Overview

• Edward Weiher and Alexa Balen were indicted on May 22 after an autopsy revealed evidence supporting deliberate neglect; they were released under Illinois’s Safe-T Act pretrial rules ahead of a June 27 hearing.
• Deputies found the Homer Glen home in severe disarray on November 6 with garbage, medical waste and soiled diapers strewn across the living area.
• Investigators recovered nine grams of heroin, 21 Xanax pills and multiple doses of Narcan within reach of the couple’s two children.
• Police say both parents made incriminating statements during interviews and ordered additional Narcan via ride-share instead of calling emergency services when Trinity overdosed.
• The couple’s six-year-old daughter tested positive for fentanyl and cocaine and has been placed under Illinois Department of Children and Family Services custody.