IN - Malnourished 2-year-old boy found dead, had been eating drywall and diapers, Tell City, 31 March 2026

[Knox]

TELL CITY, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) — An Indiana toddler who died from suspected child neglect and starvation is thought to have eaten diapers and drywall in desperation, police said.

According to a press release, officers with the Tell City Police Department were dispatched on March 31 to a home for a report of a small child not breathing.

Officers said the caller, identified as Trevor Reichard-Hayes, told dispatchers that his wife Katherine Carter found the child and brought him downstairs.

When they arrived, officers performed CPR on the 2-year-old boy on the living room floor.

Police said the couple told officers the last time they had seen the child alive was around 11 p.m. the previous night, over 14 hours before the 911 call was made.

Malnourished toddler found dead had been eating walls and diapers, police say

An Indiana toddler who died from suspected child neglect and starvation is thought to have eaten diapers and drywall in desperation, police said.

www.kptv.com

 

[Gemmie]

Well, I know what I hope they have for breakfast, lunch and dinner FOR THE REST OF THEIR DISGUSTING LIVES!!!

 

[Mandi3020]

I can’t even read the news article. I feel sick to my stomach thinking about how this sweet baby (a two year old is still a baby in my book) was starved. Jesus wept.

jmo

 

[imstilla.grandma]

detective at the scene noticed “poor living conditions that included feces on the floor in the two children’s rooms as well as an abundance of drywall and paint chips, dirt, and pieces of diapers [lying] everywhere as well as insects/bugs in the home,” according to the affidavit against Reichard-Hayes.

https://people.com/toddler-found-dead-after-weeks-of-neglect-had-eaten-drywall-diaper-in-bid-to-stay-alive-11944877

 

[tlcya]

Court records show Trevor Reichard-Hayes’ jury trial was set for September 14.

Meanwhile, Katherine Carter’s jury trial was set for September 28.
Toddler murder suspects appear in court, ask for lower bond

The two other children who were found in the home were removed. One was sent to the hospital for severe malnutrition and dehydration.
Malnourished toddler found dead had been eating walls and diapers, police say

 

[Dpdan]

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[Kittypoo]

I can’t even read the news article. I feel sick to my stomach thinking about how this sweet baby (a two year old is still a baby in my book) was starved. Jesus wept.

jmo

And it makes no sense. Diapers are expensive. Wouldn’t you prioritise buying food especially as the little one was using a training toilet.
I wonder if we will find there was substance misuse in the home in view of the terrible conditions
IMO

 

[LadyL]

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looks like they both cared more about gaming than anything else

 

[Dpdan]

looks like they both cared more about gaming than anything else

Agreed. And if they were struggling enough for a Go Fund Me it seems an odd decision to have a third child.

 

[Clearsky]

Malnourished toddler found dead had been eating walls and diapers, police say

An Indiana toddler who died from suspected child neglect and starvation is thought to have eaten diapers and drywall in desperation, police said.

www.kptv.com

Officers said the caller, identified as Trevor Reichard-Hayes, told dispatchers that his wife Katherine Carter found the child and brought him downstairs.