Community Mourns Death Of Richardson 3-Year-Old
Overwhelmed with grief, strangers stood crying around the growing memorial for a 3-year-old girl who is now laying in a Dallas County morgue.
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Overwhelmed with grief, strangers stood crying around the growing memorial for a 3-year-old girl who is now laying in a Dallas County morgue.
Did now-confirmed dead Richardson toddler Sherin Mathews choke while drinking a glass of milk? There are more questions after an announcement from the medical examiner and new details from the arrest affidavit of Sherin's adoptive father, Wesley Mathews.
News of Wesley Mathews' arrest in connection to the disappearance of his adopted daughter, 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, spread quickly Monday night throughout the community that continued to hold vigil for her.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner has not confirmed it's the body of missing toddler Sherin Mathews, but Richardson police said it's "likely" her.
The parents of a missing Richardson toddler were in court this morning -- less than 24 hours after the body of a small child was discovered not far from the family home.
A large group of community members gathered outside the Mathews home in Richardson where a growing memorial underneath a tree served as the site of a vigil Sunday night.
Police have found the body of a small child in Richardson. Police have not confirmed the identity of the child.
The parents of the missing Richardson 3-year-old, Sherin Mathews, will head to court Monday to fight to try to get back their other child.
"There is no question that most of what the FBI and law enforcement are doing, you don't know about," said Dr. Alex del Carmen, a Criminologist with Tarleton State University.
Court documents reveal Sherin Mathews' parents will go to trial in February for a crash they were involved in September 2015. The crash happened off 635 in Irving.
Members of the Richardson Police Department spent a good part of the day searching areas across Dallas County, looking for missing toddler Sherin Mathews.
"The police are doing a lot that's not visible to the public. A lot of it is happening behind the scenes," said attorney Pete Schulte, a former McKinney police officer.
The public is seeing different glimpses of Sherin Mathews that show a happy and playful girl before she disappeared from her Richardson home nine days ago.
Missing for more than a week, there is still no trace of a three-year-old Richardson girl whose father claims she disappeared last Saturday.
It's been a week since three-year-old Sherin Mathews disappeared in Richardson. On Saturday, the prayers and searching are continuing.
Police are zeroing in on one hour in the Sherin Mathews case, the three-year-old who disappeared almost a week ago.
A vigil will be held this weekend for a toddler who vanished in Richardson. It's been nearly a week since three-year-old Sherin Mathews disappeared.
The Richardson Police Department is now looking for video of Sherin Mathews' family's 2013 maroon Acura MDX SUV.
"What would happen if this was my kid? I look at [my daughter] and it just fuels me more," said Nicolette Snyder.
Police and FBI agents served a warrant at the home of Sherin Mathews. The 3-year-old has been missing since 3 a.m. Saturday when her adoptive father said he sent her outside as punishment for not drinking her milk.
Some volunteers say the story the child's father gave police doesn't add up.
Richardson Police said the Amber Alert was cancelled because investigators don't have suspect or vehicle description.
The father of a missing three-year-old girl in Richardson was arrested Saturday evening for child endangerment.
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing three-year-old girl in Richardson. Police have arrested the father of the girl for child endangerment.
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