FBI confirms bones found in landfill were missing Savannah toddler Quinton Simon

November 28, 2022
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SAVANNAH -- The FBI Laboratory Division has confirmed through DNA analysis that the bones found in the Superior Landfill in Chatham County are those of missing 20-month-old Quinton Simon. 

SAVANNAH — The FBI Laboratory Division has confirmed through DNA analysis that the bones found in the Superior Landfill in Chatham County are those of missing 20-month-old Quinton Simon

Chatham County authorities have charged Simon’s mother, Leilani Simon, with murder and other related offenses.

On Monday, Nov. 28 authorities officially ceased operations at the landfill and began removing Command Post facilities from L. Scott Stell Park.

The search for Quinton lasted five weeks.

Quinton was 20-months old when he was reported missing from his home on Oct. 5.

Quinton Simon’s case and the legal proceedings against his mother are now in the hands of the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office.


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