Authorities are sharing updates on the search for Emmanuel Haro.
Nearly one week after Rebecca Haro reported her 7-month-old son’s kidnapping from a California parking lot, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that they had seized a car from the family.
The Sheriff’s Department told E! News that detectives had collected husband Jake Haro‘s car on Aug. 19 as evidence amid the ongoing investigation, following “inconsistencies” in Rebecca’s story.
E! News has reached out to Jake’s attorney for comment and has not yet heard back.
Rebecca alleged that she was attacked in a Big 5 Sporting Goods store parking lot in Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, on Aug. 14, while changing Emmanuel’s diaper.
“I took him out of the car seat and laid him on the chair,” she told NBC Los Angeles on Aug. 17. “I had his diapers here, and someone said, ‘Hola.’ I couldn’t turn, and I don’t remember nothing. I got up from the floor and didn’t see my child. Someone took him from me.”
As the search for her and Jake’s infant began, authorities raised eyebrows at Rebecca’s recollection of the alleged attack.
“Investigators interviewed multiple individuals, including Emmanuel’s parents Jake and Rebecca Haro,” the Sheriff’s Department shared in an Aug. 16 press release. “During those interviews, Rebecca was confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement and declined to continue with the interview.”
Authorities noted that due to the information they’d received, “investigators are unable to rule out foul play in the disappearance of Emmanuel.”
A closer look at the Haro household uncovered Jake’s June 2023 felony conviction for child cruelty from a 2018 arrest, according to Riverside County Superior Court records obtained by The Orange County Register. He was ultimately sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months of probation.
Despite authorities sharing that Rebecca “declined to continue with the interview” in connection with Emmanuel’s disappearance, per the county’s press release, Jake’s legal counsel Vincent Hughes asserted that his client is more than willing to work with officials.
“I’m telling you right now, Ashleigh, on national news,” he told Ashleigh Banfield on NewsNation’s Banfield Aug. 19, “if the San Marino County Sheriff’s Department would like to speak with Jake Haro, we can make that happen tonight. I’m telling you that.”
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JonBenét Ramsey
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Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman
O.J.Simpson, who died in April 2024 after a battle with cancer, was found guilty in a civil trial of both 1994 murders, but in the criminal trial, the jury acquitted him. Technically, in the eyes of the law, the famous NFL player didn’t do it, so their murderer remains unknown (and perhaps at large).
Tupac Shakur
Depending on whom you ask, someone might say Tupac is still alive. But the “Changes” rapper was murdered in 1996, and the investigation is still unsolved.
Notorious B.I.G.
About a year and a half after Tupac, Biggie Smalls was shot four times in a drive-by shooting. His killer still remains unknown.
Caylee Anthony
Casey Anthony, Caylee’s mother, went through a highly publicized trial only to be found not guilty of her daughter’s murder. As a result, it’s still unknown who murdered this little girl.
Elizabeth Short a.k.a. The Black Dahlia
Short, who was murdered in 1947, and the mystery surrounding her death became an instant media sensation. She received “The Black Dahlia” moniker posthumously, but to this day, her killer remains unknown.
Andrew Borden & Abby Borden
This couple was brutally murdered with an axe in 1892, but it was their daughter, Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted for the crime. The deaths of Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were never solved.
Jack the Ripper
In 1888, an unknown serial killer hit the streets of London. More than 100 years later, the identity of Jack the Ripper remains unknown.
The Chicago Tylenol Murders
These murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in Chicago in 1982. The victims, who included children, had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. A total of seven people died in the original poisonings, with several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes. The person responsible is still unknown.
The Zodiac Killer
He was a serial killer who acted in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but his identity still remains unknown. The killer originated the name “Zodiac” in a series of taunting letters sent to the local Bay Area press. These letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers). Of the four cryptograms sent, only one has been definitively solved.
