GUILTY NV - Liam Husted, 7, homicide, State Route 160, Las Vegas, May 2021 *mother arrested*

[rainynights]

Iowa Division of Criminal investigation agents say Xavior Harrelson’s disappearance is not connected to the body of a boy found in Las Vegas. @KCCINews

https://twitter.com/LTerrellKCCI/status/1399828166915543049

 

[rainwaterstill]

Hundreds of tips lead nowhere in efforts to ID slain boy
Police are currently concentrating their efforts on Nye and Clark Counties.
Article is from Wednesday morning, June 2, 2021.
Anyone with information may contact Metro at 702-828-3521. The department has created a 24-hour tip line at 702-828-2907. Anonymous tips may be left with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

 

[DS2021]

He has been entered into Namus
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[DS2021]

Is it easily accessible from the highway or only on foot?

The article from the review journal states
"The bizarre series of events that led to Montes being caught in the middle of the police investigation started with hikers discovering a boy’s remains at around 7:45 a.m. Friday, just off the road that runs between Las Vegas and Pahrump"

 

[Linda7NJ]

I’m thinking unaccompanied minor -

Why won’t they release the cause of death?

 

[LadyL]

just can't believe he hasn't been identified yet

 

[DS2021]

I’m thinking unaccompanied minor -

Why won’t they release the cause of death?

all theyre saying is obivous homicide

 

[rebeccaeee]

I'd like to pinpoint where this boy was found.

Reports say it was "near mile marker 20. SR 160 is the highway that leads between Las Vegas and Pahrump....around 7:30 a.m., a group of hikers was on a trail, when one of the hikers went off the trail to a bush." bbm
Metro Police release description of child found deceased near Mountain Springs off SR 160 | KLAS

Page 6 of this document by the Nevada DOT shows mile 20 on State Route 160. The highway is green, and Mountain Springs is west of Vegas and marked by a star. Go a little east and you'll see the 20-mile mark.
http://www.chamberorganizer.com/piochechamber/docs/MilepostBook2008.pdf

I think I have dropped the google-map man near location, though google-man is on the highway and the body was found off a trail. Still, it gives some indication of the area:
Google Maps

I'm trying to find a map of trails around there - has anyone found anything? I'm curious if the site would give us any clues - would the boy have been killed on the trail or brought there after death? Is it easily accessible from the highway or only on foot?

The trail is parallel to the road for a great bit. It would be easy to have walked the boy from car to trail and have killed him there. It might not be as easy to drag him but it is not beyond reasonable. There is no way a car goes anywhere off road up the trail. The trailhead access is off the side of the highway. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/nevada/mountain-springs-trail

 

[cvaldez1975]

still nothing......

 

[Inthedetails]

The trail is parallel to the road for a great bit. It would be easy to have walked the boy from car to trail and have killed him there. It might not be as easy to drag him but it is not beyond reasonable. There is no way a car goes anywhere off road up the trail. The trailhead access is off the side of the highway. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/nevada/mountain-springs-trail

Thank you! That is the info and map I wanted to find.

jmo

 

[interestedincases]

This one is so heartbreaking, how has no one reported him missing Reminds me of when the little baby washed up on the Galveston, TX beach (I think) and it took awhile to find out where he came from also. UGH!!

 

[DS2021]

LVMPD and FBI are holding a joint press conference at 10 am PDT
Fingers crossed for an Identification

 

[Inthedetails]

This one is so heartbreaking, how has no one reported him missing Reminds me of when the little baby washed up on the Galveston, TX beach (I think) and it took awhile to find out where he came from also. UGH!!

Or the little girl in Massachusetts. Her case took a long time, but was eventually solved.

Both those cases were much younger, though, than this unidentified boy. Seems harder to go missing without someone noticing the older a kid gets.

I hope today brings us answers.

jmo

 

[Grungster]

No ID, just a new sketch and nickname.

https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/veg...cide-investigation-involving-identified-child

 

[ClaireNC]

The boy is now being identified as John “Little Zion” Doe. The FBI also announced a $10,000 reward in connection to the investigation. ‘We will not stop,’ new photo released, $10K reward offered in effort to identify dead child found near Mountain Springs | KLAS

New enhanced photo and flyer:

 

[rainynights]

JOHN "LITTLE ZION" DOE — FBI



JOHN "LITTLE ZION" DOE

Homicide Victim
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 28, 2021

Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification of John “Little Zion” Doe, or the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for his death.

Details:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Las Vegas Division and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are seeking information to identify a Juvenile John Doe, as well as information leading to the identification of the unknown individual(s) responsible for his murder.

On the morning of May 28, 2021, the body of a boy was discovered by hikers off a trail in Mountain Springs off SR 160 between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pahrump, Nevada.

The digitally enhanced picture was provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and was based off images shared by the medical examiner.

The child is a victim of a homicide and is described as a Hispanic male, 8 to 10 years old, 4'11", 123 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Submit a Tip:
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI's Toll-Free Tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) to verbally report tips. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

Field Office: Las Vegas

Submit an anonymous Tip online

https://twitter.com/FBILasVegas/status/1400514632163508227

 

[Lusitana]

I just can't with these sketches of this poor soul smiling. He does look on the younger side on this new one.

 

[Linda7NJ]

This poor kid -
Are they distributing this photo throughout South America? I have a feeling he was trafficked

 

[cvaldez1975]

i feel he was either a victim of his caretakers or his family paid a coyote and something went wrong. poor little chubby cheek boy.

 

[Inthedetails]

i feel he was either a victim of his caretakers or his family paid a coyote and something went wrong. poor little chubby cheek boy.

Has a description of his clothing, including brand names, been distributed?

jmo