Dad charged in murder of girlfriend and their missing 2-year-old son (St. Louis, Missouri)

Dad GEBAR BYRD SR. is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, and in the presumed death of his 2-year-old son, whose body has not been found. Police say that Daddy pushed the mother into the Mississippi River while she was holding the boy. The mother's body was found and identified a few weeks later.

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Posted: Thursday, 27 May 2010 5:36PM

Father of missing toddler charged with murder

Maria Keena Reporting
maria.keena@cbsradio.com

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) -- The father of a missing University City toddler is now charged with his murder.

26-year old Gebar Byrd Senior (right) is also charged with murdering his girlfriend, the two-year old's mother, 24-year-old Yasmin Rodriguez.

St. Louis police say on March 23rd, Byrd Sr., his son and Rodriguez were standing by the river at Spring Garden and Riverview. He pushed his girlfriend into the water, while she was holding the child.

Police say Byrd Senior pushed both the victims through mud, branches and logs until they did not re-surface. The boy's body has never been recovered. The body of his mother was found April 9th and identified a week later.

Byrd is also charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Domestic Assault. The 26-year old is being held without bond.