In Anderson, Indiana on February 25, 2018, a green 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier crashed at the 1900 block of Poplar Street. Officers identified the driver of the car as Dylan T. Tate.
Soon afterward, an unknown person brought an 18 month old child who had been in the accident into Community Hospital Anderson. It was later determined the child's name was Harlan, who was the son of Jenny Harris, Tate's girlfriend.
Upon arrival at the emergency room the examination of Harlan revealed:
- Bruising on the body inconsistent with an automobile accident
- Paper towels shoved inside the child's throat
- Indications of rectal sodomy with a foreign object
- No brain activity
- The child's breathing had stopped
- The child's heart had stopped
Doctors were unable to revive the child.
As the story unfolds, with more details coming, we have thus far learned these facts:
- Harlan was born to Jenny Harris and Jackie L. Haines III on July 29, 2016
- Harlan had a twin who died in the womb
- Some time later, the couple separated
- The mother took custody of the child
- She later began a relationship and shared a home with Dylan T. Tate
The actual cause of death and manner of death are pending further investigation at this time.
Baby Harlan was laid to rest at a family cemetery - Parkview Cemetery in Alexandria.
In a search for previous offenses by Dylan Thomas Tate, my findings were the following:
- 5/30/2013 Manufacturing Meth
- 5/30/2013 Maintaining a Common Nuisance
- 5/30/2013 Possession or Sale of Chemical Reagents or Precursors
- 5/31/2013 Possession of Meth
- 12/16/2013 Failure to return to lawful detention
- 11/27/2013 Violation of Work Release
- 5/19/2014 Contempt of Court
- Source: https://arrestfacts.com/Dylan-Tate-2S2l72
These are my questions:
- Was the accident an intentional and very poor attempt to cover up the murder? I doubt this is true. We'd expect the paper towels to be removed from the mouth first.
- Was Tate trying to take the baby's body elsewhere to dump it and had the accident on the way?
- Who carried the child into the hospital?
Other Sources:
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/investigation-continues-in-toddler-s-death/article_7692f504-1c29-11e8-9521-d33cac12bbab.html
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/cause-of-toddler-s-death-pending-father-seeks-justice/article_f70e94f8-1b26-11e8-95e5-77341b0636f9.html
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