Rebecca Haro gets more than 12 years for role in baby Emmanuel’s death

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Court TV) — Rebecca Haro pleaded guilty to several charges related to the death of her missing 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro, at a court hearing on Friday.

The defendant, 42, and her husband, Jake Haro, 33, were originally charged with murder and filing a false police report over the infant’s presumed death. Emmanuel was reported missing on August 14, 2025. While the little boy’s mother initially said he was kidnapped during a diaper change in a store parking lot, deputies quickly determined that story did not hold water.

Rebecca Haro was in court for a previously scheduled preliminary hearing to determine whether or not she should stand trial on murder charges for her son’s death. Those proceedings and questions were short-circuited by the plea agreement reached between the state and the defense. Her since-shelved trial would have started in August.

Rebecca Haro appears in court for her plea change and sentencing on May 29, 2026. (Court TV)…

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