The remains of Krystele Matthews’ 15-year-old son were left on her family’s porch after she pleaded for help on social media
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- While visiting her grandmother in Chicago, Krystele Matthews said she woke up on Sept. 8 to find her parked car stolen, with the ashes of her teen son Zahir inside the trunk
- Matthews went on TikTok to plead for the return of the ashes
- A day later, the ashes were left on the family’s porch
A mother from Texas is crediting social media for the return of her 15-year-old son’s ashes after her car was reportedly stolen with his remains inside during a visit to Chicago.
“I knew he was going to come back,” a relieved Krystele Matthews told the Chicago Tribuneabout her late son, Zahir Eitan Jones,in a story published Wednesday, Sept. 9. “I’m just glad he did.”
Matthews, 42, told the newspaper that her son died in “a tragic accident” on Aug. 9, and his services were held in Dallas later that month…