In the quiet suburbs of Savannah, Georgia, 20-month-old Quinton Simon was reported missing from his crib in October 2022. His mother said he vanished without a trace. But as investigators dug deeper, it became clear—something wasn’t adding up.
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Associated Press, 5 October, 2022 – “Police Searching”
NBC – 3 WSAV, 5 October, 2022 – “Chatham County Police”
NBC – 3 WSAV, 5 October, 2022 – “Toddler Missing”
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 6 October, 2022 – “Chatham County Police”
NBC – 3WSAV, 6 October, 2022 – “Only On 3”
CBS – 3 WRBL, 7 October, 2022 – “Timeline”
MailOnline, 9 October, 2022 – “Georgia Cops”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10 October, 2022 – “Chatham County”
CBS – 5 KENS, 12 October, 2022 – “Missing Georgia Toddler”
Savannah Morning News, 13 October, 2022 – “Sadly, WE Still Have Not Found Quinton”
CBS – 7 WDBJ, 18 October, 2022 – “Search for Missing Quinton Simon”
MailOnline, 18 October, 2022 – “Quinton’s Simon’s Mom”
The Independent, 19 October, 2022 – “Quinton Simon’s Mother Downed Shots”
NBC – 3 WSAV, 21 October, 2022 – “Details Uncovered”
MailOnline, 24 October, 2022 – “She Told Police I Took Him”
MailOnline, 24 October, 2022 – “Going Drinking Was a Bad Decision”
The Independent, 25 October, 2022 – “Missing”
MailOnline, 25 October, 2022 – “If You’re High As Hell”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 14 November, 2022 – “Georgia Department”
The Independent, 23 November, 2022 – “Grandmother”
NBC – 3 WASV, 1 December, 2022 – “Leilani Simon Placed Under Protective Custody”
The Daily Beast, 14 December, 2022 – “Quinton Simon Was Already in Dumpster”
The Independent, 14 December, 2022 – “Quinton Simon’s Mom”
ABC – 2 WSB, 15 December, 2022 – “Mom Used Drugs”
Savannah Morning News, 21 July, 2023 – “Malice Murder Charge”
Associated Press, 15 October, 2024 – “Trial Begins”
Savannah Morning News, 15, October, 2024 – “Day 2 of Leilani Simon”
Savannah Morning News, 15 October, 2024 – “State Lays Out Case”
Savannah Morning News, 16 October, 2024 – “Day 3 of Leilani Simon”
Savannah Morning News, 17 October, 2024 – “Leilani’s Ex Boyfriend”
ABC – 6 WJBF, 18 October, 2024 – “Day 5”
Savannah Morning News, 18 October, 2024 – “Leilani Simon Trial”
ABC – 2 WSB, 19 October, 2024 – “Babysitter Very Concerned”
Savannah Morning News, 19 October, 2024 – “Investigators Testify”
Savannah Morning News, 23 October, 2024 – “It Was Heartbreaking”
ABC – 2 WSB, 25 October, 2024 – “Savannah Mother”
Savannah Morning News, 25 October, 2024 – “Jurors Behin to Deliberate”
Associated Press, 21 November, 2024 – “Georgia Woman Convicted”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 21 November, 2024 – “Woman Charged”





