Mom of Missing Quinton Simon Hopes He’s Found ‘Happy and Alive’ Despite Being ‘Prime Suspect’ in Presumed Death
Mia Horton
Published Jan 29, 2026
Almost three weeks have passed since Leilani Simon called police to report her 20-month old child, Quinton Simon, had disappeared from his playpen at their Georgia home.
Police have tracked down no hint of the little child — however they have openly said that Leilani Simon is their “prime suspect,” however no charges have been documented against her.
Yet, presently the 22-year-old mother is standing up and saying that she is holding out trust that her child is as yet alive.
In a meeting with WTOC-television, Simon said that she believes her child should be recuperated “blissful and alive. We need him back in our arms, holding us. We need that.”
Specialists have been scanning a landfill for the kid’s body. They have tracked down no hint of the little child, and Leilani Simon tells the news station that she simply trusts he won’t be seen as dead. “We’re simply trusting that he’s in someone’s home and they’re taking care of him and perhaps they needed a child or could never have a child,” she told the station.
“Perhaps they assumed they were his friend in need. Presently that is our best expectation.”
Last week, Chatham Province Police Boss Jeff Hadley let journalists know that police accept that Quinton’s body was placed into a garbage can that was subsequently unloaded at the landfill, as per the Savannah Morning News. The case has gathered far reaching exposure. Last weekend, many individuals picketed external the family home.
Mom of Missing Quinton Simon Hopes He’s Found ‘Happy and Alive’ Despite Being ‘Prime Suspect’ in Presumed Death – People
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As per WTOC, four individuals were captured for either impeding the home’s carport or beating on the windows.
The exhibitions filled in force after a few news sources, including the New York Post, detailed that Leilani Simon and her mom, Billie Jo Howell, were spotted bringing down shots at a bar on Tybee Island. In her meeting, Simon rejected any obligation for her child’s vanishing, saying that she won’t leave town.
“I’m here,” she tells the station. “I’ve been here each day since this. I’m not running and I’m not stowing away. What’s more, assuming something comes up that I am to blame, I will take myself to that police headquarters.” The Chatham District Police Division urges anybody with data on the kid’s whereabouts to reach them at (912) 652-6940.