Oregon authorities are investigating the disappearance and death of a 5-year-old boy last month as a homicide, according to court documents detailing the investigation.
Joshua McCoy, who had autism and was non-verbal, disappeared from his home in North Bend on November 9. His mother, Angela German, told investigators that she took about a lengthy nap, and when she awoke, he was gone.
McCoy’s Body Found with No Scratches or Marks; German’s Car Found with Muddy Tires
An extensive search located the boy’s body three days later about two miles from the home, KOBI reported. He was naked and beneath brush about 20 feet off the side of a road.
An affidavit filed in support of a search warrant for German’s home and car said that the boy was not muddy except for some dirt on his hands and had no scratches or other marks on his legs or feet. The medical …