MD-CUSTODY BATTLE Turner Nelson, 3, Baltimore

[hoppyfrog]

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/15225707/detail.html

5 Feb 08

WBAL TV 11 News has learned that a custody battle may be the reason behind an all-out search for a missing toddler in the Patapsco River over the last three days.

Sources told 11 News reporter Kate Amara that Turner Nelson, 3, hasn't been seen since Sunday when he was visiting his father.

According to Baltimore city police, a woman called 911 shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday night from a home on Walbrook Avenue saying that her son had thrown his 3-year-old son, Turner, from the Key Bridge while strapped to his car seat.

much more at link

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[stealthy]

What is up with people throwing kids off of bridges???

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/15228947/detail.html

Mother Makes Plea To Public For Help


A father faces homicide charges as police continue searching the Patapsco River for the body of his 3-year-old son, who reportedly was thrown off the Francis Scott Key Bridge, police said Tuesday.Meanwhile, the boy's mother is pleading to the public for help.Stephen Todd Nelson, 37, was in police custody at the University of Maryland Medical Center Tuesday night, said Cpl. Jonathan Green, a spokesman for the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. Nelson was in critical condition Tuesday night, a hospital spokesman said.


More at link. Apparently he tried to kill himself by drinking cleaning solutions.

[Taximom]

Body found. :(
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381271,00.html
The boy's father, 37-year-old Stephen Nelson, has been charged with first-degree murder. According to court documents, Nelson told police he threw his son off the Key Bridge in February, saying demons made him do it. (more at link)

[thefragile7393]

Oh right....demons sure. Ain't buying that one! :liar: