Emmett Trapp: A Second 2-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing in Yavapai County, Arizona

• I don't care how or why this child is missing, I don't care to put blame on anyone, such things can be sorted out AFTER the child is found and is safe.

• They believe they have found Sylars body too.

• I am agree with Mamacita, something is FISHY here!, I think is an easy way out for mothers to COVER A CRIME because almost all cases children disappear when they are "napping" or sleeping looks like an "epidemic problem" in this days, almost like people get read of dogs sending them to the streets, very convenient!. The worst is that even police are convinced of this in Emmett case they did not go deeper in the investigation of the family WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHO IS THE SLEEPING BEAUTY !

• Something is FISHY here!, I think is an easy way out for mothers to COVER A CRIME in this days because almost all cases children disappear when they are "napping" or sleeping looks like an "epidemic napping problem" in this days, almost like people get read of dogs sending them to the streets, very convenient!. The worst is that even police are convinced of this in Emmett case they did not go deeper in the investigation of the family WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHO IS THE SLEEPING BEAUTY !

• I'm with you nikki - not only do I have kids of my own, but I used to be a nanny. You NEVER nap when watching kids, your own or somebody else's. Do you get tired, yeah. Are you sick sometimes, yeah. But that is the job. Just because you work at home doesn't mean you can lie down anytime you want. And 6 hours isn't a nap - for me that is a whole night's sleep.

• I can understand the fact that she took a nap. Maybe she was sick, maybe has migrain, maybe worked night shift. I worked nights for 12 years. Out of those 12, for 5 of them, during the day I ran a business with boyfriend. I would have to grab sleep anytime I could, whether it be first thing in AM or after day job before heading to work. This could be the case with this woman. Noone should "judge" this woman out of speculations. As one said, She is probably already in her own private hell of self-blame. RIP little one

• The story seems suspect, true, but having said that it really is not unheard of for a 2 year old to open a door and walk out. My kids are able to open many, many doors. We have had to install slide locks at the top of the doors that we know they can open and we don't want to either walk out of or have access to. They won't be able to reach these locks until they are more than 5 feet tall. People underestimate what a toddler is capable of - they seem to learn a new skills everyday. I guess time will tell what the true story is.

• I dont think blaming the mother is the right thing to do. Believe me she is putting enough blame on herself as it is. and i read somewhere (can't remember where will let all know if i find it again) that the oldest child was like 10 or something. I dont see taking a nap as a mother is wrong. I agree there should have been a more muture approach, but why didn't the kids wake her up when they noticed he was not there? And why is it that i'm reading he went outside with the dog? In picking what i have read apart, i see some "holes" all over this story. I understand the police did a search and rescue. But i agree. If he was already down, no one would have found him unless they tripped over him. They only bring the "dogs" out when they determine recovery not rescue. In whole this is a very sad story. I feel for the family and nothing i can hope or wish for will ever replace this child. Such heartbreaking find.

• The mother fell asleep about 2 p.m. and no one called the police until 8 p.m. That's 6 hours. What the hell is wrong with parents these days. I'm a mother of 3 and some days I am so tired that I would love to take a nap, but I don't because it's my job to make sure my kids are safe. I feel so sorry for the other children that the mother put in charge to watch this 2 year old little boy. These other children will have to live with the fact that the little boy wondered off while he was in there care. No child should have to live with that. I will pray that the other children will not be screwed up for life because a mother decided to put herself first before her children.

• The mother fell asleep about 2 p.m. and no one called the police until 8 p.m. That's 6 hours. What the hell is wrong with parents these days. I'm a mother of 3 and some days I am so tired that I would love to take a nap, but I don't because it's my job to make sure my kids are safe. I feel so sorry for the other children that the mother put in charge to watch this 2 year old little boy. These other children will have to live with the fact that the little boy wondered off while he was in there care. No child should have to live with that. I will pray that the other children will not be screwed up for life because a mother decided to put herself first before her children.

• Why was the mom napping so late in the evening? Do people not lock a deadbolt that the children can't reach? geez.

• I can't take this shit some days... I just want to ditch work, go pick up my little guy from day care and cuddle him.

• This is so sad. And to have the baby found dead a mile from home. Heartbreaking! On the other baby, the police seem to already think he is dead and that's why they are looking to recover not rescue him. Would really like to know what's up between the bio mom and the adopting mom. I searched and i can't find anything further on his case through. This is so so sad. I guess, we can at least hope Emmett died due to elements and not a actual person killing him.

• Bless those little boys souls! With all of the child abuse I keep coming to the same questions: Why would someone want to take the life from a sweet, young child? Why? Why!? What is wrong with these killers? How did they loose their souls? I'll never understand. I guess that is a good thing.

• My thoughts and prayers with the families of both boys:(

• I hope he went in peace.. But even to be scared and all alone, tears me apart. RIP Emmett..

• When my boys were little this was always my big fear whenever I fell asleep during the day and the doors weren't locked. You know that tired you get when you've been the parent all day and you just can't keep your eyes open. One tiny blink on the couch turns into an hour nap. A little boy can travel so far in an hour! Where by the grace of God, wow. I pray he just got cold, curled up in a ball and died in his sleep and that its not foul play. As a parent I don't think I could live knowing my baby died such a horrible death

• I cant understand things like this.! I cannot imagine how this family feels..! This innocent Angel was taken away from his family, WHY?? We will never have an explanation, I'm sure a defense attorney could come up with a good reason though!!!!!! I understand that some people think the death penalty is WRONG, but you know what.?! I DONT.. Its too good for these DEMONS that are capable of doing things like this to children.. I'm old school, and believe there is no rehabilitation for animals like that.. But, lets put them in jail and feed them every day, for the rest of their pathetic exsistance.. I say once their caught. DNA is proven "OFF WITH THEIR F*****G HEADS" they do us no GOOD... one less sicko to worry about. Yes I know they have families BLAH BLAH BLAH, sorry about it. To me thats an animal that needs to be put down.! POINT BLANK.

• well has anyone considered that maybe his body was dumped AFTER people searched locally for it? i'm gonna go with serial murderer on this one. they pay attention the media, so if it were evident that a search was taking place, what a great slap in the face to the search party to place a body after the fact. one can only speculate but seeing as the area is now treated as a crime scene, and they aren't really giving any details....

• On Issues tonight,the police think he walked about 3 miles.I don't know how they determined that-but they think he was walking in circles for about 3 miles trying to find his home. That fact I find incredibly sad.

• SHIIITTT!! Why do horrible things happen to children. I just can't take it today. FUUUUCK!! R.I.P. Little Man!! :(

• Having done Search & Rescue (Trained & Certified) for my local Sheriff's Department for a couple of years there is a huge difference between a search for a live quarry (hence the "Rescue" part of "Search & Rescue")and looking for a body. The later uses body-sniffing dogs, whereas the former uses a grid-search by humans using sight and sound. In a live search, you are not looking in closed containers, within or underneath buildings, or deep within underbrush or thickets. If he was not out in the open and was already deceased at the time the Search began, then it is entirely understandable that a Search & Rescue would not have found him the first pass through.

• This is very sad.. Hmmm they searched a 5 mile radius around the house, But the body was found about a mile away????... WTF? Something fishy there. So someone on the search team Fucked up bad or what...

• I guess the vegetation is really thick around his home. You almost need to be right on top of someone to see them, AM.

• I'm sad to see that he was not found alive. My kids are just a little over 2 and I will be sure to give them extra hugs and kisses tonight. This sucks.

• I Had read just yesterday that searchers had searched a 5 mile radius around his house, now they r saying he was found a mile from home. How did they miss him?

• so sad

• I heard that too, authorities are treating the area he was found as a crime scene. I will think of this child, and I will hope and pray they find the person(s) responsible. All I want to do is keep my little 5yr. old close to me!!

• That is confirmed. http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=83944 "Search and rescue personnel located Emmett approximately one mile from his home in the 1800 block of Lavender Sage Road. The area where the body was found has been contained and investigators are treating it like a crime scene which, according to authorities, is a common protocol in any unattended death to ensure that a complete and thorough investigation can be conducted to determine the cause and manner of the death." We won't know for a while if his death was accidental or a homicide. This is so very sad. I was hoping the little tot would be okay.

• Just saw on HLN they found his body... dead.

• I can't find anything that says they found his body...I'll keep looking...

• Do they know yet if he wandered off or if there was foul play involved?

• god damn it!!!

• They just found his body.

• Praying for both little fella's safe return.

• hope this has a happy ending

• Maybe the parents should have kept the doors locked in the house so a 2 year old can't get outside the house if this is the case.... another idiot parent.. doesn't suprise me..

• Actually there was another 3 year old that disappeared in the same county in the past week...but that child was found safe, but the search for him ended up discovering his parent's 165 Marijuana Plants in the process. I'm hoping that this, unlike the other case mentioned in the article, isn't a criminal investigation, and that the child is found and returned safe and sound to his parents. I know that 2 year olds like to wander off, especially when parents sleep. My daughter, at that age, would run away from her mom when she fell asleep and would go to the park a mile away where I would take her every day after I returned home from work. Twice she was returned home by the police. No matter how many locks we put on the door, it didn't deter her from running away (which is the only reason her mother didn't get charged with Criminal Neglect of a Child). Still, there is nothing more frightening to a parent than their 2 year old missing. Having been there several times before, I can understand precisely what the parents are going through. Hopefully such turns out to the be case here and that the child is just lost and scared and will be found safe and unharmed.

• Truly tragic! I wish I could bring these little cuties back safe and sound. What is the deal?

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