake Mitchell Haro, and their other two children at a local park where one of the boys was having football practice to go purchase a mouthguard for him.

“I came over here and parked right on the edge,” she told KTLA. “When I was driving over, I smelled the baby had went to the restroom, so I said, ‘Don’t worry, we are going to change you.’”

 

[bearfossils]

she was even careful about how she blamed the minority, simply by implying it with the "hola," she thought of everything allegedly IMO

Exactly. The minute I read that, I had to struggle to use every objective muscle in my body to prevent my eyes from rolling completely backwards into my own head.

 

[ttjo]

At first I thought there was a possiblity they were in two different cars that day. But upstream another poster said a party who was at the field took Jake and the kids to Big 5 after he found out Emmanuel was missing. So if true, we know that much.

Time will tell if you're right.

I doubt I'm right, I bet if anything they told him the baby was sleeping. It's just so crazy how people think they can get away with stuff these days when its like real life big brother out there

 

[victoriarobinson642]

This has nagged at me as well and feels very much like the stereotypical “violent non-white stranger is responsible” lie that is endemic to a number of false abduction stories.

That, combined with the wealth of other inconsistencies in parents’ narrative and available information, only further the thought that this supposed abduction is going to end in a very familiar but heartbreaking conclusion.

I had that same thought - that she was playing on people's underlying biases here. A bit like Papini in that regard.

 

[Lucy6226]

Devils Advocate:
I’m new here but I live in the IE and this has been everywhere.
I want to start out by saying I honestly believe the family is involved with Emmanuel’s disappearance and they deserve the full extent of the law pressed down on them if this is true.
Is it possible the baby may have died of SIDS in the night, the parents panicked. They could have assumed if they were to call for medical/police that because of the fathers previous charges that they would not be believed and would be blamed for the child’s death… Then proceeded to hide or get rid of his body and make up this elaborate story to cover up the fact that they disposed of the body. This could explain why they seem so off, disassociated, and like they are hiding something. They feel guilty like his death is their fault and did not want to be blamed. He looks like he had a few medical/physical issues and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could have just passed away in his sleep.
I’m not saying this is what happened but it’s a possibility. Don’t come for me just another POV. Either way if they were involved in disposing of him they deserve to be held accountable for their actions. I just hope this case comes to a resolve soon because I have a 2 month old and this situation absolutely terrifies me.

JMO

Along similar lines, my thoughts went to if he'd been left in a hot car. They panicked and tried to cover up.

Unfortunately I think we are going to discover the 'usual' abuse gone too far story

MOO

 

[jnblsm]

I'm here in Riverside CA. Next county over from San Bernardino. Have a BUNCH of helicopters that have been circling for the last 45 minutes...
Sure, it's SoCal. Things are cray here at times. Could be unrelated.
Also, anyone here knows my cred as a Licensed Optician.
There's a difference between Amblyopia and Stabismus. (You can Google.)
I'm still reading what everyone has posted over the last few days and I need some time to catch up.
But SHEESH-this SMELLS...

 

[Kittypoo]

In her own words … give it a listen.

https://fb.watch/BwknXQXd1X

Those parents look distressed and exhausted to me. Also baby looks healthy other than cross eyed so I’m giving them benefit of the doubt for now. IMO

 

[Sarahlou]

I hate these cases. Feels pretty obvious what happened here sadly. I don't buy a word of that 'story'. Poor Emmanuel.

 

[Kittypoo]

I wonder when anyone outside of the immediate family last saw Emmanuel. I’m concerned it may have been quite a while ago… JMO.

Perhaps other parents at the game were asking ‘ how is the baby doing’ ? If it was the first game of the season. It made the need to explain the absence of Emmanuel become more urgent. If as suspected something nefarious has happened to him. Father’s pending charges a huge concern.
Agree why is he allowed around his kids and others in this case …

IMO

 

[Kittypoo]

The public never does. I am a little surprised though to hear there were cadaver dogs (according to what the grandmother told the media) in Cabazon yesterday and not a single media report from any of the southern CA MSM outlets - showing the house & police activity there. That's something you'd think they'd be all over.

The sheer size of dad compared to Mum and that little baby makes me shudder

 

[TristanP]

Statement Analysts would have something to say about how she calls the seat of the car where she was changing the baby a "chair" and says she woke up "on the floor" instead of on the ground.

 

[Cardgame]

Statement Analysts would have something to say about how she calls the seat of the car where she was changing the baby a "chair" and says she woke up "on the floor" instead of on the ground.

You mean like maybe something happened inside the house and she's transposing the memory onto the outside to make a bit of truth in the lie?

 

[Taffy550]

Those parents look distressed and exhausted to me. Also baby looks healthy other than cross eyed so I’m giving them benefit of the doubt for now. IMO

Yes. I agree. We are all hoping and praying for a different out come. Sadly, doubt it will happen. We all want this sweet baby found alive and happy. I am just so sad over this. Just like all the other abused and murdered babies. Too many to name. Nite everyone.

 

[Inthedetails]

The devil is in the details..

What?!

Signed, IntheDetails