", "Its a baby, he cant protect his little self.". Police forged a massive effort, with both police and locals taking part. All six of them. Investigators haven't released information about what led to the conclusion that the boys are no longer alive. But they were never found. The claim states Dean had no prior criminal record nor any allegations of abuse against her at the time Kern County Human Services unlawfully took her child.. Court date is in October. 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 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.) A brief synopsis of what occurred: On December 23rd, Orrin, 4 and Orsin, West were reported missing by their adoptive parents. The dogs apparently did not trace anything of the boys leaving the home. UPDATED: 3/1/2022 at 11:18 PM. A week later, "crucial information came to light" that caused the Bakersfield Police Department to join the search effort, Zimmer said. God and our family has already forgiven you and you will be free from the guilt and burden I know you are carrying. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The revelations about toddlers Orson and Orrin West come after the boys' adoptive parents were arrested on Tuesday. 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. Ive seen other posts on the topic so I tried to compile the full story here. 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. Orrin and Orson West, 4 and 3, respectively, were reported missing from their home in California City, California, in December 2020. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Who are Elizabeth Holmes' parents and where are they now? This morning, Im saddened to announce that the investigation has revealed that Orrin and Orson West are deceased, she said. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday, Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said the remains of 4-year-old Orrin West and 3-year-old Orson West, whose birth names were . They needed somewhere to stay but CPS doesn't care.". 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. Later that day, a Memorial Hospital staff member informed Dean that Kern County Human Services would be taking Orrin because they believed he had been abused, the claim alleges. They took my family, they took my kids away from me, my kids are my life, Charles said. We brought in search dogs, cadaver dogs, any dog you can think of has been in that house and has not had any kids anywhere in the house.. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Despite massive searches in Southern California following their disappearance, investigators say the boys' bodies haven't been found. They had been reported missing by their adoptive parents, Trez ell and Jacqueline West, from their home in California City, CA at around 6pm. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. They are currently being held without bail and are expected to be arraigned tomorrow. "There was a bruise around the neck. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. There was a GFM to raise money for the billboards, I had a look and it was closed off after raising almost $4k. Trezell told police that the boys wandered out of their California City, California backyard while he was gathering firewood. Who is involved? All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the Bakersfield Police Department.. California City boys Orson and Orrin West remain missing 9 months later. Their bodies have never been found. She has assisted in the search. (March 4), Editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll takes you behind the scenes of the newsroom in this weekly newsletter, Foster care children are easy prey for predators: They disappear without a real search, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. #MissingInAmerica pic.twitter.com/6mj20qq8XY. The Wests extended family offered a 30k reward for an information leading to the safe return of the boys and asked the community to stop attacking their family. Some bones were found in Victorville in November https://www.vvng.com/human-bones-found-along-dirt-road-in-victorville/. 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. Zimmer declined to answer questions, saying she was not permitted to reveal details of the case before the trial. Or Hospital Scapegoat? They noted that the children did not appear to be abused. The boys were born to biological mother Ryan Dean, who lost custody after Orrin was found to have a severely broken and twisted femur bone. 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. He went inside where him and his wife briefly searched before saying he panicked and drove off to look for them. Significant resources have and will continue to be allocated to explore all tips, investigative leads and possibilities, BPD said in a news release. They recently found human remains it looks like they were found in early-November, Attorney Antonio Castillo said. Jacqueline and Trezell are accused of killing the two young boys in December 2020. Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? These views are subject to change, revision, and rethinking at any time and are not to be held in perpetuity. Trezell said that evening, at around 5 p.m, the boys were playing on their back porch. Some of her concerns stem from what she said appeared to be injuries to one of the boy's bodies. The boys have been missing for nine months. And the community held a prayer vigil. West says he then drove around the neighborhood looking for the boys until the sun began to set. Dean had returned from work to find her then-3-month-old Orrin crying uncontrollably, the claim alleges. They avoided saying Orrin and Orsons names, didnt give their ages or descriptions, Trezell even said and thats about it. Theyre wearing masks, granted but they dont seem very emotional, no crying. You never know who might know something.. 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. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. Lucy Letby- Killer Nurse? Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Orson West (pictured) and his brother were reported missing in December of 2020, Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, It was announced this week that Orson and Orrin (pictured) are believed to be dead, Their adoptive parents, Trezell (left) and Jacqueline West (right), were arrested, Brothers, 3 & 4, looked skinny & one had a bruise on his neck before they vanished in double murder, grandma says, North Korea fires NINTH missile of the year as Kim Jong-un urged to STOP weapons drills amid Ukraine crisis, I'm 'under siege' from giant RATS and drug addicts outside my house - I just want my children to be safe, Brits told to leave Russia but warn no direct flights to UK will get them out as Ukraine crisis continues, Donald Trump boasts he threatened 'friend' Vladimir Putin with claim US would bomb Moscow if Russia attacked Ukraine, Russian troops just 20 miles from ANOTHER nuclear plant as fears grow Putin will trigger 'nuke catastrophe' in Ukraine, Girl, 4, dies in fire at family home as baby dropped from third floor to escape horror blaze, Russia ignores ceasefire and BOMBS city just hours after Putin's forces promised they'd let besieged civilians flee. Trezell and Jacqueline West both pleaded not guilty to the charges at a Thursday court hearing, KGET reported. The biological mother and maternal grandmother of Orrin and Orson West two California City brothers who were adopted by a couple now facing murder charges in their deaths filed a claim . Trezell and Jacqueline West have pleaded not guilty to murder. The couples other children were placed in protective custody. At that point, he says Jacqueline decided it was time to call the police and report the boys missing. They also face one misdemeanor count of making a false report of an emergency and could spend 30 years to life in prison, the district attorney said. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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. They said they spoke with a police officer while others looked. Neighbors described them as never leaving their apartment, seeming to avoid others. Officials announced why this week: They had been killed three months before the search began to find them. "There was a bruise around the neck. Justice for our boys. "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. Besides one absolutely bizarre clusterfuck of an interview where the parents described how the boys went missing, surrounded by a mob of angry loved ones, they have not given any more interviews. . Police put out an appeal for two missing children, Orrin (4) and Orson (3) West on December 21st 2020. This leads me to suspect that there is more to that story than publicly known. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Orson West (pictured) and his brother were reported missing in December of 2020, Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, It was announced this week that Orson and Orrin (pictured) are believed to be dead, Their adoptive parents, Trezell (left) and Jacqueline West (right), were arrested, Brothers, 3 & 4, looked skinny & one had a bruise on his neck before they vanished in double murder, grandma says, Inside sinister rise of pink cocaine sweeping UK nightclubs as warring cartels battle to control 'Coca Cola of drugs', We live on Britain's WORST street - it's rife with drug addicts, crime & prostitutes we're terrified for our lives, Man 'naked and covered in blood' arrested before mum found 'murdered' at home as neighbours reveal hearing screams, Leicester 'explosion': Listen to massive 'sonic' boom that shook homes and rattled windows. 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. TWO boys allegedly killed in a double murder looked skinny and one had a bruised neck before they disappeared, their grandmother claims. Members. The biological mother and maternal grandmother of Orrin and Orson West two California City brothers who were adopted by a couple now facing murder charges in their deaths filed a claim against the Kern County Department of Human Services seeking $40 million and accusing the agency of negligence in allowing the couple to adopt them. McCoy said he based the request for $40 million on similar cases. The FBI, the California Highway Patrol and the Kern County Sheriff's Department joined the search but found nothing. Sept. 21. The family have lived in that house for three months. The biological father, Charles Pettus, spoke to the media in October 2021. Trezell, Jacqueline, Orrin, Orson, two other adopted children, and two biological. "They didnt ask to come into this world to be treated like this," the boys' grandmother said. I didnt know they even sent them out to other people., Some articles say that Charles had another child who died in an accident at some point. That combined with their lack of grief seemed off to me. Police K-9s caught the boys scent inside the house but not outside. Orrin and Orson West, 4 and 3, respectively, were reported missing from their home in California City, California, in December 2020. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) The trial of the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West should begin by the end of the month, court officials say. It does show that the fence was open, however. Their birth names were Cincere and Classic, but have since been changed by the adoptive parents. 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.