NY - Halo Branton, 10 months, Hillhurst Park, Schenectady, 10 Mar 2024 *deceased after found*

[Chimera]

Just saw this thread and came over to post that she'd hopefully be found safe.
Ugh !!!!
Rest in peace, little Halo.

 

[iusedtofloat]

come ON... what the hell??? this poor baby

 

[espirtu pampa]

That little baby seemed to have cried alot.
Seemed in bad health.
RIP.

 

[Limecat]

I’d had a spark of hope that she’d been found rather quickly (in comparison to most of these cases). How do we ever hope when we open these threads after so many years? I’m sickened. Prayers for this sweet baby.
MOO

 

[QB2022]

Oh, that wasn't an outcome I expected after they announced they had found her.

She was such a beautiful baby, but that photo of her is a sad photo. I hope it didn't represent her life beyond just a snapshot

 

[Knox]

An abducted baby that prompted an Amber Alert on Sunday morning has died, investigators said.

Halo Branton, who was just shy of 11-months-old, was found in the area of the General Electric campus in Schenectady, police said. She was taken to Ellis Hospital and pronounced dead.

Branton was abducted at 12th Street and Campbell Avenue around 9:15 Saturday evening, investigators said. They had worried she was in imminent danger.

NewsChannel 13 will keep you updated on WNYT.com and our later newscasts

Abducted baby found in area of Schenectady's General Electric campus dies

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10-month-old baby. Halo Branton was abducted at 12th Street and Campbell Avenue around 9:15 Saturday evening. Police think she’s in imminent danger, they said.

wnyt.com

 

[RubbleDog]

Terrible tragedy.. thoughts and prayers for the family and everyone who has to deal with this tragedy.

 

[Knox]

What's this ^^^^^^ about Halo being abducted? The story said it was updated an hour ago?

 

[modesty blaise]

Was she really abducted?

 

[LovesPeace2]

Just what the heck geez rest in paradise little one

 

[Knox]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766936037446570099

 

[Knox]

Such a beautiful child

 

[whitelilac]

Was she really abducted?

I don't really understand what happened here either. One earlier article said she was abducted from her cot. So from home? (Initially I thought she was abducted from a park) Then an article about a lady dressed in black carrying a "blanket" with a possible baby wrapped up. Then this search in a park and found in a shed? Who is this woman dressed in black? Poor little baby Halo....I'm so sick of these poor defenseless children coming to harm.

 

[iusedtofloat]

Perhaps some sort of custody dispute? IMO, just a hypothetical

 

[Knox]

I think the truth can be found in the comments here Schenectady Police Department | Schenectady NY
Likely no abduction, hence the "criminal investiogation" and chief stating they are "talking" to multiple people, JMO.

 

[lesleyNOPE]

Lots of interesting chatter on social media. Keeping my eye on Schenectady county jail roster.

 

[whowy]

I live in the neighborhood Halo was taken from. We had rain and a little snow overnight. If Halo was in Hillhurst Park or neighboring GE campus overnight, I hope someone was trying to keep her warm. Hillhurst Park is right between where she was taken from and where she was found.

Any idea whether a crying child would likely have been heard on that GE campus? Is there shift work or overnight activity of any type that would make it likely that a crying child would have been heard? So sad that this child's name turned out to be prophetic.

 

[Seni]

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Such a beautiful child

Absolutely! But shadows under the eyes in both released photos worry me.

 

[NachoCheesier]

Any idea whether a crying child would likely have been heard on that GE campus? Is there shift work or overnight activity of any type that would make it likely that a crying child would have been heard? So sad that this child's name turned out to be prophetic.

The campus is quite large and most of the manufacturing has left the campus. I don't think there are any houses near enough to hear, either.

 

[Taffy550]

Im so confused. Did someone take this baby girl and leave her in a shed???