San Antonio police comb landfill for missing Tempe baby
Feb. 11, 2010 12:00 AM
San Antonio police are likely to face weeks of meticulous digging through mountains of stench and waste in a costly landfill search that experts say may never lead to the body of 9-month-old missing baby Gabriel Johnson.
On Wednesday, police worked through the rain to remove 45 feet of debris, a process that will take another four days before investigators get to the trash they really want: garbage from the motel where the Tempe child was last seen alive.
Experts who have conducted similar searches said police volunteers and cadaver dogs could spend months in the tedious task of sorting the trash.
They will follow dates on discarded newspapers to make sure they are looking in the right spot.
They will become experts on the difference between turkey bones, chicken bones and steak bones.
Rain suspends Texas landfill search for baby boy
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 10:59 a.m.
<snipped> San Antonio authorities searching for a missing Arizona baby were forced to suspend their landfill dig because of heavy rains.
Police spokeswoman Sandy Gutierrez said police excavated a portion of the landfill but had to stop the search Thursday because of heavy rains, which create toxic run-off.
It will likely be the middle of next week before searchers reach the portion of the landfill where they'll focus their search for 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson or evidence related to his disappearance, police said.
A grand jury indicted a Scottsdale woman Tuesday on counts of forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference in connection with the case of a missing 9-month-old Tempe boy.
According to the indictment and police, Tammi Fay Smith, 37, and Elizabeth Johnson plotted to sever the parental rights of Gabriel Johnsons father.
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