Police Still Haven't Identified The Garfield Park Lagoon Toddler

By Kate Shepherd in News on Oct 14, 2015 5:25PM

It's been over a month since the remains of a toddler were found in the Garfield Park lagoon and we still don't know who the poor child is.

Chicago police investigators have been working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the FBI and other state and local law enforcement authorities to try to link the remains to missing children.

DNA tests conducted by the FBI show that the remains don't match a 2-year-old boy missing from Gary, according to the Gary Police Department. King Walker disappeared with his 21-year-old aunt Diamond Bynum from Gary on July 25. The boy's stepmother said she took a nap with Walker and Bynum and we she woke up, both of them had left the house. The investigation is still open.

Sketch of toddler (Chicago Police)

Investigators are still waiting for DNA test results for 2-year-old Kyrian Knox from Rockford who disappeared in late August, according to the Tribune. Authorities were also looking into the disappearance of 2-year-old Malik Drummond from Searcy, Ark. on Nov. 23, 2014 but there's no word on test results.

The dismembered remains were found in the Garfield Park lagoon on Sept. 5 and police have been looking for clues ever since. The child was believed to be about 2-years-old, of African-American or mixed race heritage and most likely a boy but a girl hasn't been ruled out. Investigators developed a sketch.

Anyone with information on the disappearance of Diamond Bynum and King Walker is asked to to contact Gary police Detective Sergeant Gregory Wolf at 219-881-1210 or the Crime Tip Line at 866-CRIME-GP. Anyone with information on the Garfield Park lagoon case is asked to contact Area North detectives at 312-744-8261, send a text to CRIMES (274637) or call 1-800-535-STOP.