Child’s Remains Found in Trunk of Mother’s Car 10 Years After He Was Last Seen

[kellyhound]

When a Virginia State Police trooper pulled over Tonya Slaton, 44, of Richmond, on Interstate 64 earlier this month, he found a black trash bag in the trunk that contained human remains, according to an affidavit obtained by WTVR.

Friday, Virginia State Police confirmed the remains were that of Slaton’s biological son Quincy Jamar Davis.

According to the search warrants, one investigator believed “the victim’s death was likely the result of some homicidal action.”

Police said that they really need people to come forward with information about Quincy from the 2004 era, when he was in 7th grade in Virginia Beach.

“We really want people to come forward with any information, what could be a small detail to someone could be really important to investigators,” said Virginian State Police spokesman Sgt. Vick at the press conference Friday. “We would appreciate any assistance.”

The cause and manner of death are under investigation. Police would not say when he died, but confirmed the last anyone had heard from Quincy was around 2004. At that time, his mother did have a residence at the beach.

No missing persons report was ever filed for Quincy. Right now, VSP cannot say if Davis’ father or other family members have been contacted.

Anybody who has had contact with Quincy in the 2004 era is asked to come forward – if you went to school with him, if you lived in the neighborhood with him, please contact Virginia State Police at 757-424-680.

“Give us a footprint from before 2004 of his whereabouts, anything that can help us kind of put together that footprint,” said Vick.

The traffic stop

Police initially stopped Slaton over on Interstate 64 in Hampton for driving with expired tags. A subsequent inquiry revealed the car “was not registered in Virginia and the license plates on the vehicle were not found on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles,” according to the affidavit.

The trooper began impounding the vehicle and while taking inventory, discovered a black trash bag in the trunk, according to the court papers. There was a strong odor of rotting flesh permeating from the bag, the paperwork indicated. The body was double-bagged and sealed with duct tape.

Slaton allegedly threw some clothes on top of the bag, and told the trooper the bag contained just clothes. The trooper also noticed a large white stain located on the floorboard behind the driver’s seat.

“When questioned, [she] explained that she spilled some bleach,” according to the affidavit.

Slaton was charged with concealment of a dead body and is being held at the City of Hampton Jail without bond.

State police said that further charges against Slaton are pending.

Who is Tonya Slaton?

Slaton’s landlord on Foushee Street told that Slaton had been a tenant for two years. She described Slaton as a happy, friendly person with a bubbly personality.

She said Slaton was late on her rent one month, but took a second job to make the payment. Residents in the apartment building declined to discuss the case or Slaton, citing requests from state police investigators that they not talk to the media.

According to court documents and other sources, Slaton worked full-time at Integrative Health in Glen Allen, as a front desk manager. Previously, the spine and disc clinic was located in Midlothian.

Past problems

Court and news records showed Slaton had been in serious trouble before. In October 2007, Hampton Police were looking for her and her black Mustang after she fired four shots through her boyfriend’s front door.

She had become angry when he tried to break up with her and went and got a gun out of her car, saying “neither one of them were going to leave alive,” according to a report about the affidavit in that case.

The boyfriend escaped by climbing out of a window, cutting himself.

Slaton eventually turned herself in and wound up serving the better part of four years of a 15-year sentence for shooting into an occupied dwelling and attempted maiming.

Anyone with information about Slaton or the black 2003 Mustang can contact the Virginia State Police at 757-424-6800, #77 on a cell phone or via email.

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[Steve]

That's one ugly kid...don't shoot me for saying what others are thinking.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

There was still an overwhelming stench of rotting flesh even 10 years after anyone was able to account for this kid? How thick were those garbage bags?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Metal Mike

There was still an overwhelming stench of rotting flesh even 10 years after anyone was able to account for this kid? How thick were those garbage bags?

About as thick as the mother for leaving him there and thinking she would get away with it.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by Top Gear

About as thick as the mother for leaving him there and thinking she would get away with it.

Maybe she felt it was safer than trying to dispose of the remains in some other fashion.

But I did have a disturbing thought after I made my earlier post: what if she had been storing the kid's remains in a freezer for the last decade or so?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Metal Mike

Maybe she felt it was safer than trying to dispose of the remains in some other fashion.

But I did have a disturbing thought after I made my earlier post: what if she had been storing the kid's remains in a freezer for the last decade or so?

I don't know what the weather is like where this happened, but if it were a hot climate the smell would have been noticeable from 20 feet away in a matter of days.
So I think you're right he must have been elsewhere, the poor kid can't have just been left to rot like that and nobody noticed.

[CannaChick]

I think she had been storing his body all this time and this was the day she was planning on dumping the body. Just a twist of fate the expired tags lead to the discovery.

[emarieu]

Poor kid

VA cops are all about expired tags and/or inspection stickers...

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by CannaChick

I think she had been storing his body all this time and this was the day she was planning on dumping the body. Just a twist of fate the expired tags lead to the discovery.

My thoughts exactly. A lot of seriously dangerous and deranged criminals have been busted because of plate, sticker, and other minor vehicle legality issues. It's actually how Timothy McVeigh got busted.

[el loco]

I live about 15 minutes from where this happened. If I'm not mistaken about the timeline, we had been on a major heat wave with temps in the 90s and the index up to 110°. So she may have had him stored, and had thought she could dispose of his body somewhere. If there was a smell, that's most likely the case.