Parents of a seven-month-old boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks in Southern California have been charged with murder. Jake and Rebecca Haro, 32 and 41 respectively, face felony murder charges with malice for the death of their son Emmanuel, who was initially reported missing on August 14. Authorities believe the child is dead, though his remains have not been recovered yet.
The Haros initially reported that their son had been kidnapped on Aug. 14, though investigators later determined that did not happen. They were also charged with filing a false police report, which is a misdemeanor. The couple appeared in court on Tuesday with their public defenders, but their arraignment was delayed until Sept. 4. Each was being held on $1 million bond, according to online jail records.
Emmanuel was reported missing on Aug. 14. His mother told investigators that she had been attacked while changing Emmanuel’s diaper in the parking lot of a store in the San Bernardino County community of Yucaipa. She claimed that someone said