Jury Seeks Death for Slasher
Eddie Salazar's Claim that Masked Men Kidnapped, Murdered Son Is Bogus, Say Police
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Police in Carthage, Missouri issued an Amber Alert last Thursday when Eddie Sr. reported that two masked men had broken into his home, ransacking the place and beating dad to a state of unconsciousness. When he woke up, 8-month-old Eddie Jr. was gone.
| Eddie Salazar Sr. tried to claim that his son had been kidnapped by masked men, but police ruled that out. |
An autopsy's expected to be concluded today, but police have called off their search for the masked men. The investigation now centers on Eddie Sr., who's been charged with filing a false police report.
Judging by the $100,000 bond -- a massive figure for such a minor crime -- it appears that detectives believe Eddie Sr. is their perp. If they're right, he would be the second father since the new year to call in a fake abduction of a young son, only for police to later reveal that dad is the real killer.
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