The boys were declared dead by the Kern County District Attorney's Office last year even though their bodies have not been found. Many more questions still remain. Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss the case in the disappearance of 4-year-old Orrin and 3-year-old Orson West in California City, who have been missing since December. ", RELATED: Reward increases to $120K for missing CA toddlers; family says they're public targets. She did not reveal how the boys were killed or other facts of the case. You have two missing kids and they're gone and you have to figure out what happened to them. and last updated 8:46 AM, Mar 02, 2022 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) The Bakersfield Police Department released a case update for the disappearance of Orrin and He said the standard of proof at grand jury proceedings is much lower than the standard of being found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt required at trial. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a10bf63f89f3979 "It's sad. Your IP: I do suspect foul play. In November 2018, the claim said, Dean wrote a letter expressing her concerns about what she perceived as improper care her children were receiving while in the care of the Wests. The two brothers reportedly disappeared from Bakersfield, California in December of 2020 while playing in their backyard. Their adoptive parents, Trezell West, 35, and Jacqueline West, 32, claimed that the two boys disappeared from the backyard while playing. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 The Inquisitr. Two brothers, Orson West, 3, and Orrin West, 4, went missing days before Christmas, on December 21, 2020. The Bakersfield Police Department took over the investigation and in March about 50 officers and FBI agents scoured a dirt lot near Casa Loma Apartments. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Orson West (pictured) and his brother were reported missing in December of 2020, Credit: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, It was announced this week that Orson and Orrin (pictured) are believed to be dead, Their adoptive parents, Trezell (left) and Jacqueline West (right), were arrested, were last seen playing in the backyard of their home. Performance & security by Cloudflare. (California City Police Dept.). If you didnt do the right thing, do the right thing now and tell us where they are now. Wills said. Police and the FBI searched the Wests home and seized phones and other electronic devices. Why didnt CPS look into that?" Orrin, 4, and Orson, 3, had been playing outside in the early evening, adoptive parents Trezell and Jacqueline West told police. According to Trezell and Jacqueline West, the boys adoptive parents, the boys disappeared from their backyard on Dec. 21. The bodies of Orrin and Orson been found? This is not the outcome, that we and so many have hoped and prayed for in this case and there will not be a resolution in this case until those boys are brought home, added Chief Greg Terry of the Bakersfield Police Department at the conference. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Pair says they are keeping the case close to the vest, despite being accused of not working hard enough to find the boys because they are African American. As authorities dug deeper, questions began to arise as to whether or not the boys had ever even set foot in California City at all. The stakes are too high.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The neighbor then put pictures of Hutton all over the Wests house along with a banner asking Doug Hutton, Where are the boys?. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Police and volunteers searched the area using K-9s but came up empty. Orson and Orrin's bodies have not been found. Their van was towed and inspected. The question now is where are the boys bodies? said Rosanna Wills, Orrin and Orsons biological cousin. Zimmer said she could not comment on whether there would be any more arrests. Follow the article till the end The answer to that is no,' Zimmer said. "To CPS, they need to take the proper precautions and getting the right parents to take care of the children," she said. They don't know anything.Cal City Police Chief talks about private investigator involved in case of missing boys Orrin and Orson West.The search continues for two toddlers Orrin and Orson West from California City who went missing from their foster home. The Department of Human Services revoked Deans parental rights and denied Moorers requests. Already, however, some were becoming suspicious. Bakersfield Police Chief discusses case of two California City boys missing since December | KGET 17. And, they havent been found. He realized he left the gate open and conducted a frantic search of the neighborhood before calling 911, Trezell West told police. CAL CITY BOYS: Both adoptive parents charged and in custody, DA prosecutes Orrin, Orson West's adoptive parents, no bodies, Adoptive parents killed California brothers Orrin and Orson West months before reporting them missing, DA says, Adoptive parents charged with killing two California boys before reporting them missing, DA says, Father of Cal City missing boys files lawsuit against Kern County, state of California | KBAK, BREAKING: The adoptive parents of #missing 3 and 4 year-old California City boys speak for the first time Wednesday, after the boys went missing Monday night. Charles Pettus, Brenda's son and the biological father of Orson and Orrin, filed a lawsuit against Kern County and the state of California in late 2021. In the meantime, the question remains: Where are the boys? Dean was informed that Kern County Human Services was removing [Orson] from her home, because [Orrin] had been removed, and they remove siblings together, the claim says. I dont want my kids to be deceased, I want them to come back home because my kids is all I got, Pettus said. The following day, the boys' biological mother arrived from Bakersfield to help search.I just had to be here because my babies are supposedly missing from this house, Ryan Dean said, KGET reports. Orrin and Orson West were reported missing on January 21st, 2020 by their adoptive parents and still haven't been found. He said he briefly went indoors and when he came back out the children were missing. Now, over a year after they were last seen, Trezell and Jacqueline have been arrested for their murders. The FBI agents and the Bakersfield Police Department searched a field in Bakersfield for remains in March 2021. Pair says detectives conducted a search for the boys Thursday, but wouldn't provide details. Our priority is to find out where our boys are and their safe return, the statement read. The District Attorney's Office says its investigation revealed the West boys, born Cincere and Classic Pettus, had died approximately three months before the couple reported them as missing. The foster system clearly failed here and so that is really our main goal.. "We deserve to know what happened to those babies," California City resident Robyn Plantz said. The Wests are being held without bail and were also each charged with two counts of willful cruelty to a child as well as one count of filing an emergency false report. These are babies. 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(KERO) The Bakersfield Police Department released a case update for the disappearance of Orrin and Orson West, who went missing on Dec. 21, 2020, in California City. By seeking charges through an indictment, prosecutors could keep the proceedings confidential and have witnesses testify privately instead of in open court, as required in a preliminary hearing. Charles Pettus, the biological father of Orrin and Orson, spoke with KGET in October, 10 months after their disappearance. Jacqueline and Trezell West, the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West, will be in court again on Wed, March 1. They sent out a news release with a description and photos of the boys. Days after the arrests, defense lawyers Timothy Hennessy and Alekxia Torres-Stallings, representing Trezell and Jacqueline West, respectively, held a news conference where they accused the district attorney of misleading the public and preying on emotions. The couple originally announced the disappearance of Two brothers, Orson West, 3, and Orrin West, 4, went missing days before Christmas, on December 21, 2020. Orrin and Orson West Update: Are Their Bodies Found? According to Trezell and Jacqueline West, the boys adoptive parents, 5. All Rights Reserved. They don't know anything. I feel like my kids are somewhere around here. They also face one misdemeanor count of making a false report of an emergency and could spend 30 years to life in prison, the district attorney said. We now realize that the search for the boys began after the real tragedy had already occurred. TWO boys allegedly killed in a double murder looked skinny and one had a bruised neck before they disappeared, their grandmother claims. A grand jury indicted the boys' adoptive parents this week, Kern District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer told reporters. Orrin and Orson West were reported missing from the West's California City home in December 2020. At the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, you will find a palate-dazzling smorgasbord of cuisines and cocktails to indulge in. Ms. The couple said they scoured the neighborhood after noticing the boys were missing. pic.twitter.com/tj9KKZFQV0. Orrin and Orson West's missing poster (Copy). Trezell and Jacqueline West were indicted Tuesday on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of cruelty to a child and falsely reporting an emergency. Nine months later, they remain missing. Here are some last-minute, Best last-minute Valentines Day gifts for him, Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16, hurts at least, Americans to learn about anti-smoking laws in Mexico, Motorcyclist killed in SR-94 crash identified, Medi-cal benefits set to expire for millions, Parents concerned over SD Unified discipline policy, Christina Applegates last red carpet appearance, $700K seized by Imperial County Border Patrol agents, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The gag order also applies to witnesses and court personnel with access to reports filed in the case. Robert Pair. The investigation has also revealed that they died three months before their adoptive parents reported them missing, Zimmer said at a news conference Wednesday morning. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. The boys biological father, Charles Pettus had been home with the child. Who is involved? "Nobody likes to be accused of that, but I think the product of the work when the truth comes to light is going to speak for itself. CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. (KABC) -- Just days before Christmas, Orrin West and his younger brother Orson were reported missing from their home in California City. On March 1, the grand jury indicted Trezell and Jacqueline West on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of child cruelty and falsely reporting an emergency. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call BPD at (661) 327-7111. 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