Mason Whyte was a seven-week-old Hispanic/Latino infant who died in the Bronx in the winter of 2015. On the morning of December 10, 2015, Mason’s father, 51-year-old Jose Feliciano, allegedly struck the baby in the head, causing blunt force trauma that proved fatal. Neither parent sought medical help. According to later statements attributed to Danielle Whyte, Feliciano had been abusing the infant for weeks, choking and hitting him when he cried, and on the fatal morning told her the baby was gone and not to call for help.

After Mason died the parents placed his body in a duffel bag, left the Bronx and checked into a motel in Brewster before burying the infant in a wooded area in Dover, Dutchess County. The case broke open when Danielle Whyte, reporting depression and suicidal thoughts, checked into a White Plains hospital and disclosed what had happened; police later recovered Mason’s remains and arrested both parents.

Jose Feliciano was indicted on second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter; in March 2017 he pleaded to first-degree manslaughter and received a 21-year prison sentence. Danielle Whyte faced charges including second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and concealment of a human corpse; her final disposition was still pending as of early 2017.

Does anyone have information about Mason’s life or the months before December 2015 that could help fill gaps in the timeline?