Quinton Simon: Last News

Well, this case took a turn we could never have predicted…

Quinton Simon‘s mother has now formally been charged with his murder — and now we finally know what happened to the 20-month-old, at least as far as law enforcement is concerned.

Grant Wahl‘s death is no longer being suspected of foul play according to his brother Eric.

What is happening in this case?

Whoa…

Missing toddler Quinton Simon‘s (pictured above, center) grandmother Billie Jo Howell (pictured above, right) knew something was up from the moment he disappeared — and she was determined to get justice for him.

Whoa! It turns out authorities DID find evidence of missing toddler Quinton Simon, who is believed to be deceased after his mother reported him missing on October 5, before the search was put on pause.

Quinton Simon‘s mother Leilani Simon has officially been charged with his disappearance and murder. On Monday afternoon, the Chatham County Police Department in Georgia announced via Twitter:

Two new updates in the Quinton Simon case — and frankly neither is one we expected.

Nichole Schmidt has now weighed in one of the most upsetting missing persons cases we’ve seen in a very long time.

In less than two weeks what began as a missing persons report has turned into a horrific tragedy that has lead law enforcement to the conclusion that 20-month-old Quinton Simon was killed — and thrown into a dumpster.

Eight days after Georgia toddler Quinton Simon was reported missing from his Savannah home, police announced Thursday that they have not yet located the 20-month-old's remains, despite naming a prime suspect – his mother – and accumulating evidence to indicate that he is no longer alive.  "Sadly, we still have not found Quinton," said Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley. "The evidence that we have so far, based on multiple search warrants and interviews, has led us to the conclusion that Quinton is deceased." He added: "The accumulation of evidence over these last eight days has led us to this conclusion today." Law enforcement notified Quinton’s family on Wednesday that investigators "believe he is deceased," the Chatham County Police Department announced later that day.The department did not provide details of Quinton’s whereabouts but said that investigators had named the boy’s mother, Leilani Simon, "as the prime suspect in his disappearance and death."  Quinton Simon's mother, Leilani Simon, was photographed outside her Savannah home on Oct.

Missing toddler Quinton Simon is believed to be dead and his mother is the prime suspect, Georgia authorities said Wednesday night.  "We are saddened to report that CCPD and the FBI have notified Quinton Simon’s family that we believe he is deceased," the Chatham County Police Department tweeted around 10:30 p.m. "We have named his mother, Leilani Simon, as the prime suspect in his disappearance and death.

The mother of missing Georgia toddler Quinton Simon, who was last seen one week ago, was photographed leaving her family’s home Wednesday for the first time since the boy disappeared.  Leilani Simon, 22, was spotted leaving her family’s Savannah house on Wednesday afternoon before returning shortly thereafter. Photographs captured by Fox News Digital show the brunette covering her face with her hand as she drives away from the residence in a white pickup truck.  Simon has not responded to Fox News Digital’s request seeking comment regarding the disappearance of her son.  Quinton was last seen in the early morning hours of Oct. 5, inside his family’s house on Buckhalter Road in Savannah.The residence is a large, yellow-colored, two-story home with a fenced in yard and includes a pool.The child reportedly lives there with his brother; his maternal grandparents; his mother and her boyfriend.

The grandmother of Georgia toddler Quinton Simon, who has been missing for nearly a week, thanked her supporters in a Facebook post on Tuesday, when she wrote that "finally" she could "feel the calming peaceful sunshine hitting my face." Billie Jo Howell, who with her husband has legal custodianship of missing 20-month-old Quinton Simon and his brother, took to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon to share a message that she said she had posted "years ago" and that "stands true today."  "Seems there’s always a storm before the calm in my life. Boy let me tell you it felt like a tornado was spinning everything at once," she wrote, alongside interspersed emojis. "Finally I feel the calming peaceful sunshine hitting my face." She added: "Those of you who stood with me and helped me through man y’all are amazing.

Georgia police and the FBI are intensifying their search for missing toddler Quinton Simon, as the child’s caretaker recalled to local news reporters an "odd" message she received before he disappeared. Twenty-month-old Quinton Simon was allegedly last seen at his Savannah home around 6 a.m.

Police fanned out across a neighborhood just outside Savannah to search for a toddler whose mother called 911 saying her son was missing when she woke up Wednesday morning. The mother of 20-month-old Quinton Simon told officers the boy had been in his playpen before she discovered he was missing, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said. Hours later the toddler, described as wearing a Sesame Street T-shirt and black pants, still had not been found.