To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Walker said a canvass of the neighborhood turned up an odd detail: No neighbor could ever recall seeing the boys outside the West home. We were told to stay inside The cops told us the best are out here, Jacqueline West said. Their trial is set to begin on May 23. However, specific information regarding law enforcement efforts, strategies and knowledge will not be released to protect the integrity of the investigation. Officials announced why this week: They had been killed three months before the search began to find them. Id run till my legs gave out, scream their names till my voice was hoarse , till I collapsed with grief and exhaustion. All we want are the boys back. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Trezell said he passed the children when he went inside to bring in the firewood. We're going through it.". "I knew something happened to them as soon as they were reported missing," the boys . A motions hearing in the case of Trezell and . He claimed in the lawsuit that Child Protective Services was negligent when they took his biological children away and placed them with a couple outside of friends and family. Jacqueline and Trezell West, the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West, sit in Kern County Superior Court at their arraignment March 3. I am clear that my purpose and mission is to get my babies back. I came inside the house, searched the house me and my wife.. So maybe its time for some new ideas, for somebody new to come in and take them to the next level.. "I knew something happened to them as soon as they were reported missing," the boys' biological grandmother Brenda Pettus exclusively told The Sun this week. It is the readers responsibility to verify their own facts. Many other people contributed and the fund now sits at 125k and Billboards are up around the area. Its been months, and there are no answers. Though the boys' bodies have not been found, a14-month investigation revealed the couple killedtheir children three months before reporting them missing, Zimmer said. Right away red flags were raised as they only had a photo of Orrin for the first media pleas and took . A postponement was granted at the request of the West's attorney so he could have more time to go through evidence for the trial. Their bodies have never been found. Orrin and Orson went missing shortly before Christmas 2020, and the disappearance baffled investigators and family alike. 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Opening statements are expected to be presented at the . West said he searched the street in his van but as it got cold, dark and wet, he called police. The boys were said to be playing in the yard, and the fence was open. The family have lived in that house for three months. Right away red flags were raised as they only had a photo of Orrin for the first media pleas and took a few hours to update to include a pixelated picture of Orson. TWO boys allegedly killed in a double murder looked skinny and one had a bruised neck before they disappeared, their grandmother claims. He has told the CO he will unalive himself if they don't move him. A postponement was granted at the request of the West's attorney so he could have more time to go through evidence for the trial. Law enforcement agencies spent hundreds of hours over the next year unsuccessfullysearching for the boys, Zimmer said. And the community held a prayer vigil. Out here two houses down and then they went all the way to the end of the block. UPDATE: Trezell and Jacqueline West were arrested on March 1st 2022 and charged with the murders of Classic and Cincere. Investigators haven't released information about what led to the conclusion that the boys are no longer alive. They have both been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of willful cruelty to a child and making a false report of an emergency, jail records show. Justice for our boys. While her family waits for word from police on what's next in the investigation, Pettus is questioning what could've been done to avoid the tragedy. That they are not safe and sound at home with us is horrendous. Trezell told police that the boys wandered out of their California City, California backyard while he was gathering firewood. Heres where things get kind of weird. We believe that they [Kern County Child Protective Services] are responsible for their disappearance, Richie said. Jacqueline and Trezell are accused of killing the two young boys in December 2020. 320. Come forward. Their house has been vandalized and they no longer live in the house for safety fears. The boys' adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West,. @NancyLoo has tonight's Missing in America. The agencys disregard of her concerns for the boys led to their deaths, according to the claim. Q&A: How does the grand jury process work? The biological aunt starts confronting them, asking them why the children were unattended, why were those two in the house while the boys were outside, saying they were supposed to protect them. THIS BLOG IS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER UPDATES ARE AT THE BOTTOM.Police put out an appeal for two missing children, Orrin (4) and Orson (3) West on December 21st 2020. Despite Dean attending court hearings for her childrens dependency and attending her monitored visits to see her children, CPS removed Deans parental rights in December 2018, according to the claim. Winter weather warning in effect as 2 back-to-back snowstorms set to batter US THIS WEEKEND and fuel travel fears, were last seen playing in the backyard of their home. Trezell and Jacqueline West, the two charged in the murders of their adoptive sons Orrin and Orson West are set to be in court Friday. These are babies. It alleges the defendants"induced a minor to commit or assist in the commissionof the crime," threatened witnesses and carried out the crime in a manner that "indicates planning, sophistication or professionalism.". A week later, "crucial information came to light" that caused the Bakersfield Police Department to join the search effort, Zimmer said. I was shocked, hurt, worried, upset and confused. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The adoptive parents of California brothers Orrin and Orson West, who have been missing over a year, have been arrested on suspicion of killing the toddlers. The judge ordered they be held without bail. News interview speaking to the bio mother-, Statement Analysis -Analysis of Adoptive Parents of Missing Toddlers, Police news statement from 29th December-, Points of interested learned/confirmed in this interview-, AV News (who have done some great work getting information out about these boys) live streamed the next stage of the search-, The biological family of the boys raised money and put up billboards to raise awareness for the boys in February 2021.Its heartbreaking to see their faces up there because theyre babies, said Diondra Key, from the biological family. You can view all the family statements in full here. Dean had returned from work to find her then-3-month-old Orrin crying uncontrollably, the claim alleges. Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) The Kern County District Attorney's Office held a press conference about the case . A motions hearing in the case of Trezell and Jacqueline West is set for next week and jury selection is expected to begin the week of March 20. I dont think I can take us any farther at this point. They needed somewhere to stay but CPS doesn't care.". Someone knows exactly where Orrin and Orson are and what happened in December. For other inquiries, Contact Us. These are babies who are loved and have an entire future waiting for them to explore. Alekxia Torres Stallings, the attorney for Jacqueline West, walks between the defendants. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Pettus said. Then four of them left. May they Rest in Piece, Speculation is welcome, but must not be stated as fact unless evidence is provided, Press J to jump to the feed. Their biological father, Charles Pettus, has raised concerns about the adoption process and has filed a lawsuit against Kern County officials. A readiness hearing is happening at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning. He had a recent dream about the boys and said A woman has them and will kill them on March 14, 2021, and to look behind the apartment complex by the metal pole..look again red marking with spray paint. (He also said he fears they might already be dead.) When he came back outside was when he realized the boys werent in the yard. The department did not provide any additional information about the warrant, saying that limited information is being provided to protect the integrity of the investigation and ultimately safeguard any facts from being tainted. NAMUS has not been updated with any unidentified remains in Kern County since 2018. Jac said in an interview that the police asked questions and took notes. As we know, when children go missing, the first 72 hours are the most important, after that the chances of locating them alive drastically decreases. Where are they? Not sure if these are the remains in question. Police certainly have reviewed all those tapes, maybe they are confident because they would have seen someone driving/walking through the neighborhood based on the cameras? Ultimately, Pettus family attorney Darren Richie said, Kern County put the brothers in an unsafe situation and is responsible for whatever happened. Now typically with interviews of parents of missing children, they are hysterical, showing pictures, giving clothing and height descriptions, frantically thinking of any and every way to get them home safely. In September of 2020 the family moved to California City. Guys, I'm on a very active new channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYlkSOjoOuQSvMIAAt4eYoA/ Join my new channel here: https://www.youtube.com/cata. The next day, police with warrants searched the house, took the white van, as well as all the electronic devices. Neighbors at the Casa Loma apartments where the West family lived until 2019, before moving to California City were interviewed. Wanda West, the adoptive grandmother of the boys, released a statement on March 28. If they complete a court ordered course, they can get their children back, i havnt been able to find out what this course entails. A few questions I wonder: A) Why didnt police let them search?It seems right off the bat the police were suspicious. This leads me to suspect that there is more to that story than publicly known. Unfortunately the neighbors camera didnt show if the boys were in the backyard that day as they would have been covered by a fence if they were there. It was also said that Trezell was know to carry a stick around with him, which people thought was because of martial arts. It is unclear how police determined Orrin and Orson were dead without finding their bodies. The adoptive parents of California brothers Orrin and Orson West, who have been missing over a year, have been arrested on suspicion of killing the toddlers. Fort Valley State University student Missing Where is Anitra Gunn? Neighbors described them as never leaving their apartment, seeming to avoid others. No matter how long it takes, how hard its going to be, I wont give, I will never give up., It has been 10 months since 4-year-old Orrin West, and his brother 3-year-old Orson West were reported missing in California. The biological father, Charles Pettus, spoke to the media in October 2021. Who is involved? The boys were reported missing by Trezell and Jacqueline West on December 21, 2020. Their birth names were Cincere and Classic, but have since been changed by the adoptive parents. Orrin and Orson West, aka Classic and Cincere, the two little boys from California City remain missing. But it absolutely had nothing to do with my decision (to retire)., Ive taken this department to a place where we can push farther but the fact that the resources arent there for us to push any farther. Less than 18 hours after their disappearance we made the heart wrenching choice to place their four brothers (my other babies) in the hands of the FBI for their protection. She said a grand jury indicted them based on evidence she saidprovesthe boys are dead. I dont remember hearing about it in November 2021, and a google search does not turn anything up. Low 39F. The home is now boarded up and vacant; the Wests relocated back to Bakersfield, which is also where Orrin and Orson's biological mother lives. At this point, Dean said she started seeing a change in her children. About Community. "They dont need to hand out children to any old people to get rid them. A place to discuss facts, evidence, and theories on missing Cal City boys Orson and Orrin West Orson and Orrin West went missing from their Cal City home on Monday Dec 21, 2020. So I am not sure what is happening? The Wests said the boys were dressed in light clothing, which was unusual to many because its December? The murders of brothers Orrin and Orson West, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/two-missing-boys-in-california-city-heres-what-we-know, https://people.com/crime/calif-brothers-vanished-8-days-ago-after-dad-said-he-left-yard/, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/two-missing-boys-in-california-city-heres-what-we-know/, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/community-holds-prayer-vigil-for-two-boys-missing-in-california-city/. "Why didnt they notice that. The West brothers are the adopted sons of Trezell and Jacqueline West. Moorer sought to prove the West boys could reside with her. The Wests look sus to me, but Im interested in others takes, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/100-days-missing-what-weve-learned-since-orrin-and-orson-west-disappeared/amp/. Trezell and Jacqueline West filed missing persons reports on December 21, 2020 in California City, claiming the boys were last seen playing in the backyard of their home. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, states Trezell and Jacqueline West officially adopted the boys in September 2020, though the brothers started living with the couple in late 2018. They also have four other children, two of whom are adopted and two more that are biological, who were taken into protective custody after the boys disappearance. You can view all the family statements in full here. Orrin West and Orson West were named Classic Pettus and Cincere Pettus at birth. They don't know anything. 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UPDATE: The trial for Trezell and Jacqueline West, which was scheduled to begin October 4th, has been pushed back to January of next year. It was announced this week that Orson and Orrin (pictured) are believed to be dead Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. ", "It's difficult. They said they spoke with a police officer while others looked. Jacqueline and Trezell are accused of killing the two young boys in December 2020. Or Hospital Scapegoat? 4-year-old Orrin and 3-year-old Orson West were reported missing on December 21, 2020 by their adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West. Orrin and Orson West were reported missing on January 21st, 2020 by their adoptive parents and still haven't been found. Orrin and Orson's adoptive parents were arrested under the murder charges. Trezell was not listed in custody as of 5 p.m. Hes charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of willful cruelty to a child and falsely reporting an emergency. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Learn how your comment data is processed. Where are they? "Were trying to take it one day at a time," Pettus said of her family. (Child Protective Services) failed here in Kern County.. The other 4 children were staying at the grandmothers house. Trezell and Jacqueline West both pleaded not guilty to a pair of second-degree murder charges, two counts of willful cruelty to children and a single misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an emergency in the deaths of the West boys. According to the claim, the damages were calculated from emotional distress, pain, suffering, humiliation and the loss of enjoyment of life. Orrin and Orson West, 4 and 3, respectively, were reported missing from their home in California City, California, in December 2020. McCoy said he based the request for $40 million on similar cases. "They didnt ask to come into this world to be treated like this," the boys' grandmother said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3YqU-yMAU&t=177s&ab_channel=AVNEWSCREW. I realized that I left the back gate open and I panicked and came inside the house, searched the house, me and my wife, Trezell West told 23ABC. Their trial, which was originally supposed to be over the summer, is scheduled for October 24th. A brief synopsis of what occurred: On December 23rd, Orrin, 4 and Orsin, West were reported missing by their adoptive parents. Investigators were seen leaving with brown bags according to neighbor Vina Jefferson. All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the Bakersfield Police Department.. "On December 21, 2020, Orrin was four years old, Orson was 3 years old. It needs to be sharpened.". 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Their adoptive parents, Trezell West and Jacqueline . Police seem confident that the children never left the neighborhood/area. It does show that the fence was open, however. At that point, he says Jacqueline decided it was time to call the police and report the boys missing. I d. AboutPressCopyrightContact. The boys aunt, Kiki Hoard, said she won't be able to grieve until theirbodies are found, CNN reported. The boys were in the care of another family, but in late 2018, without provocation, CPS placed Orrin and Orson into the Wests home for no reason, according to the claim. The family's four other children, two of them also adopted, are in protective custody, Zimmer said. He spoke about the case of the missing brothers recently:We did everything we could with that case and Im at peace with that. Jacqueline sways back and forth silently, (Chris watts anyone?) Once that didnt pan out, I got in the van, I looked down the street in both directions, it was getting dark, getting cold.". UPDATED: 3/1/2022 at 11:18 PM. Who are Elizabeth Holmes' parents and where are they now? You never know who might know something.. I saw them there, go in the house, I came back out, I didnt see them now, West said at the time. Police said the Wests were both charged on Tuesday with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of willful cruelty to a child. When he returned, the pair had vanished. Orrin West, age 4, and his brother Orson West, age 3, of California City in Kern County California, have been missing since at least December 21, 2020 when their foster parents reported them as missing from their home on Aspen Avenue. That suit alleges the county was negligent to take the boys from their birth parents Charles and his mother, Brenda and place them in the custody of the West family, which adopted the boys and had custody when they disappeared. In short, nothing. We will see if that turns into more and it is incumbent upon these bureaucratic government agencies to do more with respect with the lives of children, this is not a puppy that we are taking form one shelter to another, these are human beings.. Who is involved? But that truck thats in the yard wasnt there, said Vina. These views are subject to change, revision, and rethinking at any time and are not to be held in perpetuity. Our hearts are heavy right now.#TrezellWest, adoptive father of missing #OrrinWest, #OrsonWest, charged for #Murder. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The chief said he DOES suspect foul play. Pettus said. While her family waits for word from police on what's next in the investigation, Pettus is questioning what could've been done to avoid the tragedy. She says she does not know how this injury occurred. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He looked skinny like he didnt eat. Charles Pettus launched a lawsuit against Kerns County in December 2021. On March 1, 2021, it was announced that the Bakersfield Police Department was now the main agency in this investigation. In a 2021 interview, Jacqueline West said: "Everybody's making their own conclusions. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. A grand jury indicted the boys' adoptive parents this week, Kern District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer told reporters. The county has 45 days to respond, he added. Trezell said that evening, at around 5 p.m, the boys were playing on their back porch. On December 21, 2020, Trezell and Jacqueline West told California City police that Orrin, then 4, and Orson, then 3, had disappeared from the family's backyard, Zimmer said. They are currently being held without bail and are expected to be arraigned tomorrow. Pettus and the grandmother requested the West boys be released to their custody, but CPS did not fulfill their requests, according to the Pettuses claim. All information is provided on an as-is basis. Trezell, Jacqueline, Orrin, Orson, two other adopted children, and two biological. Its possible they suspect the children may never have made it to California City. You could argue that they were following authority, but their first priority would be finding their children, not obeying orders IMO, sounds more like an excuse than a reason. The investigation has also revealed that they died three months before their adoptive parents reported them missing.. Some of her concerns stem from what she said appeared to be injuries to one of the boy's bodies. There were no recent pictures of the children found on Facebook. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said during a March 2 news conference announcing the charges that the boys bodies have never been found. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. Overall this case is very quiet. Following this in 2018, the boys are fostered by 34-year-old Trezell West and 31-year-old Jacqueline West, their names are changed to Orrin and Orson, and they are formally adopted in 2019. He claimed in the lawsuit that Child Protective Services was negligent when they took his biological children away and placed them with a couple outside of friends and family. We now realize that the search for the boys began after the real tragedy had already occurred,"Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry told reporters Wednesday. The public is strongly discouraged from making assumptions of guilt and dissemination of rumor and speculation.. Now law enforcement and the boys' family are focused on finding their bodies. Police searched areas near where the family previously lived. Mainly clear. Unknown to Dean, CPS allowed Trezell and Jacqueline West to formally adopt the brothers in September 2020, the claim states. Police put out an appeal for two missing children, Orrin (4) and Orson (3) West on December 21st 2020.
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