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Prosecutors Say Baby Emmanuel Likely Died From Abuse Before False Kidnapping Claim

Investigators are still searching for the infant’s remains after charging his parents with murder.

Arcelia Sanchez-Turner, from Banning, wipes her eyes at a makeshift memorial prior to a vigil for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro outside the child’s Cabazon home on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. The child’s parents Rebecca and Jake Haro were arrested Friday morning on suspicion of murder. 
Visitors gather around a makeshift memorial prior to a vigil for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro outside the child’s Cabazon home on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. The child’s parents Rebecca and Jake Haro were arrested Friday morning on suspicion of murder.
An aerial view of a law enforcement operation underway Friday morning, Aug. 22, 2025 at the Cabazon home of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, who has been missing for just over a week. Jake and Rebecca Haro, the parents of Emmanuel Haro, were taken into custody. 
Rebecca Haro appears in court for her arraignment on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Haro and her husband, Jake, were arrested Friday on suspicion of killing their son, Emmanuel Haro, who is 7 months old.

Overview

  • Jake and Rebecca Haro are charged with murder and filing a false police report and are each held on $1 million bail.
  • Detectives determined the reported Yucaipa abduction did not occur after finding inconsistencies in the mother’s account.
  • Authorities believe Emmanuel died between Aug. 5 and Aug. 14, and searches for his remains continue with what prosecutors call a strong indication of a location.
  • Riverside County DA Mike Hestrin criticized a 2023 suspended sentence for Jake Haro after a prior case left his infant daughter permanently bedridden with cerebral palsy.
  • Prosecutors dispute media reports of a jailhouse confession, and the couple’s 2-year-old has been placed in Child Protective Services care.