Overview

• Jake and Rebecca Haro each pleaded not guilty to murder and filing a false police report and are being held on $1 million bail, with the next hearing set for Sept. 16.
• Authorities say the 7-month-old is presumed dead and prosecutors allege he died after sustained abuse, though the body has not been recovered.
• Investigators report a strong indication of where the remains may be located, yet recent searches have not produced a recovery.
• Detectives shifted from the mother’s reported Yucaipa parking-lot kidnapping to a homicide theory after finding inconsistencies in her account.
• Scrutiny intensified over Jake Haro’s 2023 child-cruelty conviction that resulted in probation, as officials also cautioned that online rumors have hindered the investigation.