A 1-year-old boy, James Jamie Marco Palacio, died after suffering severe traumatic injuries while in the care of Gregory Farrell Davis Jr. The child was found unresponsive on April 28, 2021, and hospitalized with traumatic head and neck injuries, a fractured spine, and a fractured rib. Two days later the boy was declared brain dead; an autopsy ruled the cause of death traumatic injuries to the head, neck, and torso and classified the death as a homicide.

Medical testimony during the later criminal proceedings established the injuries were consistent with the infant being shaken and that the child had sustained a prior skull fracture and other healing fractures to vertebrae and ribs while in Davis’s care, indicating a pattern of abuse. Davis was the only person reported to have been alone with the child when the fatal injuries occurred. The child’s family described him as joyful and playful and deserving of love and care.

Does anyone have information about the child’s care arrangements or prior concerns in the Waleska area that could shed light on this case?