And without her little boy.
The infant’s absence spurred an extensive search Tuesday night into Wednesday in Northern California, Yolo County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Dale Johnson told CNN.
That search appears to have ended in the worst possible way late Wednesday morning, with the discovery of the body of an infant in the search area. Authorities didn’t definitively say this was Samantha Green’s infant son.
Yolo County Sheriff’s Capt. Larry Cecchettini was visibly distraught when he told reporters about the find.
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“She was extremely traumatized when she was found and she’s only given limited information at this point,” said Cecchettini, noting the mother has been told about the baby’s body. “Investigators are with her and still talking to her. It was difficult getting information from her.”
Authorities have opened a death investigation, but so far there’s been no word of charges in the case.
“At this time we don’t have any information to believe it would be a homicide,” Cecchettini said, while ceding that could change as evidence comes in. “It’s awhile for the coroner to respond, and it’s a long process.”
