COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Authorities in the Metro-East area are asking for assistance from the public on a matter that developed this past weekend.
On Saturday, November 24, 2018 the Alton Police Department took a Missing Person’s Report for a 22-year-old female and her 6-month-old son. While attempting to locate the missing woman and child, law enforcement efforts were directed to the 100 block of East Cemetery Road, Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois. During the investigation, the 22-year-old mother was located alive.
Yesterday afternoon (November 28, 2018), a search of a nearby wooded area was conducted and the body of the 6-month-old boy was discovered. The body was recovered by the Greene County Coroner’s Office.
Two persons of interest in this death investigation are in police custody.
The investigation is ongoing by Illinois State Police Investigations and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, and there is no further information available at this time.
Anyone with information please contact Illinois State Police Sgt. Jamie Brunnworth at 618-484-7384.