Jury deliberations are set to begin in the West trial after a long day of closing arguments. The California City couple reported the boys missing on December 21, 2020.
Even though the West Boys’ bodies have not been found, the Kern County District Attorney confirmed the investigation has enough for the grand jury to conclude the toddlers are dead.
While Desiree Thompson’s story is just one of eight cases considered cold out of Cal City, police and her family are hoping someone will come forward with even the smallest detail, to help them break the case.
Two brothers missing from California home
UPDATE FEB – Security camera footage from a neighbor shows an adult holding the door open on December 19, while four children go into the van. Then later that day two adults, which appear to be Trazell and Jacqueline West, come back to the house without any kids.
UPDATE 1/21/21 – California City Police Chief Jon Walker told media today that, “We’ve looked everywhere possible in a house we could possibly look,” Walker said. “We brought in search dogs, cadaver dogs, any dog you can think of has been in that house and has not had any kids anywhere in the house.”
Two Cal City boys still missing, backyard now a part of investigation
Cal City community still distraught over missing toddlers.
Posted at 6:21 PM, Dec 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-24 21:21:30-05
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. â It s now day four in the search for missing 3 and 4-year-olds Orrin and Orson West in California City as police, the FBI and other agencies continue their investigation, which according to neighbors, is taking place in the adoptive parent s backyard.
The Cal City Police told 23ABC that this investigation is still on-going, and according to neighbors, Wednesday night there was a large police presence with law enforcement searching the backyard around 9 p.m.