Timeline

Note: This is an ongoing investigation. The facts of the case may change as new information emerges. All information is based on statements from officials and reporting from news outlets.

August 14, 2025

• 5:30 PM – Family meets Jake’s ex and her boyfriend at the park. Source
• 6:00 PM – Football game/practice. Source
• 7:00 PM – Rebecca reportedly leaves the park to buy a mouth guard at a nearby store. Source
• 7:30 PM – Rebecca arrives at the store and gives varying accounts of what happened while changing Emmanuel’s diaper.
• Reported account details include someone saying “hola,” uncertainty about whether she turned, claims she saw white, was struck, blacked out, woke up with a black eye, and Emmanuel was gone.
• 7:41 PM – Police are called. San Bernardino County Sheriff press release
• 7:47 PM – Deputies are dispatched after Rebecca reports being assaulted and Emmanuel missing. Deputies and K9 units search, but Emmanuel is not located. Source
• 8:00 PM – Jake arrives at Big 5 with ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend, and children. Source

August 15, 2025

• 1:30 AM – Police update says Emmanuel was last seen wearing a black Nike onesie, weighs about 21 pounds, is approximately 24 inches tall, has brown hair, brown eyes, and is cross-eyed. Source
• Rebecca states she went to Big 5 to buy a mouth guard and was attacked while changing Emmanuel’s diaper.
• 12:56 PM – Specialized Investigations Division continues investigating, K9 scent-tracking dogs deployed, no suspect information available. Source
• 10:12 PM – Investigators continue the search. Source

August 16, 2025

• 2:40 PM – Investigators announce Rebecca was confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement and declined to continue the interview. Investigators cannot rule out foul play. Source
• 12:22 PM – Emmanuel’s grandmother Mary Beushausen tells KTLA the couple loves their son. She says police asked Rebecca to take a lie detector test, but Jake refused until they had a lawyer. Source

August 17, 2025

• Investigators remain focused on inconsistencies in Rebecca’s story and allegations about Jake’s past.
• 7:30 PM – Candlelight vigil held for Emmanuel. Source
• 9:00 PM – Sheriff’s update says Emmanuel has not been located. Source

August 18, 2025

• 12:22 PM – Deputies dispatched to the 50000 block of Ramona Street in Cabazon per CPS request. Source
• 6:00 PM – Investigators announce extensive searches in Yucaipa and Cabazon, search warrants at the Haro home, K9 use, and review of surveillance video. Source

August 19, 2025

• Vincent Hughes says Jake and Rebecca had their two-year-old child taken from them after Emmanuel was reported kidnapped. Source
• Law enforcement reportedly played parents CCTV from the jewelry store across the lot from Big 5. Source
• Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order filed by ex-wife IG.

August 20, 2025

• Investigators follow up on reported sightings but Emmanuel is not located. Source
• Officials state they are aware of a fire near the Haro home but have no information indicating it is related. Source
• Jake and Rebecca Haro appear in juvenile court in Riverside County.

August 21, 2025

• Riverside County deputies respond to a child abuse call at a CPS office where Rebecca and Jake Haro were being interviewed. Source
• Deputies are called to the Haro family’s Cabazon home after reports of a man walking the property and recording video. Source

August 22, 2025

• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirms an active operation at the Haro home on Ramona Street in Cabazon. Source
• 7:28 AM – Rebecca and Jake Haro arrested for PC 187, Murder with Malice. Source
• Investigators determine a kidnapping in Yucaipa did not occur and believe Emmanuel is deceased. Source
• 12:32 PM – Rebecca Haro booked to Robert Presley Detention Center.
• 5:33 PM – Jake Haro booked to Robert Presley Detention Center. Source

August 24, 2025

• 6:00 PM – Sheriff’s Office blocks an exit off East Gilman Springs Road. Source
• 7:32 PM – Search conducted along westbound shoulder of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road, Moreno Valley, with cadaver dogs. Jake Haro was present. Emmanuel was not located. Source
• Cabazon home to Gilman Springs Road / 60 Freeway search site: about 18.5 miles.

August 26, 2025

• 8:00 AM – First Appearance Hearing at Riverside Hall of Justice.
• 12:00 PM – Deadline for District Attorney to file official charges under California Penal Code § 825(a)(1).
• 1:30 PM – Jake Haro and Rebecca Haro charged with murder, domestic violence and making a serious false complaint in Emmanuel’s death. Source
• Felony complaint alleges murder occurred on or about August 5, 2025 through and including August 14, 2025.
• Counts include Murder, Penal Code §187(a), and filing a false police report, Penal Code §148.5(a). Bail set at $1,000,000 cash for each defendant.

August 27, 2025

• Authorities state Emmanuel died from ongoing abuse inflicted by his parents and likely succumbed to injuries before the false kidnapping report was filed.
• Officials say they have a strong indication of the likely location of Emmanuel’s remains, though the remains have not been located.
• Investigators escorted Jake Haro in a jumpsuit to a search site near the I-60 Freeway.
• DA Hestrin condemns past judicial leniency in Jake’s 2018 child cruelty conviction.

August 29, 2025

• Riverside County District Attorney’s Office issues statement about misinformation and legal limits. Source
• Riverside County Public Defender assigns Deputy Public Defenders Allison Lowe and Paulette Garthwaite to represent Jake Haro. Rebecca Haro will be represented by attorney Jeff Moore. Source

September 4, 2025

• 10:30 AM arraignment scheduled in Department 61 of the Riverside County Hall of Justice. Source
• Jake and Rebecca Haro plead not guilty.

September 9, 2025

• Hearing scheduled on request for a permanent domestic violence restraining order filed by ex-wife IRG against Jake Haro.

September 16, 2025

• Riverside attorneys from both sides meet for felony settlement conference.
• Court signs a protective order despite defense objections.
• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says there are no new updates on the search for Emmanuel’s remains.

October 1, 2025

• 8:00 PM – Riverside County deputies respond to trespassing call at Haro’s memorial site in Cabazon. Source

October 16, 2025

• Jake Haro pleads guilty to second degree murder. Source
• Jake Mitchell Haro pleads guilty to murder, child endangerment, and filing a false police report.
• Jake Haro’s guilty pleas were to the court and not a plea agreement.
• Rebecca Renee Haro is scheduled for preliminary hearing on murder and false police report charges.
• As of the release, Emmanuel’s remains have not been recovered.

October 31, 2025

• District Attorney’s sentencing memorandum filed by District Attorney Michael Hestrin and Assistant DA Brandon G. Smith.
• Memorandum details Haro’s 2018 assault on infant Carolina Haro, his June 8, 2023 conviction and probation, and his August 2025 deception.
• Prosecutors request six-year upper-term sentence for the 2018 assault, followed by consecutive 25-years-to-life for Emmanuel’s murder.

November 3, 2025

• Riverside Superior Court sentences Jake Mitchell Haro to six years in state prison for prior child-assault conviction and consecutive 25-years-to-life for Emmanuel’s murder. Source
• Rebecca Haro’s case remains pending as of this record.

November 19, 2025

• Jake Haro is transferred to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

May 29, 206

• Rebecca Renee Haro pled guilty for her role in the death of Emmanuel Haro. Source
• She was sentenced to 12 years and 8 months in state prison after admitting felony child abuse, involuntary manslaughter, and accessory after the fact.

Official Timeline

Official Report: Source

• DATE: August 14, 2025 / 7:47 p.m.
• INCIDENT: Critical Missing Child
• LOCATION: 34500 Block of Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa, CA
• VICTIM(S): Emmanuel Haro, 7-month-old Infant of Cabazon, CA

August 14, 2025

• 5:30 PM – Family meets Jake’s ex and her boyfriend at the park. Source
• 6:00 PM – Football game/practice. Source
• 7:00 PM – Rebecca reportedly leaves the park to buy a mouth guard at a nearby store. Source
• 7:30 PM – Rebecca arrives at the store and gives varying accounts of what happened while changing Emmanuel’s diaper.
• Reported account details include someone saying “hola,” uncertainty about whether she turned, claims she saw white, was struck, blacked out, woke up with a black eye, and Emmanuel was gone.
• 7:41 PM – Police are called. San Bernardino County Sheriff press release
• 7:47 PM – Deputies are dispatched after Rebecca reports being assaulted and Emmanuel missing. Deputies and K9 units search, but Emmanuel is not located. Source
• 8:00 PM – Jake arrives at Big 5 with ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend, and children. Source

August 15, 2025

• 1:30 AM – Police update says Emmanuel was last seen wearing a black Nike onesie, weighs about 21 pounds, is approximately 24 inches tall, has brown hair, brown eyes, and is cross-eyed. Source
• Rebecca states she went to Big 5 to buy a mouth guard and was attacked while changing Emmanuel’s diaper.
• 12:56 PM – Specialized Investigations Division continues investigating, K9 scent-tracking dogs deployed, no suspect information available. Source
• 10:12 PM – Investigators continue the search. Source

August 16, 2025

• 2:40 PM – Investigators announce Rebecca was confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement and declined to continue the interview. Investigators cannot rule out foul play. Source
• 12:22 PM – Emmanuel’s grandmother Mary Beushausen tells KTLA the couple loves their son. She says police asked Rebecca to take a lie detector test, but Jake refused until they had a lawyer. Source

August 17, 2025

• Investigators remain focused on inconsistencies in Rebecca’s story and allegations about Jake’s past.
• 7:30 PM – Candlelight vigil held for Emmanuel. Source
• 9:00 PM – Sheriff’s update says Emmanuel has not been located. Source

August 18, 2025

• 12:22 PM – Deputies dispatched to the 50000 block of Ramona Street in Cabazon per CPS request. Source
• 6:00 PM – Investigators announce extensive searches in Yucaipa and Cabazon, search warrants at the Haro home, K9 use, and review of surveillance video. Source

August 19, 2025

• Vincent Hughes says Jake and Rebecca had their two-year-old child taken from them after Emmanuel was reported kidnapped. Source
• Law enforcement reportedly played parents CCTV from the jewelry store across the lot from Big 5. Source
• Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order filed by ex-wife IG.

August 20, 2025

• Investigators follow up on reported sightings but Emmanuel is not located. Source
• Officials state they are aware of a fire near the Haro home but have no information indicating it is related. Source
• Jake and Rebecca Haro appear in juvenile court in Riverside County.

August 21, 2025

• Riverside County deputies respond to a child abuse call at a CPS office where Rebecca and Jake Haro were being interviewed. Source
• Deputies are called to the Haro family’s Cabazon home after reports of a man walking the property and recording video. Source

August 22, 2025

• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirms an active operation at the Haro home on Ramona Street in Cabazon. Source
• 7:28 AM – Rebecca and Jake Haro arrested for PC 187, Murder with Malice. Source
• Investigators determine a kidnapping in Yucaipa did not occur and believe Emmanuel is deceased. Source
• 12:32 PM – Rebecca Haro booked to Robert Presley Detention Center.
• 5:33 PM – Jake Haro booked to Robert Presley Detention Center. Source

August 24, 2025

• 6:00 PM – Sheriff’s Office blocks an exit off East Gilman Springs Road. Source
• 7:32 PM – Search conducted along westbound shoulder of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road, Moreno Valley, with cadaver dogs. Jake Haro was present. Emmanuel was not located. Source
• Cabazon home to Gilman Springs Road / 60 Freeway search site: about 18.5 miles.

August 26, 2025

• 8:00 AM – First Appearance Hearing at Riverside Hall of Justice.
• 12:00 PM – Deadline for District Attorney to file official charges under California Penal Code § 825(a)(1).
• 1:30 PM – Jake Haro and Rebecca Haro charged with murder, domestic violence and making a serious false complaint in Emmanuel’s death. Source
• Felony complaint alleges murder occurred on or about August 5, 2025 through and including August 14, 2025.
• Counts include Murder, Penal Code §187(a), and filing a false police report, Penal Code §148.5(a). Bail set at $1,000,000 cash for each defendant.

August 27, 2025

• Authorities state Emmanuel died from ongoing abuse inflicted by his parents and likely succumbed to injuries before the false kidnapping report was filed.
• Officials say they have a strong indication of the likely location of Emmanuel’s remains, though the remains have not been located.
• Investigators escorted Jake Haro in a jumpsuit to a search site near the I-60 Freeway.
• DA Hestrin condemns past judicial leniency in Jake’s 2018 child cruelty conviction.

Other Investigation Records: Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept Calls for Service at 50008 Ramona St, Cabazon, CA (01/01/2020 – 08/20/2025) Source

Call Log Timeline by Date

Father: Jake Haro Case Files

Born on February 9, 1993. Jake Haro, Emmanuel’s father, has a felony conviction for willful child cruelty from a 2018 incident in Hemet and was sentenced in 2023 to 180 days in jail with four years of probation. He also faced court hearings for alleged probation violations.

Records

2014 – Marriage & First Child

• March 3, 2014 – Jake Haro marries Isabel Gonzalez.
• March 9, 2014 – Birth of son EMH.

2016 – Divorce

• May 12, 2016 – Isabel Gonzalez files for divorce.
• July 8, 2016 – Divorce finalized by default judgment.

2017-2018 – New Relationship

• Jake begins relationship with Vanessa Avina, later Vanessa Haro.
• Residence listed as 315 N. Hamilton Ave, Apt A, Hemet, CA.

2018 – Financial Troubles

• April 26, 2018 – Jake files personal injury claim.
• August 10, 2018 – Jake and Vanessa Haro file bankruptcy.

October 12-13, 2018 – Child Abuse Incident

• Infant C.H. admitted to Hemet Valley Hospital with multiple fractures at different healing stages.
• Transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center, intubated in critical condition.
• Injuries include acute rib fracture, multiple healing rib fractures, skull fracture, brain hemorrhage, neck swelling, tibia fracture, retinal hemorrhages, seizures, and life-threatening injuries.
• Dr. Daly concludes injuries were consistent with inflicted head trauma, physical abuse, and neglect.

Digital Evidence

• iPad search at 1:19 AM, Oct. 13, 2018: “Is it hard to feed an infant with fractured ribs.”
• Jake later denied making the search.

November 6, 2018 – Arrest Warrant Filing

• Officer G. Alvarez files declaration and probable cause affidavit, Case 18-10106.
• Charges requested under PC 273a(a).

2021

• October 5, 2021 – Felony complaint filed.
• October 18, 2021 – Electronic Arrest Warrant issued.
• December 23, 2021 – Bail bond filed for $35,000, warrant recalled.

2022 – Court Delays

• January 12, 2022 – Jake pleads not guilty, protective order issued for Jane Doe C.H.
• February 14, 2022 – Subpoenaed documents received from Loma Linda.
• Multiple continuances granted through November 2022.

2023 – Court

• June 8, 2023 – Jake pleads guilty to PC 273a(a). DA objects to lenient sentence.
• Sentence includes 48 months formal probation, 180 days custody with work release, treatment programs, no firearms, no contact with Jane Doe.
• July 19, 2023 – Court finds firearms relinquished.

2024-2025

• June 27, 2024 – Arrest for felon in possession of firearm and prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
• July 10, 2024 – Felony firearm case filed.
• August 27, 2025 – Court proceedings and press conference announce murder charges involving Emmanuel Haro.

Summary

• 2014-2016: Marriage, child, divorce with Isabel Gonzalez.
• Oct. 2018: Infant daughter C.H. severely injured, doctors confirm abuse.
• June 2023: Jake pleads guilty and receives probation plus work release over DA objection.
• August 2025: Murder charges filed in Emmanuel Haro case.

Press Conference

Authorities are providing an update on the murder investigation of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, whose parents have been charged in connection with his death.

Source: Live: Investigators have an update on the disappearance of Emmanuel Haro

Rebecca Family Case File

Uncle: James Beushausen, 34, is accused in the shooting death of Jaylynn Amanda Keith, 27, who was found around 10 a.m. March 15. She had been shot in the head and was found in a bathtub at the Belardo Road apartment the couple shared.

Records

James Beushausen, 35, was convicted in July of first-degree murder in the March 15, 2017, death of Jaylynn Amanda Keith, 27. Keith was found with a single gunshot wound to the center of her forehead in the bathtub of the Belardo Road apartment the couple shared.

Assistant District Attorney Michelle Paradise told jurors that Beushausen rendered Keith unconscious, placed her into the tub, then shot her while shielding himself from blood spatter behind a shower curtain. Source

• Name: Jaylynn Amanda Keith.
• Died: March 15, 2017.
• Age at death: 27.
• Cause of death: Gunshot.
• Location: Palm Springs, California
• Case status: James Beushausen was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 50 years to life.

Sources: Case File | Appeal | Suspect Arrested

Case Sources

• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department press release
• Official update on inconsistencies
• Official search and surveillance update
• Official arrest and murder investigation update
• KTLA coverage
• ABC7 initial report
• People inconsistencies report
• Los Angeles Times
• Riverside County DA charges update
• Jake Haro guilty plea update
• James Beushausen sentencing source