On the afternoon of October 12, 2019, three-year-old Alvaro Garcia and his nine-year-old brother Taylor Garcia were found dead inside their home on County Road 1718 in Baileyton, Alabama. Deputies from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call and, after finding the boys, searched the surrounding area and located their mother, 32-year-old Sara Franco Tapia, in an open field adjoining the property with multiple self-inflicted wounds and a knife recovered at the scene.

Tapia was taken to a hospital and later booked into the Cullman County Detention Center. She was initially charged with murder; the charges were later upgraded to two counts of capital murder and one count of capital murder of two or more persons. She was held without bond as the case moved forward.

What information can anyone share about Alvaro, Taylor, or the family’s routine and whereabouts on October 12, 2019?