W5: Shocking twists in the bizarre disappearance of a N.S. toddler
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- W5's one-hour special investigation digs into the disappearance of a three-year-old boy in Truro, N.S. in May of 2020, raising critical questions about the police and search and rescue mission.
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My son age 3 at the time, got away from me once. It only took seconds for him to get away from me very quickly. I didn't know if he went left towards a creek or right to a road. I made it to the creek and heard tires screeching. I dropped to my knees, a woman and daughter saw him and stopped quickly. I got lucky that day, they can get away very quick. I pray they get answers 🙏
Yes 👍 thank God. i was loading groceries on the belt at the cash and my son was right there holding the cart - ½ second gone - Right then and there I jumped and yelled at the top of my lungs - his name - the cashier says - it’s ok he came behind me - he’s right here - walking to the end. I was shaking bent down and he’s all calm like wow mom all good (3) chill out - I softly say - never leave my side or sight when we are in public - always let me know where you’re going.
omg!!! Thank God your little angel was ok. I remember mine at that age, they are fast!!
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Unless the grandmother ran straight to the creek, the child had much longer than 18 seconds to get there. It is almost certain, given that his boots were there, that he drowned.
The grandmother knows more for sure.
If my child went missing, I would behave exactly like the father. I would not rest until my child was found.
But sometimes they are never found, esp if he got swept to sea there would be no way of finding him. Eventually as hard as it would the best thing to do is try to move on with your life. Many people have had to accept their children aren't coming home.
Of course it would be valuable to milk the situation if there was some LE misconduct on the table.
Jusss Sayin.
Same I wouldn't beable to eat think sleep until I had my boy bk 😢
Would you have said there’s no God/ Jesus? Too?
@@flovejoyyes
My daughter got away from my husband and myself in a toy store in the blink of an eye and she hid in the bottom shelf between boxed dolls. We were frantically running through the aisles yelling for her and demanding the doors be closed and locked in case someone snatched her. The store clerk wouldn’t close the doors. I was terrified. My daughter was quiet as a mouse and when we finally saw her I was so relieved but upset and about to faint all at once. May these parents find their peace. 🙏
Yup! Aren't kids a blessing? I can remember similar incidents involving my two kids. And you are so right! An employee won't do a thing to help you find your missing 3 year old.
If it was a bigger store they should have immediately done a code Adam. Every employee should know what do and prioritize finding your child and watches the doors, questioning anyone leaving with a child. Sorry that was handled so bad.
parents should have small kids on reins
@@beaulieuc8910 I used to judge those child leashes but I’ve seen some runners🏃. Talk about reins😆
@@umanicksy7107 I had my daughter on a harness and leash from when she learned to walk. I never needed it for my son who kept me in sight at all times.
This family is genuinely grieving people are so cruel!!! Breaks my heart 😢
The father recently went in for a lie detector test apparently he has told 2 different people he killed Dylan. Allegedly
Really?
Ya Think ?
@@rulistening7777 You replying like that just shows how incredibly insecure you are
I agree, humans can be the worst species on earth. Judgement without proof.
I'm sad for the grandma 😢 as well as the parents.
Why the grandma? It was her fault. She isn't suffering like they are and imho it's because she knows what happened to Dylan.
A 3 year old child doesn't take long to disappear, and when they are already focused on going some where, may ignore someone calling their name. My brother was just 2yrs old and I was 4 yrs old and he disappeared out of the house. When Mom realized he was not in the house that they had recently moved in, she was in a panic going out to look for him. Luckily, the neighbors at the end of the street saw him walking down the street and told him to come to them to play with their son in the garage with his outside toys while they looked for mom to show up. She still does not know how a 2 year old opened the door, but they watch and imitate us. She was just so thankful to have good neighbors. We ended up leaving the country to be closer to hospital for one of my children. Our house was on a highway, (I was pressed by all family members to get this house I didn't like). I got a sheltie and he would always alert me to children that got outside without my permission. Best dog and have many stories about how great a nanny dog he was.
Shelties are amazing, loving and loyal animals. And one of the smartest as well.
parents not paying attention as usual
@@beaulieuc8910Do you have children?
@@beaulieuc8910baloney!!!It's people like you who get all those conspiracies started.
I bet if that officers 3 year old come up missing, he would feel very different about the way the alerts were handled.
xlnt comment!
There was in fact an investigation of the allegations by the family that. The police didn’t respond quick enough or take it serious. It was provided to be unfounded. Facts are important. Use them and stop being so quick to judge
Everybody has said how fast a 3 year old can disappear. My daughter loved to disappear. I can remember her at 2 whipping around and saying to me, "Why are you always following me?" in a very accusatory tone. I phoned the police once. They reacted not at all. She did eventually turn up. I phoned the police back to let them know she was home. The cop that answered the phone was going to put me off again. I'm sure of it. He sounded very relieved that my daughter was home so he didn't have to tell me to buzz off again. I guess so many kids disappear for a while and their frantic parents phone the police so the police are used to it.
@@heathersmith6416 Hypocrite much?
And who did the investigation? Felliw chief from a neighboring county.. they are ALL buddies!@heathersmith6416
So sad. My heart breaks for those parents. I can’t imagine. I wish them peace, love, and healing.
The father conducting his own searches breaks my heart.
Dylan would have had longer than 18 seconds to get to the water. I am confident that the grandma did not run to the water immediately. I am sure she more than likely looked around the yard before she even thought to make a phone call to emergency services. For people to assume that it was only 18 seconds is unfair to the grandmother.
Exactly.
Yeah if you have a 3 year old, they couldnt get away that fast, because you always have to keep your eye on them. I wonder what really happened, and my heart goes out to this family. I hope you find answers soon.
My 4 yo son likes to hide from me. He has always done that since he could walk. He may have hid somewhere for a bit and then ran off while grandma was in a frantic and calling 911. Then he could have made a break for it. I can’t imagine what they are feeling. I feel so bad from the grandmother. She lost her family that day in a matter of seconds. 😢
@@jenakre7482 my hearts breaks for this grandmother. I can not imagine her daughter blaming her, if she thought her mother wasn't capable of taking care of her grandchild she would be to blame. The mother can't understand why others are blaming her she thinks its cruel, how can she be so cruel to blame her mother abandon her when they both need each other. The mother did not want to be judge for what she posted, I am not judging anyone, I just want to repeat the saying of do unto others as you would like others to do unto you. There is not one set of rules for you another set for others. I think the mother, father are looking for someone to blame. They are deflecting their feeling of perhaps feeling guilt even tho they aren't guilty on to others, sometimes people feel guilty when they are not, in circumstances like that they can't heal. My heart heart for all the family you can see the pain so much so that you can feel pain for them. I pray they will let go of the blame lift that burden of their shoulders that is weighing them down. They have no one to forgive because no one is guilty, it was an accident. The little guy could of been kidnapped they threw the boots in the river to put them of track. It is a terrible loss my heart goes out to them. I think they are punishing their self's, I am so sorry.
It was the grandmother herself that said it was 18 seconds.
The water was rushing so fast that day the light boots filled with water and washed to the sides, while the struggling little boy stayed in the middle of the rushing water. If you have ever lived near creeks and been in rushing water it is really easy to see how this could and would happen. Poor family. God bless them and their broken hearts.
Absolutely agree. His son is in the water somewhere. Maybe the lady took longer to leash the dog. Maybe she didnt think fast to imagine where he went or ask the dog ti find him for her. But he didnt have to be at the river in seconds. He just had to be out of sight. 3 year olds move fast without fear. And would happily walk right into a river. Maybe his boots got stuck and came off... he might be at the bottom of the sea. This is where apple tags would avtually be amazing if people could afford them.
Idk...my grandson is 2 1/2 and he's wicked fast, as were my kids at that age. I don't think Dylan got to the brook in 18 seconds, but he could have been out of sight in 18 seconds and then had time to get there while she was looking around the yard for him another 20-30 seconds or so. Those boots would have shipped water and sunk and got caught up on roots or whatever in the water, but a struggling body wouldn't just sink in high, moving water. 1 boot ended up 500 yards downstream. I doubt someone snatched him and then ran behind a neighbor's house to discard his boots. That would take more planning than a crime of opportunity.
That poor family!
I think you're right. Sadly he will probably never be found. So sad for the family. I do think the grandmother made an error that was longer than 18 seconds but she can never admit that maybe not even to herself. My heart breaks for her because to live with being the one who made the mistake of taking her eyes off her grandson must be torture. I also understand why her daughter cannot forgive her. What a sad situation ❤
Agree
Unfortunately I think you're right. I thought the same thing.
@@mollyanne9697 yeah but she said she didnt look for 18 secs by the time she has run around calling him and searching through house it could have been 5mins and he probs knows route from being taken there.
In 18 seconds, Dylon could have slipped through the fence. Then he had minutes to make the rest of his way to the creek. Especially if she was panicking and looking in the wrong places. The likelihood of him being abducted in 18 seconds is low, assuming, of course, it was 18 seconds.
My heart goes out to this little boy’s parents❣️Love and Compassion may you be free from suffering
I feel sorry for the grandma, it wasn’t her fault. It’s not fair that her daughter wants to blame her and no longer wants her in the family.. She is tortured just as the mom and dad. Forgive her, she needs that. And you need your mom.
I'd blame the grandma too. You're supposed to watch kids in such a way that you are proactive so nothing like that happens in the first place. If my mom wasn't Watchung my kids properly and something happened, I'd blame her too because I trusted her with my kids to make sure nothing happened. Whether it was an accident or not, I'd blame her.
I had my mom watch my son twice, he got away from her BOTH times, I never had her watch him again.
I think the grandma is withholding info. 18 seconds? She doesn’t hear him walking or running off? Kids that age are usually kinda noisy.
it's a terrible thing babies are willing to wander off and venture oblivious to any consequences. the father has a gut feeling the grandmother is hiding something. it's not bad enough what each of them are going through with public hate. threats. and suspecting the police of negligence.
i feel bad she has to live with that. since the father said he suspects she knows something, i started getting suspicious maybe she wasn't taking proper care and paying adequate attention.
What a horrific story. Poor little Dylan and his parents. Shame on all of the online trolls for your despicable comments and theories. Unbelievable shame on the blackmailers too. How do you all live with yourselves?
It is not trolling to point out when a parent is practically reading from the guilty lying playbook. Most true crime watchers have noticed terrible tropes family's fall into when tragedy comes knocking. It is not trolling to point out the things others won't say because "societal expectations." The child wasn't given that luxury, neither should any over detailed zero emotions monster who's lying as much as they breathe. The black mailers I agree, that's wrong on every level. Duh. But to call ppls theories trolling when we've all grown up watching this kind of media is a disservice to the victim. Unsolved mysteries started in the 80s. There's been thousands of true crime shows, movies, blogs and social media posts covering real cases. Many that have been solved by crowd funding the DNA testing needed to solve the case. I've spent hours on unidentified bodies vs missing persons, linking descriptions, times and places up. Theses aren't uneducated theories. Ppl called the Ramseys too after they lost Jon Benet in such a bizarre manner. But decades later, dna proves there was a non familial match in the home. Investigators almost immediately rejected the idea of an outside monster. It was the public who didn't and looked up the bread crumbs. Dismissing the common tropes means monsters stay free much longer than they ever should have.
@aftersexhighfives I'm actually listening to this knitting,not distracted by visuals and it sounds so well rehearsed and melodramatic, just doesn't sit right,so I agree
grandma had no intention of any harm coming to her grandbaby. its just when coming to the little ones ya canf let your guard down.
I don't even have kids and this is heart wrenching enough. I couldn't imagine.
The whole case is heartbreaking. I can’t imagine this being one of my children.
The horrific messages and comments people have been making reflects badly on this town. So sad.
They are pathetic people. They have such boring lives, think they are so wise (it's interesting how not bright people think they have all the right answers), and are verbal bully/cowards.😢
People always talk. They dream up the wildest scenarios.
@@dinkster1729It's especially bad in a small town.
Forgiveness and healing needs to happen. Everyone is in pain. The loss of a child is tragic. God help this family.
What “loving god” would allow this to happen in the first place?
@@Derek-pg4ykit wasn't god
Yall..drowning is one of the top 3 ways most toddlers die, if not the first. Im pretty sure the grandma looked away for too long, & the boy took off running & sadly drowned. Toddlers run wayyyyyy faster than you would think. My son ran across a whole store in about 20 seconds ..and it was a big store. I ran after him the entire way, and was shocked at how fast he could run. I pray for this family. The mom did not do anything, i can see it in her eyes she is telling the truth, and the dad to. They are hurting badly. 💔
I agree. Those tears are real. You don't cry like that when you're faking an emotion. This is a parents worst nightmare. And as a parent, that's not an exaggeration. People should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to hurt these parents.
Agreed. I don't even think grandma meant to lie, but "18 seconds" was probably not quite accurate. Lots of things take even a couple extra seconds- giving the dog an extra pet, maybe a hair gets in your eye, shift your keys in your pocket, etc. I had 5 kids + 2 stepkids all under 9 yrs old, so I was hypervigilant and counted faces constantly, especially outside. But- I can attest to 'talking to a child who had already walked away' inside the house maaaany times. One minute I'm doing dishes and talking to a toddler, the next I turn around and they've disappeared into the next room and already have a full puzzle dumped onto the ground. It can seem like they were there the whole time when you're talking to them, and you're left wondering how long they were gone... I know kids can bolt quickly away from you, but I also think it may have been just a little bit longer than grandma thought. Even 1 minute is plenty.
to me...the grandmother's skin tells a story of heavy drinking...her manner of speech seems a bit slurred. I am thinking she was drunk and that dog incident took longer than 18 seconds.
This poor child drowned and this poor family is stuck in denial. I doesn’t do anybody any favours to air such a highly produced documentary grasping at straws.
but how else will they get clicks or rating$..
Three hours is way too long to wait on a amber alert on a child
Using the excuse an Amber alert is reserved for criminality is a LIE! The chief of police was caught in his own lies.
The blame game never helps. 😢
Never helps and never stops. I see it here, over and over.
Kids that age are highly unpredictable, and faster than you might expect. I was always overprotective of my four kids, and very afraid of anything happening to them. One day I gave my three year old some candies, and set him on the sidewalk right outside our back door to eat them. I told him to stay there while I got his drink. I walked inside, and immediately back outside. He was gone!! I immersed freaked out as I was scanning the area to spot him. I called my husband who worked just down the road. He, and the team of guys he worked with found our son down by the road about a block behind our house. I just couldn’t see how I didn’t see him because there wasn’t any buildings there. He probably walked in the higher grass. I never let him out of my sight after that, and I mean that literally!
The child was with the grandmother, not the mother, and one of his boots were found in the water. The child may have drowned and floated out to sea. He could have been abducted and boots left behind to throw searchers off. Such a tragic and sad situation. I hope he is found, but I just don't know. We all want to hope for the best scenario. Dylan's parents are in so much anguish. They are not involved, nor is the grandma. It's just such an unfortunate tragedy.
Hes most likely drowned but the police should have acted very fast knowing a high water was happening neareby.
It's so sad that the parents don't acknowledge the same pain the grandmother must be going through. Can the parents honestly say that they have never turned their back on a child for even a few minutes? Their action towards the grandmother maybe shows what the grandmother feared their reaction would be if she happened to have turned her back for a bit longer than she stated. They obviously trusted her to look after him as she probably had many times. They should be supporting each other, not fighting over who is perceived to be more at fault.
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She did take those polygraph tests, I guess. Why didn't W5 verify that she had?
It’s such a natural reaction,though.To blame someone,when you don’t know what really happened.It’s a horrible situation,and they all need help and support.I can’t begin to imagine such pain.Somehow,I hope they have their beautiful boy returned to them.
@@eh-i1841It's pretty obvious what happened. They just can't face the horrible truth.
Those TikTok videos and domestic violence calls are highly suspicious! I would NEVER think of making a video like that about my toddler...ever!
The parents have to give Grandma the same grace... they give themselves. They want proof he didn't go down the river. So don't blame Grandma without proof that she was negligent. Obviously you trusted her and her love for him to leave him in her care. Accidents happen, even to the most loving people.
This is so sad. I pray that they the parents and Grandma will find the answers they all need to what happened. I pray the parents and Grandma can find forgiveness because the parents r treating the Grandma how other people r treating them.
I love the parents optimism, no parents give up on their child without solid evidence. I wish them all the very best ❤
W5 should do an update on this case. There has been a lot going on.
i pray the boy is found alive and well. it would mean so much to this ailing family.
Something is up with the dad can't figure it out
What has been going on?
@@redactedzero2622I think the dad is absolutely crushed with grief. I didn't find anything about suspicious. Did you watch until the end?
the poor father breaks my heart i pray in time they will find some peace
Oh god, so bloody sad, I can remember my eldest Son who was hiding in our home the whole time. I was a total mess
Something the grandmother said stuck with me. I think someone snatched him up. The ex cop said neighbours weren't really questioned. Instead of looking at creek they should maybe check into people around this area. Boots could be misdirection. Tragic story.
I think so too
How sad and typically that Dylan's mother want's grace and understanding for showig incredibly bad judgement in making the videos ( and who knows what else ) but refuses to give the same to her own mother.
RIGHT?!! That’s exactly what I was thinking.
That mom very well could’ve set her mom up. It’s not like she wasn’t making videos about killing him.
Exactly.
Agree!
God Bless her she lost her entire family 😢 She doesn’t deserve to be treated as if it was intentional 😢
Children can get away from you SO fast. Once, we couldn't find out little boy. He was 3 yrs old. His 4 yr old sister told us he was waiting on the schoolbus. He had walked down the street & was indeed waiting by the road. Anyone could've taken him. This poor family.
He could have run out in front of a car, too. My husband let my daughter get away from him once. She was found at 2 years of age standing by the fast road. A neighbour called to us to tell us where she was. My husband never got to watch her again. I'm over-protective??? so be it.
Praying for his return and prayers to the whole family
The grandma seems genuine to me, especially when asked if she's responsible.. her body language is very very different to guilty parents / family members in the media.
Heartbroken at the online accusations (and rightly so) yet blaming her own mother?
Double standards much?
Her mother was supposed to be watching him and now he's gone. Obviously it happened on her watch so, yeah
This poor family is just stuck in time., i pray they get answers.
Those parents are clearly in pain, what a life of the worst kind of torture. Hope they find answers!!
What a sad story. I'm sorry for the little boy 😢 but I'm also sory for the grandma, because if she is inocent (witch I think she is) that means she lost her grandson and her daughter. Inmagine how incredeble painfull that must be! The parents could have just as easely lost sight of their son with this outcome. I just don't think its fair to blame grandma for what happend.
Agreed.
I agree!
I agree too
yes no winners in any scenario here..
I agree!
You need to forgive mom and honor her for what she has done for you. It could have happened on your watch.
As someone who lost a family member and my daughters teacher and a few friends in this SAME community very shortly before this disappearance happened, I can assure you that social media posts ARE NOT effective in this area. They tweeted about the shooter from the mass casualty on twitter when people’s homes were being burned to the ground with a gunman on the loose. A month later, when Dylan went missing… clearly they didn’t learn much about responding quickly or about how to get the information out to the local community.
I’m not supporting anyone in this video in particular but I’m just saying there is next to no one in the Truro and surrounding area that have faith in the local police or the rcmp.
The pain is unimaginable 💔
Sending all my love 💖
Darn it 3 hours before issuing an alert!? That's nuts!
The police here in Kingston Township years ago ignored me as well. My daughter was older. She was able to ride a bike. She was told to ride over in the other subdivision and, then, come home. She fnished her ride in the other small subdivision and decided to take another road. My husband and my father-in-law suppposedly went looking for her, but couldn't find her so went to the nearly grave yard to visit my f-i-l's first wife's grave. Nice guy! I finally when my daughter didn't come home at lunch time--that kid never missed a meal!--called the police. The cop just said more or less, "Tough!" A short time later my daughter did come in the door as if nothing was wrong. "I went riding up the road and stopped to play with some children while their mother packed up because they were moving. She offered me lunch. I phoned home to say I was staying, but nobody answered. Then, the children went for their nap and I came home." says my daughter. I phoned the OPP back and the same cop answered the phone. When I said my daughter had come home, he was relieved. He didn't have to blow me off a 2nd time. Kids must disappear all the time, I guess, and the police just don't care.
@@dinkster1729That's terrible. I found it ridiculous that it took that long for a pubic alert. If the child is found, they issue another public announcement saying that. I don't see why they couldn't do it within minutes.
But don't you DARE offend the chief of police! That dude is responsible for not haven EMO issue an Amber alert and is a proven liar. WC5 caught him in his lies.
Unfortunately, I believe that the current swooped him up. Those are fast rolling waters that lead right into the ocean. I am so sorry for the family. God bless....
But it’d be almost important for him to make it then that tall grass and 100meters to the water even! It’d be easy for somebody to throw them boots over there for a diversion.
Idk…this whole family is fishy.
The mother has a lot of nerve to blame her mom, when she’s over there making videos about killing him.
I think not. The mom is guilty as hell
@@queenie.lawyergirl.pittymomI must've missed something. Why are you sure the mom did something?
That chief of police is totally lying. He knows they were negligent in getting alerts out right away. It's infuriating to listen to him. You know full well if it was his kid the alert would have gone out immediately. And the several places he said were notified, were not. It's sickening how negligent police can be during crucial hours after someone goes missing. And then they talk about how they've done a thorough job. 😡
You know that grandmother had that child out of sight longer than she is admitting. Child went into the water. My opinion of course.
That's possible
I agree, and everyone knew it. That's why it took 3 hours for an Amber Alert to be issued. Once his boots were found, it was obvious what happened. The parents' frantic denials and pressure to do _something_ is likely why one was issued to begin with.
People's reactions to blame the family are despicable. The child died in a tragic accident.
These poor parents, my heart goes out to them And those horrible people that said terrible things, they should be ashamed of themselves. I hope that one day the mum and dad find there boy.
I can tell that mom is truly heartbroken 💔 praying for your lil son God knows and so do you keep strong 💪
But she shouldn’t blame her mom for the fact is she the mom don’t know what happened so why would you assume that she her mom is at fault that’s really not fair to do
@@tjmurphy3081 The mom told the grandmother to use a child harness when outside because he likes to run, but she didn't, that's why.
“God! That’s got to hurt!!”
Is this interviewer for real!??
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The offended chief of police is so infuriating. He failed and won't own up to it.
So sad ...my nephew drowned.. they thought theyd never find him... After maybe 2 weeks .they found him in the mud 😢 underwater 😢 rip lucas ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss. How tragic.
So sorry for your family 💜
I was at store w/ my 2 yr old son the other day..i usually hold his hand, or hold his shirt the whole time were in public. I had to answer an important phone call that i couldnt miss, & my son takes off running full speed instantly. He got half way across the store in seconds. ...my parents ask to babysit him all the time, but they are 65 and 80, and cant run fast at all. I keep telling them that its not a good idea, bc if my son runs away, they cant catch him in time. I pray they understand and dont get mad at me for it, but my sons safety always comes before anyone elses feelings.
My mother used to ask to babysit my kids, have them over for a weekend. I let her look after them one at a time. She handled the 4 of us in her day, but I felt she deserved a break. She had my father's help, too, because he was retired. Your parents will understand. They can look after, hang out with your child when he's older and more responsible.
I dont get why parents who are dealing with a traumatic experience, are expected to air their "dirty laundry" for the public satisfaction. People always have things to say, whether parents are guilty or innocent in all scenarios, not just this scenario. Quite sad actually.
Pathetic response from the police, his defensiveness 34:55 speaks volumes. Incompetent to say the least
The chief of police is offended. WE DON'T CARE! He failed to do his job.
Pick two bad moments out of anyone’s life
What type of dog did the grandma have? Why did it have to be chained up and was Dylan used to the dog? Those would be reasonable things to include in the video I think.
I imagine because there's a gap in the fence it should be chained...always depends if the dog is well behaved. I don't agree at all with the parents not forgiving the grandma because things happen and life's too short etc. but she really should of fixed that gap.
We have a elderly gentleman with a drinking problem in town who sometimes wanders off. A local silver alert goes out within 10 minutes he is reported missing so people in the area can look for him because the quicker we get that alert, the closet to home he can be found. 3 hours before an amber alert is sent out on a toddler? NO
An Amber Alert was never sent out, because that is only for abduction cases and they had determined (?) that it was not abduction.
An alert should have been sent out right away. Amber alerts are for very narrow types of missing children. I think they have to be known to be abducted and have information about a vehicle. But they could have sent out a missing child alert right away.
We had a case like this near me and it ended up being the grandmother….she accidentally killed the little boy after she pushed him angrily and he hit his head on a rock…..it took twenty years for the truth to come out
I rhink if the grandma did something it was probably an accident.
Baby was taken. Maybe he wandered near a bad ppl home and was taken. I don’t think grandma left him unattended for only 18 seconds. Nobody would like to be in grandma’s shoes. Poor family 😔
But another commenter made a good point....would the ppl that took him have gone behind the house then,risking looking suspicious and throw the boots in? Unlikely but no one knows😔
@frobbsy27 they could hav done that later..? or did they find the boots the same day he went missing..
l think both possibilities are remote, but kids, esp toddlers, do things so fassst.. around a pool, river, or in the yard, climbing on stairs, balconies, even reaching up and grabbing a handle on the stove of a boiling pot of water.. it happens in seconds..
@BEAUTYnIQ they found them the same day. I just doubt that the kidnappers would go over there & risk being seen just to ditch the boots. But ur right...kids are faaaast
I think maby possibly the boots could have come off of Dylan’s feet and then he was taken I feel like it could be very possible that he was being watched by someone in the woods and in a case of opportunity was taken and that Dylan could have taken his boots off to splash in the water because I know for a fact that my youngest nephew who’s now 4 but ever since he was 1 and a half has been the type of kid who hates shoes on his feet and any and every opportunity will take off his shoes and socks and fling them in different directions because he doesn’t want them on anymore so it could be a very real possibility considering that the grandma says that he loves water or maby just like how the grandma was saying that she thinks he was taken maby someone 😂was standing on the other side of the fence quietly and was looking through the fence and motioned to him quietly to follow him when he saw that the grandma had her back to the boy and was distracted because let’s face it while 18 seconds is not very long at all it’s long enough to get far enough out of sight that while you stop to take that extra 20-30 seconds to look around the back yard that right there adds up to almost a whole minute so that’s a whole minute that the little boy is a head of your searches so theres so many possibilities as to what could have happened really and while I don’t think the parents are to blame I for what ever reason don’t like them as much and have a strange feeling about them but I feel that the grandma is genuine
Dylan drowned!
The dog would have alerted her of an intruder 🔮
He could have made it to the street and somebody snatched him there.
the dog was inside w w/gma.. its why she was distracted..
Not if it was someone they knew
He drowned
@@BEAUTYnIQ no, grandma was outside with the dog and Dylan
When my daughter was a toddler and preschooler, she liked to take off and explore without fear. She wore a leather harness until she could listen to my instructions and stay close. People use to tell me that I was silly for doing so. She is a safe healthy teenager now.
My mother gave me a harness for my daughter as well. Funny! I never to use it with my son. He stayed close. She didn't. She 43 now. Back when they were young, I often wondered why more kids aren't killed. They are so free and easy about danger.
Maybe she had her eyes off him a bit longer than 18seconds?.
I totally agree
Someone could have snatched or kidnapped him and put the boots by the river, as a diversion....or maybe the grandmother put them there. If someone snatched him, his boots could have slipped off.
Dear Lord, let the truth be revealed 🕊🙏
I understand that the grandmother was responsible for his care but nobody thought to fence in the garden when the brook is so close? At no time in the last three years did any of them say " we better make the garden safe before Dylan plays out there" ?
You think a yard without a fence is dangerous?? A gap in the fence makes it unsafe??? How?? No
@ThatLoudBish sorry, I don't understand your question. I'm saying that it's common sense to secure the garden.
@@fluffystarafinaI agree. The mother said that he was a runner. I had one like that, and for a small child, he was quick! Fortunately, we've always had houses with a fenced in yard. Even then, I rarely took my eyes off our kids. They might not be able to get out, but that didn't mean someone else couldn't get in. I watched too many Dateline episodes of missing children and I was pretty vigilant. You can't keep your eye on them every second, though. I've seen cases where small children have been able to open the locked door and get out while the parent is in the bathroom. You just can't judge. I'm sure the grandma feels horrible. Three is an age where a child can open a door, run pretty fast, etc. They're very curious, but with little understanding of how dangerous things can be.
Amber alert should be alerted right after the missing case was filed..u can investigate later whether accident or kidnapped..
Yep! Chief of police lying about how an Amber alert is issued. Such a lack of common sense. He should be fired.
I want to hear yhe grandmas 911 call recording they should release this to the public to see what she actually said via phonecall i think it would really help heal this family. While the grandma of course was responsible for dylan under her care. I don't think she purposely hurt this child or purposely neglected him.
The family is hurting worse and worse and worse by this. Someone obviously took this child or he really did drown and get took out to sea. If he did get took out to sea his body really would have washed up i believe.
did you not watch the vid.. this was in the bay of fundy.. deepest fluctuating tides in the world.. pls revise your comment to reflect the facts.. the last GSAR guy in the interview expounded on this..
It's none of the public's business what the grandmother said in her 911 call. WTF makes you think that you have some kind of right to hear that?
Why didn’t they reenact the time the child was with the grandma with a real life child same age and weight and height. Seconds? She turn her back seconds? The backyard look pretty big. If it was 18 seconds wouldn’t she be able to see the child when she turn back?
Maybe she went inside to get something or she was doing something else. But she is lying about the time she had her back from that child.
you have NO WAY of knowing whether or not she's lying. Were you there? Do you KNOW her? I think you're a liar, just based on your dumb comments that are so badly written. How's that for you? Just based on my feelings and suspicions about you, I'd say that you're a liar and probably a thief, too. That's fair, right?
An Amber alert could have been issued and recalled if necessary. What foolishness of an excuse to not issue an alert for a missing 3-year-old child. This is pure stupidity.
the kid was alone in that backyard much longer than 18 seconds.. and lm sure it wasnt the first time gma left him there,.prob 2O-3O minutes.. just this time he tested his boundaries and toddlers are fast, can climb on a balcony, grab the handle of a pot of boiling water, eat a poisonous flower, in seconds..
the parents are, sadly, in denial.. remember this is not a small, pristine, bubbling brook behind your house.. this is the BAY OF FUNDY.. liu.. its documented as incredibly fast flood and ebb tides w/fluctuations that are the highest in the World..!
Yes. Just 3-5 minutes, and that boy could have been gone and swept away in the flooding stream.
I have made a similar video with the voice over saying that this mf is going to be the reason I go to jail (I didn't post it online) But for me the meaning of the video I made meant that I would protect my daughter at all costs even if I had to go to jail
It sounds like this was a trend on Tiktok at the time, and there were probably more people who did it. Unfortunately, her child ended up missing and everyone made it seem like something nefarious instead of just a joke. I wouldn't make a video like that, but I can see where some people would find it humorous.
That puts a different prospective on the video, they should have mentioned that. 😮
The police had an obligation to fully and aggressively investigate this child's disappearance regardless of whether or not the father was happy with them or not. Taking nearly three hours to issue a public statement and have search and rescue on the ground is ridiculous. And finding out that they never went house to house in the neighborhood is negligent.
My son was diagnosed with cancer at age 5. I have always said that the only thing worse than that, would be if my child went missing, the not knowing, the possibility they could be alive somewhere, being abused by a predator, would be so unimaginable, that I would go insane trying to find them forever. I would rather know, and have their body, than to never get answers.
To have such cruel accusations, by the public, would send me over the edge. The public have no right to be judge and jury, based on speculation and rumours, it’s not right. Armchair detectives need to be held accountable, for the added pain they cause to victims, already going through the most horrific period in their lives. I don’t know how to stop it, but laws need to catch up to technology and be in place to at least protect victims from being profited off.
Whenwhen my son was two almost three he went missing...
I had gone to have my hair put in micro braids ( it was 40c snd humid, if i didn't braid my hair i was gonna shave my head) it took three women 10 hrs..i left at 7 am and was back by 5:30 pm, and my son was gone...
We lived on an 87 acres plot, with a 300 foot drop into the bay of quinty...
My husband didn't even notice he was gone, forgot he was even watching him...
Search and rescue found my son in the swamp, with 6 hunting dogs, and he had a mud line across his chest snd back...
My husband and i separated after this, i just could not forgive him...as this wasn't his first time having an ' accident '....he was accident prone...snd i was tired of having my son's life endangered because he dad was a lazy asshole
I know the fear that clenches the heart like a vice...for several hrs we looked for my boy, and I do not think I could survive having to live in that state for years...😢 prayers for this child's safe return, and if that can not be, I pray that his remains are found so these parents get closure. ❤
I hope his visits are supervised then with the child,lol.
I can't believe they poor grandma was to blame in their eyes 😢
If you left your small non verbal child who is a runner, with someone who lives on a busy street and backed by a creek, asked them to please harness him if they went outside since he’s a flight risk, they agreed, and then they lost him?! You wouldn’t place ANY blame on them?
If I was grandma I would never ever be able to forgive myself
too much online bullshit everyone wants to be a detective
I'm an Internet detective.
Wow that’s very sad the mother can’t speak to the grandmother, I mean ya he was in her care but where is the forgiveness and the family banning together to give each other comfort, if all parties are innocent in this it’s no one’s fault, he was either taken or ran to the water. Sad that it tore the family apart . ❤
The mother is clearly not right in the head
Grief is a crazy thing. 😔
@@yoteonthetoobsI wouldn't be right in the head either if I didn't know where my child was.
even married couples fall apart and usually get divorced when a child is lost, killed, missing.. neither party can handle it and they many times secretly blame each other..
I think a under water search and recovery group needs to be brought in with sonar to search the creek to see if his Lil body is caught on something under the water his boots was found in the water which means more than likely he went to the water
I agree
What is the name of that lowkey famous dive group that does this?..
A little late for that now, lauragibson. The body, if indeed there is a body, would have decomposed into fish food by now....
@@user-pp4ve6qo1bnot true. They could still find clothes and bones most likely. I watch the dive team find bodies and after 30 years they find skeletons.
His body is no longer there. If he's been underwater for several months, he's gone, body and all.
Grandma comes across strangely, not a reliable denial from her involvement or for covering up something. I would feel the same as her daughter😢
I had a beautiful little Chihuahua who I took with me almost everywhere. I am an anxious person, I chose not to have kids, so my doggies have served as my surrogate children. Even in my walled garden, I would check on him every couple of minutes, and if I didn’t see him immediately, I would panic…even though I knew there was no way for him to get out. I can’t imagine how incapacitating it would be to lose a child.
No comparison to a dog!! You didn’t create, carry or birth your dog.. sooooo not anywhere near the same!!!
She wasn't saying it was...no need to be rude. She is showing compassion...something you need to work on a bit, based on your comment. @@sparker3090
@@sparker3090That's why the person posting the comment said feeling that way about their dog couldn't imagine "how incapacitating it would be to lose a child". Wasn't comparing the two
I know what you are saying. I have four children and they are all adults now. I also have a little Chihuahua and love her to pieces and would be a mess if something happened to her. I don't think I would be able to breathe if something happened to one of my children. I feel so bad for everyone involved in this... it's heartbreaking
People make Tik Tok videos mocking murder and disappearance, laughing at it as though it's a joke. Then it happens to THEM and they find out how serious it is. They thought murder was funny until they faced the idea that their son was murdered. NEVER make fun of serious crime. It's nothing to joke about.
She's clearly not all there and emotionally disturbed
@@yoteonthetoobsshes a rective mother.. stop acting like she's done anything wrong.. remember intervws are edited for dramatic effect..
you must know this already..
@mynameisworld agreed. its all a joke..
til it happens to You.
Get a sense of humor.
@@yoteonthetoobs heaven forbid a woman makes jokes
Poor parents my heart goes out to them x
I think grandma should be put under hypnosis and see if anything is recalled that she may not consciously have a memory of...
Get a clairvoyant in there immediately!!
One look at this mother's face should make her accusers unable to sleep at night for the rest of their LIVES.
grandma blaming herself breaks my heart 😢and the daughter as much as i understand her pain it could happen to anyone even her ...i hope they find peace ❤
I wandered away from the family cottage when I was 3 years old. I was non-verbal (ASD-1). The cottage was one block away from Lake Huron and one block away from a swamp complex. I was missing for 3.5 hours. My mother's reaction? Do NOTHING. NADA. Send my older sisters to look for me? Nope. Call police? Nope. NOTHING. I eventually wandered over a mile away and walked into a hardware store where they recognized me and took me to my parents cottage. I am sure my mother was SO disappointed I wasn't found floating face down in a lake or swamp, which is I am sure she was hoping. So I kinda get a kick out of these videos where the child is SO IMPORTANT. Not in my life - not with a narcissistic mother and father.....
I'm sorry you had a bad childhood. I hope you can learn from your parents' mistakes and be a better parent yourself.
Honestly, the fact that the boots were in and near the water, is a pretty strong indicator. A kidnapper wouldn't take the time to go and plant the boots after abduction. Maybe if the boots were found days later, but the fact that they were there hours after Dylan went missing.
I think the Gramma may have had her back turned a bit longer than she said. Fell in river😪
Has there been any updates?
The chief of police is still offended.
And god bless you all such a loss 😢😢😢
His grandma's story doesn't sit well with me… I feel it wasn't intentional tho. ( but there's just something she's not being truthful about )
*Did she go outside with Dylan then for whatever reason go back in the house feeling he would be ok in the yard for a few seconds?* She lingers in the house *with the dog* too long and comes back out and Dylan was gone!!!!
( now this is believable )
I don't believe she turned her back because if she was there and he ran off… once she turned back around she would've at least seen the back view of him running 🏃 off.
Or she would've still heard him!
I just don't believe what she's saying, but moreso feel she made a bad judgment call in leaving him outside.
I don't think he was even there. She's covering for her daughter. It all seems like a bullshit story
@@queenie.lawyergirl.pittymom neighbors verified the child was there with the grandmother that morning.
gma left him in the backyard, alone, much longer than 18 seconds, and it wasn't the first time..
I just want the parents to know that I'm sending love there way. I'm so sorry this happened to y'all.
Humans are the cruelist on earth. Whatever happened to innocence until proven guilty. Social media at its worst😢
Being engaged to a former firefighter I asked him how long would it take to get a search & rescue team on the ground and in the water to search for a toddler and he said ( " NO LONGER THAN 30 min tops ") this is the maximum time allowed during any missing persons whether for a child or adult investigation. These are volunteers not paid firefighters.Then again this would not be the first time Canadian authorities have botched a missing persons investigation either.
the grandma was the LAST person to have seen him...
I looked carefully at the overshot of the place. He could have stepped out onto the edge of the busy road and someone saw this as opportunistic and snatched him, turned right on the road that has a bridge and thrown his boots out in the stream and been gone quickly, while grandma is calling for him.
That seems very possible.
meh. maybe. you steal a kid and youre going to stop your vehicle on a bridge and get out and throw boots..? no nothing to see here..
kid was in the backyard, alone, much longer than 18 secs.. he got away.. remember this is the bay of fundy.. tides are fastest and highest fluctuating in the emtire World..
I hope this family can learn to heal, forgive, and move forward. It’s enough to deal with the heartbreak of losing Dylan.
This is a tragedy for everyone. But my heart breaks for the 'shunned' Grandmother. She admits she feels responsible as this happened on her watch.
If they cant seek help in therapy as a family; please seek these services as individuals.
Grandma needs the support.
Mom needs to move from Tiktok to forgiveness.
Dad needs to embrace his life. Does he really think Dylan would be happy to know his Dad never opened another gift, ever? Anger is part of grieving, but it isn't the end of that process.
I would wish all some peace...
❤
As a grandmother of 10 I wouldn’t even contemplate to put a three year old in an unsecured yard. Accidents do happen but the negligence is on the Grandmother and not the police. However, I do feel they are covering their ass somewhat. Those parents are suffering real emotional pain and people need to mind their own businesses. I hope the bullies are found and prosecuted. Just one extra point…..if you don’t like being bullied online then don’t do it to others. Seem the pot calling the kettle. Still very sad!
This poor father is still out there searching daily. He only gets a couple of views on TH-cam. So sad