"I think they need to watch that system. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It was announced this week that Orson and Orrin (pictured) are believed to be dead Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. If they complete a court ordered course, they can get their children back, i havnt been able to find out what this course entails. Id run till my legs gave out, scream their names till my voice was hoarse , till I collapsed with grief and exhaustion. Where are they? On the evening of December 23rd, Trezell said he was out chopping firewood while Jac was inside wrapping presents. The bodies of Orrin and Orson have not been found. Following this in 2018, the boys are fostered by 34-year-old Trezell West and 31-year-old Jacqueline West, their names are changed to Orrin and Orson, and they are formally adopted in 2019. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, Complete Coverage of the West Boys Disappearance. At this point, Dean said she started seeing a change in her children. "Why didnt they notice that. The appearance will be one year to the day since the two were arrested and charged with six felony counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, in connection with the boys' disappearance. Despite Dean attending court hearings for her childrens dependency and attending her monitored visits to see her children, CPS removed Deans parental rights in December 2018, according to the claim. Trezell and Jacqueline West filed missing persons reports on December 21, 2020 in California City, claiming the boys were last seen playing in the backyard of their home. "They didnt ask to come into this world to be treated like this," the boys' grandmother said. Now law enforcement and the boys' family are focused on finding their bodies. Jacqueline and Trezell West, the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West, sit in Kern County Superior Court at their arraignment March 3. He has been right before and helped authorities on other missing persons cases. Zimmer declined to provide further details, pending the Wests' criminal trial. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Justice for our boys. I still wake up every day thinking about them. Zimmer declined to answer questions, saying she was not permitted to reveal details of the case before the trial. Theysearched inside the house and around the back yard. She told The Sun that Child Protective Services (CPS) took the brothers, aged 3 and 4, from their biological parents right after birth. At the time of their disappearance, both boys were about 3 feet tall and weighed about 40 pounds. He shouted their names and searched briefly before they called 911. So what happened? Orson and Orrin West went missing from their Cal City home on Monday Dec 21, 2020. Jacqueline was inside wrapping Christmas presents, and Trezell said he was outside collecting firewood. Here we discuss Orrin and Orson . I d. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Out of my reach. "To CPS, they need to take the proper precautions and getting the right parents to take care of the children," she said. I dont have a police record, never been in jail. Clearly authorities must have suspected abuse for them to be taken away and her custody permanently relinquished, as it is often quite difficult for a mother to lose custody of her children in America. There was a scar. "To be handed out to dogs, as a figurative of speech. (March 4), Editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll takes you behind the scenes of the newsroom in this weekly newsletter, Foster care children are easy prey for predators: They disappear without a real search, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. You could argue that they were following authority, but their first priority would be finding their children, not obeying orders IMO, sounds more like an excuse than a reason. The boys' biological father, Charles Pettus, filed a wrongful death lawsuit againstchild protective services, the county and the state, claiming negligence for removing the boys from their birth family's custody in 2018. Trezell West said he kept an eye on the boys as he gathered. I was shocked, hurt, worried, upset and confused. Why didnt CPS look into that?" The boys were born to biological mother Ryan Dean, who lost custody after Orrin was found to have a severely broken and twisted femur bone. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. We're going through it.". He spoke about the case of the missing brothers recently:We did everything we could with that case and Im at peace with that. Trezell and Jacqueline have 6 children, 2 biological and 4 adopted. Police have since searched the adoptive grandparents with no luck. Mostly anxiety is what I get from them, not urgency or fear. The biological aunt starts confronting them, asking them why the children were unattended, why were those two in the house while the boys were outside, saying they were supposed to protect them. The Kern County District Attorney's Office held a press conference about the case of Orrin and Orson West. The family lived in Bakersfield before moving about 60 miles east toCalifornia City in September 2020. Zimmer declined to say whether Orrin and Orson had actually ever been in California City, adding thats something were going to answer during the trial., FROM OUR EDITOR, TO YOUR INBOX: Editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll takes you behind the scenes of the newsroom in this weekly newsletter. I came home and I told my wife, We need to call the cops, Trezell said. He then drove around the neighbourhood calling their names and talking to neighbours. All six of them. Its getting dark and I need help, weve gotta get going., I realized that I left the back gate open and I panicked and came inside the house, searched the house, me and my wife. "They dont need to hand out children to any old people to get rid them. "I knew something happened to them as soon as they were reported missing," the boys' biological grandmother Brenda Pettus exclusively told The Sun this week. These are babies. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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Were not going to have closure until they bring the babies home so we can have a proper burial, Hoard said. The biological mother says she feels like they (Wests) did something to them and they were here (referencing area near their house). When I learned that two of my grandchildren, the youngestOrrin and Orson, had disappeared this past December from their home in California City I was devastated. He looked skinny like he didnt eat. In March 2019, Moorers request to have her grandchildren placed with her was denied, the claim said. Orrin, 4, and Orson, 3, had been playing outside in the early evening, adoptive parents Trezell and Jacqueline West told police. He claimed in the lawsuit that Child Protective Services was negligent when they took his biological children away and placed them with a couple outside of friends and family. Orrin West, age 4, and his brother Orson West, age 3, of California City in Kern County California, have been missing since at least December 21, 2020 when their foster parents reported them as missing from their home on Aspen Avenue. NAMUS has not been updated with any unidentified remains in Kern County since 2018. About Community. Later that day, a Memorial Hospital staff member informed Dean that Kern County Human Services would be taking Orrin because they believed he had been abused, the claim alleges. The adoptive parents of two young California boys told police more than a year ago that their children had vanished from the family's backyard. He says Jacqueline was inside wrapping presents while he went out the back gate to gather wood for a fire. 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While it is not confirmed by law enforcement why Ryan lost custody of the boys, she claims it is because of medical marijuana use-. https://www.vvng.com/human-bones-found-along-dirt-road-in-victorville/, Chief Jon Walker announced in February 2022 that he is retirin, https://briansprediction.com/displayimage.php?album=2808&pid=1133608#top_display_media, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Actor Robert Crayton killed his family in a murder-suicide, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge. She only speaks when the crowd of loved ones and relatives of the biological mother begin asking questions. I came inside the house, searched the house me and my wife.. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS GOMISSING EACH YEAR: Here's the one thing they have in common, The couple pleaded not guilty to all charges Thursdayin Kern County Superior Court. Trezell and Jacqueline West both pleaded not guilty to the charges at a Thursday court hearing, KGET reported. May they Rest in Piece, Speculation is welcome, but must not be stated as fact unless evidence is provided, Press J to jump to the feed. The boys were reported missing by Trezell and Jacqueline West on December 21, 2020. TWO boys allegedly killed in a double murder looked skinny and one had a bruised neck before they disappeared, their grandmother claims. You can view all the family statements in full here. 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Orrins biological father, Charles Pettus, said he gave Orrin two baths that day and nothing else happened, according to the claim. Some of her concerns stem from what she said appeared to be injuries to one of the boy's bodies. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Kern County CPS did not have any comment regarding the suit. Though the boys' bodies have not been found, a14-month investigation revealed the couple killedtheir children three months before reporting them missing, Zimmer said. "On December 21, 2020, Orrin was four years old, Orson was 3 years old. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) The trial of the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West should begin by the end of the month, court officials say. A postponement was granted at the request of the West's attorney so he could have more time to go through evidence for the trial. He claimed in the lawsuit that Child Protective Services was negligent when they took his biological children away and placed them with a couple outside of friends and family. They also have four other children, two of whom are adopted and two more that are biological, who were taken into protective custody after the boys disappearance. Neighbours reported police digging in the backyard. Despite massive searches in Southern California following their disappearance, investigators say the boys' bodies haven't been found. I am still devastated and in disbelief more than three months later that this has happened to these innocent babies and they have not been found. "To CPS, they need to take the proper precautions and getting the right parents to take care of the children," she said. The dogs apparently did not trace anything of the boys leaving the home. A request for comment was not returned Friday by the Kern County Counsels Office or by Kern County Human Services, which operates Child Protective Services. You can view all the family statements in full here. Mainly clear. Members. A place to discuss facts, evidence, and theories on missing Cal City boys Orson and Orrin West Orson and Orrin West went missing from their Cal City home on Monday Dec 21, 2020. So I personally found it unusual that the Wests stayed inside. Alekxia Torres Stallings, the attorney for Jacqueline West, walks between the defendants. Jacqueline sways back and forth silently, (Chris watts anyone?) Unfortunately the neighbors camera didnt show if the boys were in the backyard that day as they would have been covered by a fence if they were there. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Police forged a massive effort, with both police and locals taking part. The boys were not found, and police said they could not say what led them to the field because they need to preserve the integrity of the investigation. The Wests look sus to me, but Im interested in others takes, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/100-days-missing-what-weve-learned-since-orrin-and-orson-west-disappeared/amp/. The boys were said to be playing in the yard, and the fence was open. It needs to be sharpened.". There was a scar. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Orrin and Orson West, aka Classic and Cincere, the two little boys from California City remain missing. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, states Trezell and Jacqueline West officially adopted the boys in September 2020, though the brothers started living with the couple in late 2018. Some of her concerns stem from what she said appeared to be injuries to one of the boy's bodies. 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She says she does not know how this injury occurred. Who are Elizabeth Holmes' parents and where are they now? Why have them stay inside? Someone knows exactly where Orrin and Orson are and what happened in December. The Wests interview was incredibly bizarre, Ill link it here. She took foster parenting classes, obtained CPR certification and had a psychological evaluation, according to the claim. A brief synopsis of what occurred: On December 23rd, Orrin, 4 and Orsin, West were reported missing by their adoptive parents. He has told the CO he will unalive himself if they don't move him. Did the boys ever actually make it to the home in California city? Our goal is the return of the boys and the investigation will continue until that is accomplished. and muttering one word phrases under her breath. Police cars that were out there. Right away red flags were raised as they only had a photo of Orrin for the first media pleas and took a few hours to update to include a pixelated picture of Orson. (Child Protective Services) failed here in Kern County.. Walker said a canvass of the neighborhood turned up an odd detail: No neighbor could ever recall seeing the boys outside the West home. "There was a bruise around the neck. According to the claim, the damages were calculated from emotional distress, pain, suffering, humiliation and the loss of enjoyment of life. The couple have fostered Orrin and Orson since 2018 and adopted them in April 2019. The biological mother and maternal grandmother of Orrin and Orson West two California City brothers who were adopted by a couple now facing murder charges in their deaths filed a claim . Once that didnt pan out, I got in the van, I looked down the street in both directions, it was getting dark, getting cold,. It does show that the fence was open, however. Right away red flags were raised as they only had a photo of Orrin for the first media pleas and took . Less than 18 hours after their disappearance we made the heart wrenching choice to place their four brothers (my other babies) in the hands of the FBI for their protection. If convicted of the most serious charges, Trezell and Jacqueline West could face30 years to life in prison. Investigators were seen leaving with brown bags according to neighbor Vina Jefferson. Assumptions made in the analysis are not reflective of the position of any entity other than the creator(s). Their house has been vandalized and they no longer live in the house for safety fears. The boys have been missing for nine months. Moorer sought to prove the West boys could reside with her. All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the Bakersfield Police Department.. "This morning I'm saddened to announce that the investigation has revealed that Orrin and Orson West are deceased," Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said at a press conference Wednesday. In short, nothing. If my children were missing, someone would have to RESTRAIN me from trying to find my babies. He went inside where him and his wife briefly searched before saying he panicked and drove off to look for them. 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