Nichelle La’Rod McKnight and her four-year-old son Zaden disappeared from their home on Homewood Avenue in Dayton, Ohio in late March 2014. Nichelle was last seen the evening of March 25 leaving with her ex-boyfriend, Antwan Anderson. When she failed to report for work, her mother filed a missing persons report for both her and Zaden. The last known description of Zaden’s clothing listed blue jeans, a yellow and blue coat, a yellow hat, and red Lightning McQueen velcro shoes.

Police focused on Anderson, who fled from officers and died by a self-inflicted gunshot after a shootout during a pursuit. On April 11 an anonymous caller led investigators to Nichelle’s body behind the Riverview Park Apartments near the Stillwater River; she had been shot twice in the head. No sign of Zaden was found at that location.

Investigators later arrested Tonisha Harris after finding blood and several of Nichelle’s belongings at a Birchwood Avenue residence, and evidence showed Harris used Nichelle’s bank cards to withdraw nearly $3,000 at Anderson’s direction. Harris was convicted on charges including tampering with evidence, failure to report a crime, and gross abuse of a corpse, and denied knowledge of Zaden’s whereabouts. Zaden McKnight has never been found and is presumed dead.

Does anyone have information about Zaden’s last known movements or sightings that could help bring closure to his family?