Body of Missing Menifee Boy Found

There's more recent video here. What struck me was the enormous resources that were poured into the search for the boy, only for his body to turn up on the family's property, buried in a shallow grave. The grief in the community is heart wrenching.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Buried body found in Menifee believed to be missing boy's," and "Relative of missing 11-year-old boy arrested after body found."

Also at the San Bernardino Press Enterprise, "HOMICIDE SUSPECT: No ID expected until July 12," and "MENIFEE: Somber mood prevails at candlelight vigil":



In a powerful display of grief and solidarity, hundreds gathered in Menifee on Wednesday, July 10 for a candlelight vigil in honor of Terry Dewayne Smith Jr.

The 11-year-old boy was reported missing on Sunday, triggering a massive search effort that eventually consituted over 1,000 people. Earlier Wednesday, the search was called off after unidentified human remains were discovered in the backyard of the house where Smith lived.

Police reported Wednesday afternoon that a 16-year-old family member was arrested on suspicion of murder.