PA PA - Tyson Jones, 3, Philadelphia, 10 May 2017

[CastlesBurning]

• Missing Since: 05/10/2017
• Missing From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Sex: Male
• Race: Biracial, Black, Pacific Islander, White
• Age: 3 years old
• Height and Weight: 3'0 - 3'8, 30 - 40 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Multiracial male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tyson is of African-American, Pacific Islander and Caucasian descent. He may have a birthmark on his right shoulder blade.

Details of Disappearance
Tyson was last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 2017. He was in the care of his mother at the time, and she was estranged from both her own family and Tyson's father's family.

Tyson's mother was reported missing on September 4, 2020. The following day, she was found dead; she had shot herself in the head. In the days prior to her suicide, Tyson's maternal grandmother and aunt were both attempting to locate him. He wasn't with his mother when her body was found and there has been no indication of his whereabouts.

Because of the circumstances, Tyson is considered to be in danger. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

• Philadelphia Police Department 215-686-3093

Source Information

• NamUs

Tyson Jones – The Charley Project

 

[mlhenn]

Tyson Jones – The Charley Project

Last updated December 5, 2020; age-progression and date of birth added, details of disappearance updated.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Poor little Tyson.
He could be alive and need to be rescued.

Age progression to age 7 (in 2020):

Tyson Jones – The Charley Project

NamUs:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up for sweet little Tyson. He is currently 8-years-old.

 

[JnRyan]

The Charley Project updated the case on 15 Dec. They expanded somewhat on the Details of Disappearance, but no real additional info that could really help.
Tyson Jones – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance
Tyson was last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 2017. He was in the care of his mother, Kristi Gardner, at the time. He had spent the first two years of his life living with Kristi and her mother, Diane Gardner. Tyson's father died in 2015, and two years later, Gardner took her son and moved out of her mother's residence, and in with a friend.

The last time anyone in Tyson's family besides his mother physically saw him was in May 2017. Diane communicated with Kristi through text messaging and online chats, and Kristi would give different explanations as to where Tyson was.

Kristi was reported missing on September 4, 2020. The following day, she was found dead; she had shot herself in the head. In the days prior to her suicide, Tyson's maternal grandmother and aunt had both been attempting to locate him. He wasn't with his mother when her body was found and there has been no indication of his whereabouts.

Because of the circumstances, Tyson is considered to be in danger. His case remains unsolved.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Such a sad case.

“Everyone’s Heartbroken” Where is Tyson Jones?

Tyson Jones may have been a bit shy and timid around people, but at home with his “Mema,” Tyson was...

www.missingkids.org

Law enforcement and Tyson’s family had to work on putting together a timeline that went back years, to the last time any of them physically saw Tyson. Investigators settled on early May 2017. Nobody knows what happened, and two families are heartbroken.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Thinking of Tyson.

I hope he is located safe and alive somehow.

Respectfully, I also want to mention I found one unidentified child located deceased who fits his age range. It does not seem likely to be him, IMO.
Found in Florida, in 2019, a 2 - 6 year old. NamUs #UP62277.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov