[TheHag]

They found a baby's body in the California canal where that guy who kidnapped his ex's baby drove his car into. The clothes match those of the missing 4 year old boy.

That's all I've heard so far.

This is so sad. I was really hoping he was still alive and the guy just kidnapped him to hurt his ex. I really felt like the baby as still alive.

[TheHag]

A child's body has been found in a California canal, Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Royjindar Singh said Tuesday.

The discovery was made near Santa Nella, about 25 miles south of the area being searched for Juliani Cardenas, 4, who has been missing since he was taken from his grandmother January 18, Singh told CNN.

The body has not been identified, but its physical appearance matches Juliani and the clothing is similar to what the boy was wearing when he was last seen, said Merced County Sheriff's Department Deputy Tom MacKenzie.

A water authority employee found the body around 7:38 a.m. Tuesday, MacKenzie said.

Authorities on Saturday had called off their lengthy search for Juliani in one part of the 117-mile Delta-Mendota Canal, but said the search would continue elsewhere.

Friday night, divers in the canal located the vehicle belonging to the boy's alleged kidnapper, Jose Esteban Rodriguez, but there was no sign of the him or the child. A witness had spotted the 2003 silver Toyota Corolla going into the water January 19 with a man and youngster inside, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said.

The car had been trapped in 50 feet of water and was intertwined with two other vehicles, Christianson said Friday. The windows of the car were found opened and it was badly damaged, he said.

Juliani's mother, Tabitha Cardenas, said last week that Rodriguez -- with whom she broke up about five months ago and who is the father of her unborn child -- would not purposely drive her son into the water.

Cardenas said Rodriguez either wanted to have her son for himself or wanted revenge for their breakup. She said she ended their relationship because he was physically abusive to her but that she never thought he'd harm Juliani.

Rodriguez "wanted to be with my son," Cardenas said. "He wanted to be with my son so bad that he took it to the extreme."

Cardenas said Rodriguez went to her house early January 18, but she told him to leave because Juliani was asleep and had a cold. The boy's school later called her after Rodriguez had gone there asking to spend time with the boy.

Later that afternoon, Cardenas got a call from her frantic mother, who said Rodriguez had again come by and, despite her struggle, had snatched the boy from her arms.

Christianson says there has been "no electronic signature of any kind" from Rodriguez since the boy's abduction, meaning no evidence of cell phone, credit card or debit card use.

CNN's Amanda Watts contributed to this report.

[Pink.]

These things happen



*not being bitchy, but could you put a subject alongside 'BREAKING NEWS"??

[candymosh]

[Pink.]

thanks


That is jsut SO sad, and IN MY OPINION could have been avoided with a little communication. Sometimes jsut a few words or an acknowledgement of a eprson in general can mean the difference between life and death.....usually of an innocent.

[TheHag]

What pisses me off is the old man who SAW the car go into the canal, with a child and adult in it and just kept driving. He did nothing! If he would have called 911 when he saw the car go into the canal, they might have been able to save that baby. Fucking people piss me off when they don't get involved. A simple call to 911 by this guy could have helped tremendously!

[souris]

drag

[Steve]

The old fucker should be charged with something.

[carkees]

[Sharon]

Poor wee soul