‘This is not the outcome we had hoped for’: Mother charged with murder after missing boy found dead on side of road

Ariel Garcia everett

Four-year-old Ariel Garcia (left, middle) was found dead along a Washington state highway on March 29, 2024, a day after he disappeared. His mother Janet Garcia is now facing a murder charge. Everett police took Garcia, 27, into custody hours after her son was reported missing and impounded her car. (Everett Police Department)

A Washington state mother is behind bars after authorities found her 4-year-old son dead on the side of the road, cops say.

Janet Garcia, 27, is facing charges of first- and second-degree murder and assault of a child in the death of Ariel Garcia in Everett, which is about 30 miles north of Seattle.

A relative reported Ariel missing under “suspicious circumstances” around 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Everett Police Department said in a press release. About 100 local, state and federal investigators launched an extensive search and determined the boy was last seen Wednesday morning. While the case did not meet the criteria for an AMBER alert, the Washington State Patrol on Thursday issued an Endangered Missing Persons Advisory to the media and local residents.

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