Body found in Colo. landfill may be missing infant Torrey Brown, police say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Mugshot of Sharrieckia Page, who is accused of killing her 7-month-old son, Torrey Brown

/ CBS/Adams Co. Sheriff

(CBS) AURORA, Colo. - After two months of searching, investigators may have found the body of 7-month-old Torrey Brown at Denver's Arapahoe landfill, CBS Denver reports. They haven't confirmed whether the body found Wednesday is Torrey, who went missing last March.

Sharrieckia Page is accused of killing her son. She has been charged with child abuse resulting in death, and first degree murder.

An initial disappearance investigation began March 29, although police said they believed Torrey was no longer alive. Detectives said the child died at the hands of his mother.

Investigators said they received information that Page was seen near a dumpster at the apartment complex where she lived in Commerce City. FBI and police detectives searched for the baby's remains at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site in April.

For over 50 days, 500 people from 26 agencies and community organizations across the nation assisted the search. Working in 12-hour shifts at a cost of approximately $10,000 per day, crews sorted through 9,900 tons of waste, over one million square feet, before finding the remains, CBS Denver reports.

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by morris2196 June 4, 2012 10:28 AM EDT: One of the strangest parts of this story is the mother's first name, Sharrieckia. I bet that if you asked 10 people to pronounce it, you would get 10 different pronunciations. That aside, I hope she gets what she deserves (a hanging), but I doubt it.; Reply to this comment


by mari1963 June 3, 2012 5:08 PM EDT: Bless the volunteers for trying to find this baby.; Reply to this comment


by rwsmith29456 June 3, 2012 2:21 AM EDT: Poor little baby.; Reply to this comment

by tmittelstaed June 2, 2012 2:28 PM EDT

What is really sad is the father offered to take the baby. The mother refused as she blamed the father for getting her pregnant and ruining her life.

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by pak31 June 3, 2012 11:21 AM EDT: That is sad to hear. So she had that option right in front of her, yet it was better to kill him and put him in the trash. Unbelievable.


by mari1963 June 3, 2012 5:08 PM EDT: It's rare when the man wants to step up. It's too bad he didn't take this baby and take care of it. And what kind of name is Sharriecka? What a horrible story this is.


by cbs_bull June 2, 2012 7:33 AM EDT: Thanks for creating many jobs.... seriously, we need to thank those who relentlessly pursued justice for the baby.; Reply to this comment

by TwinkiToes June 2, 2012 5:23 AM EDT

Indeed,AnnieDanny. Immense work: that's dedication. This woman never deserved the joy, miracle and blessing of having a baby. Defenseless little ike ... killed by the hands God entrusted him into this Earth, with. Savagery ... another Angel in Heaven ... RIP in God's Arms, Baby Torrey

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by TwinkiToes June 3, 2012 1:26 PM EDT: Wow. Your comments ... defy belief.

I suggest there may be issues at work here we best ignore; best dealt with by a therapist ... I sense seriously diverted anger problems, ongoing issues; lost and unstable reality. But .. that's just my opinion ...

by AnnieDanny June 1, 2012 6:54 PM EDT

Wow, have to give those volunteers a lot of credit for all that hard work. What an awful job they had to do. But it's good they found the child's remains. God bless them for their dedication.

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by pak31 June 3, 2012 11:28 AM EDT: It takes a special kind of person to dedicate their time and effort for something like this. It takes no time or effort to sit around and whine about things.