In late February 2021 six-year-old James Hutchinson was reported missing from a home in Middletown, Ohio. His mother, Brittany Gosney, and her boyfriend, James Hamilton, initially told police he had disappeared, but their accounts conflicted and prompted further questioning. Gosney later confessed that she had driven James and his two older siblings to Rush Run Nature Preserve in Preble County and intended to abandon them. According to her statement, James grabbed the car door as she drove away, was dragged and suffered a fatal head injury. Gosney said she returned to the park 30 to 40 minutes later and found James dead, then put his body in the car and brought the other children home.

The next night, the couple reportedly drove to the I-275 bridge near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and disposed of James’s body in the Ohio River, using a concrete block. Authorities removed the two other children from the home. Despite search efforts hampered by hazardous conditions, James’s body has not been recovered. Community members held vigils to remember James, described as joyful and bright; what information can readers share about James, his family, or those who might have seen activity at Rush Run or the I-275 bridge that February?