Toddler's body in Garfield Park lagoon 1 to 2 weeks, CPD says

[MerryBlooms]

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CHICAGO (WLS) --
"We are going to find you. We have the full weight of the CPD behind us," CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said of the investigation into the death of a toddler whose body parts were found in the Garfield Park lagoon.

As city crews drained water from the Garfield Park lagoon, Chicago police officers hit the streets in the Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday. They're looking for anyone who may be able to help identify the child, a 2 to 4 year old African American.
The toddler had brown eyes and short, curly black hair. His or her ears were not pierced.

Authorities believe the child's body was in the lagoon for one to two weeks. A forensics artist is working on a sketch of what the child may have looked like, officials said, and DNA tests and fingerprinting are under way.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/toddlers-body-in-garfield-park-lagoon-1-to-2-weeks-cpd-says/975266/

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1. Illinois man arrested in dismemberment murder of two-year-old boy

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Tue Nov 15, 2016 | 9:58pm ES

Illinois man arrested in dismemberment murder of two-year-old boy

By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK

An Illinois man was arrested on Tuesday in the dismemberment murder of a toddler whose body parts were found in a Chicago lagoon more than a year ago, police said.

Kamel Harris, who was caring for 2-year-old Kyrian Knox and reported him missing in September 2015, was taken into custody on suspicion of murder, concealment of homicidal death and dismembering a human body, Chicago police officials said.

Evidence against Harris includes the boy's blood found in the carpeting of his vehicle as well as statements from witnesses, Chicago Police Commander Kevin Duffin told reporters at a news conference.

Duffin said investigators believe Harris, of Rockford, "snapped" and killed the child, who was lactose intolerant, because he had been crying after drinking milk.

"A major break in the case was the fact that he had denied that the baby had ever been inside his vehicle," Duffin said, which contradicted the finding of blood evidence there.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-dismemberment-idUSKBN13B07V