San Antonio police call off landfill search, no sign of Arizona baby missing since December
By APSaturday, March 13, 2010
Landfill search ends, no sign of missing Ariz. boy
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police have called off a landfill search after finding no evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Friday that authorities had searched 4,600 tons of debris looking for clues about baby Gabriel Johnson.
Gabriel was last seen with his 23-year-old mother, Elizabeth Johnson, in San Antonio on Dec. 26. The Arizona woman is jailed on kidnapping, child abuse and custodial interference charges.
Police turned to the landfill after the mother allegedly sent a text message telling the father the boy was dead. She later recanted but has refused to disclose the baby’s whereabouts.
Police excavated a section of the landfill believed to contain trash from a motel where the baby was last seen.
