Father accused of killing 7-month-old son in California helps search for remains

A man accused, along with his wife, of killing his 7-month-old boy, Emmanuel Haro who has been missing for more than a week and is presumed dead, assisted investigators Sunday in Moreno Valley during a search for the child’s remains.

Authorities in both San Bernardino and Riverside counties launched an extensive manhunt on Aug. 14 after Rebecca, and Jake Haro said their little boy was kidnapped from a parking lot of a Yucaipa Big 5 Sporting Goods store after a stranger reportedly knocked Rebecca unconscious, leaving her with a black eye.

In the days following the alleged kidnapping, new revelations emerged, including that the couple was being uncooperative with investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, that video of Rebecca with a black eye on Aug. 3 may exist, that officials removed the couple’s 2-year-old from their custody and that Jake Haro has a previous felony conviction for willful child cruelty…

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