Jayden Spicer, 10, August 6, 2025 *mother arrested*

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[osu]

COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND MISSING 10-YEAR-OLD JAYDEN SPICER. REWARD AT $2,200 AND RISING

AUGUST 12, 2025 STATE NEWS

[…]

“Unfortunately, we’ve not been able to locate a lot of evidence suggesting that he would be close by. So unfortunately, we’re kind of at the same spot we were when we started the search,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said. “We must continue hope, but unfortunately, at this point, where we’re at in the investigation, it’s a race against the clock. We’re essentially at kind of our last leg. We need to locate him immediately.”

[…]

Reward

A g******* account was activated Monday morning by Jeff Turner, of Jackson, and Jayden’s aunt, Samantha Brunty, to fund a reward for information leading to Jayden’s return. The fund, as of early Tuesday morning, had over $2,200, with Turner donating $500.

“This is absolutely breaking my heart,” Turner told FOX56.com. “We all know there’s so much that we don’t know. I just want this baby found.”

Community rallies around missing 10-year-old Jayden Spicer. Reward at $2,200 and rising | K105

 

[FormerlyChucks]

COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND MISSING 10-YEAR-OLD JAYDEN SPICER. REWARD AT $2,200 AND RISING

AUGUST 12, 2025 STATE NEWS

[…]

“Unfortunately, we’ve not been able to locate a lot of evidence suggesting that he would be close by. So unfortunately, we’re kind of at the same spot we were when we started the search,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said. “We must continue hope, but unfortunately, at this point, where we’re at in the investigation, it’s a race against the clock. We’re essentially at kind of our last leg. We need to locate him immediately.”

[…]

Reward

A g******* account was activated Monday morning by Jeff Turner, of Jackson, and Jayden’s aunt, Samantha Brunty, to fund a reward for information leading to Jayden’s return. The fund, as of early Tuesday morning, had over $2,200, with Turner donating $500.

“This is absolutely breaking my heart,” Turner told FOX56.com. “We all know there’s so much that we don’t know. I just want this baby found.”

Community rallies around missing 10-year-old Jayden Spicer. Reward at $2,200 and rising | K105

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I’m a bit leery of any crowdfunded efforts in this particular case. The said, it does make sense that this aunt is (presumably) involved, especially based on previous inferential statements I think they made.

Surprised LE hasn’t announced a reward given that a criminal case is easier to prosecute with the victim found. You can infer from this last sentence that I agree with the general consensus on this thread.

That said. I do think there’s an outside chance he ran away due to a bad home situation and may have perished this way. Not sure how that would be prosecuted.

 

[Chimera]

Nearly a week after he was reported missing, multi-agency search for Jayden Spicer continues

It has now been six days since the family of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer reported him missing in Breathitt County.

www.lex18.com

"She also explained to me that she went to bed with her husband around nine and then they woke up in the morning, went to the place that her kid was sleeping and they found out the kid was not there," the neighbor said.
Rbm.
Was wondering if the bio mom referred to Jayden as, "the kid" or if it was only the neighbor's description ?

Also I think LE should have asked (if they didn't already ?) to see for themselves, "...the place..." where her "...kid was sleeping...".
Seems like distancing language, my .02.

Wouldn't you normally say, "In the room he shared with .... went to his room ..... his room that we'd made ready when he came to live with us ....."
Etc.

If DCFS or the aunt had suddenly dropped him off after his grandma passed away; then wouldn't the bio mom and boyfriend have prepared a place for him to sleep ?
Was it in a tent ? Outside ?
Basement ?
An outbuilding or garage ?

Did he have his own room.

Was Jayden just very active or did he need to be watched constantly ?
Imo.

 

[lonetraveler]

And, she didn't have her own phone to call 911? neither did 'boyfriend' ?

In this day and age, that is very unusual to me.

 

[Chimera]

In this day and age, that is very unusual to me.

ITA.
Extremely odd.

People do their online shopping, internet scrolling, talking, texting, and just about everything else, with their phones these days !
Was it possible the bio mom and boyfriend's phones were disconnected due to a missed payment ?
Thinking out loud here.
Omo.

 

[lonetraveler]

ITA.
Extremely odd.

People do their online shopping, internet scrolling, talking, texting, and just about everything else, with their phones these days !
Was it possible the bio mom and boyfriend's phones were disconnected due to a missed payment ?
Thinking out loud here.
Omo.

I wonder how CPS got in touch with her.

 

[Chimera]

I wonder how CPS got in touch with her.

Good point.
Hmmm....

 

[FormerlyChucks]

The most recent Google Street View for Panbowl Branch Road was just last year. The road is quite isolated, but

• it’s a relatively long road (~ 1 mile) with regularly spaced dwellings on the left side of the road. In other words, not super isolated from each other physically. (Or less isolated than I envisioned)
• The dwellings were surprisingly nice (or at minimum well maintained). Someone mentioned neither adult having a phone, but I definitely envisioned a more ramshackle situation. If course, family economic situations can be erratic. I’m balancing making an observation without gossiping or poor shaming.

 

[Inthedetails]

The most recent Google Street View for Panbowl Branch Road was just last year. The road is quite isolated, but

• it’s relatively long road (~ 1 mile) with regularly spaced dwellings on the left side of the road. In other words, not super isolated from each other physically. (Or less isolated than I envisioned)
• The dwellings were surprisingly nice (or at minimum well maintained). Someone mentioned neither adult having a phone, but I definitely envisioned a more ramshackle situation. If course, family economic situations can be erratic.

I understand the concerns people have, but the family's wealth (or lack of wealth) really isn't a factor, unless we find out otherwise (for example, if money turns out to be the reason for the disappearance, which I don't think is the case).

Sebastian Rogers went missing from a nice home and neighborhood. Gannon Stauch was reported missing from a suburban neighborhood with houses nearby. Jon Benet Ramsey was murdered in an upscale home. The list goes on, unfortunately.

My hunch about what happened probably matches what everyone is thinking, but it's not based on income or neighborhood, ykwim?

jmopinion

 

[FormerlyChucks]

I understand the concerns people have, but the family's wealth (or lack of wealth) really isn't a factor, unless we find out otherwise (for example, if money turns out to be the reason for the disappearance, which I don't think is the case).

Sebastian Rogers went missing from a nice home and neighborhood. Gannon Stauch was reported missing from a suburbuan neighborhood with houses nearby. Jon Benet Ramsey was murdered in an upscale home. The list goes on, unfortunately.

My hunch about what happened probably matches what everyone is thinking, but it's not based on income or neighborhood, ykwim?

jmopinion

Agree, with a caveat being that a hypothetical (relatively) recent increase in financial hardship is worth mentioning in terms of factors/motives in this case. He could have been malnourished, leading to him running away/something happening to him.

 

[Inthedetails]

Agree, with a caveat being that a hypothetical (relatively) recent increase in financial hardship is worth mentioning in terms of factors/motives in this case. He could have been malnourished, leading to him running away/something happening to him.

Yes, that would be an ACTION. Not feeding your kid would be neglect.

Again, I share the same predictions as others, I'm sure. Just trying not assume poor = criminal when it should be bad actions = criminal

jmopinion

 

[tlcya]

An update on the search Friday said the organized efforts have thoroughly searched all areas of priority, but there have been no signs of Spicer.
Search underway for Kentucky 10-year-old who disappeared from his home a week ago

Nothing new. No signs of Jayden. Nothing. Not a footprint, not a reported possible sighting, just no signs. Very discouraging.

 

[SluethinAway]

I am sceptical that both adults in the home and a 10-year-old all went to bed by 9:00 pm.

I am sceptical that two adults didn't have a working phone.

My opinions only.

My apologies if already posted but I have a name.

BOLO: 10-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Missing, Mom Previously Involved in a Child Endangerment Case

Police in Kentucky are searching for a 10-year-old Jackson boy, who hasn’t been seen since Tuesday. Jadyen Spicer vanished from his Breathitt County home in the area of Panbowl Branch Road, sometime between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. Spicer went to bed Tuesday night around 9...

www.crimeonline.com

Felecia Gross Spicer is Mom and she has past child endangerment charges.

 

[Serononin]

do we have a last confirmed sighting of him from anyone but the mother?

I worry with school being out for the summer something could’ve happened to him weeks prior to him being reported missing - this would then make the search area much bigger as he could’ve been disposed (I hate that word!) Of much further afield

This is reminding me of the case of the little boy in Ireland who turned out to have last been seen a full two years before he was reported missing

 

[tlcya]

I wouldn't' be surprised if we get an update or a press release within the hour.

 

[LovesPeace2]

I wouldn't' be surprised if we get an update or a press release within the hour.

I hope the le has new info or something. Jmvho

 

[tlcya]

Body of missing Ky. boy found, family says

 

[MassGuy]

Least surprising result in the world. Now I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[JennieM]

Family member confirms body of missing 10-year-old Jayden Spicer found in Breathitt County​

New: Jayden’s aunt, Samantha Brunty, tells ABC 36 that the boy’s body was discovered Tuesday in Breathitt County after an extensive search.

Now: Authorities have not confirmed the discovery, and no official details have been released about where or how the boy was found.

Next: Investigators are expected to release more information once the coroner’s office confirms the discovery and the cause of death.

This is a developing story, which we’ll update when more information is released.

Mother charged after body of missing 10-year-old Jayden Spicer found in Breathitt County - WTVQ

The body of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer was found in a shallow grave in Breathitt County. His mother, Felicia Gross, has been arrested on multiple charges, including manslaughter.

www.wtvq.com