The Background
In October 2022, 20-month-old Quinton Simon was reported missing. After a seven day extensive search, involving the FBI, the mother was named prime suspect. But it would be more than a month before investigators found pieces of his body in a Savannah landfill.
As a reporter, I covered this story for two months as it was happening in Oct-Nov 2022. I've since followed the case through the legal maze and was in court for the two-week trial in Oct 2024. I would day-turn two VO/SOTs and a pkg each day I was reporting from the courthouse. My original stories are below court coverage.
As a reporter, I covered this story for two months as it was happening in Oct-Nov 2022. I've since followed the case through the legal maze and was in court for the two-week trial in Oct 2024. I would day-turn two VO/SOTs and a pkg each day I was reporting from the courthouse. My original stories are below court coverage.
Trial Preview |
Jury Seated - live shot |
Opening Statements - pkg |
Babysitter Testifies - pkg |
Landfill Search Testimony - pkg |
Closing Argument & Deliberations Begin - pkg |
Leilani Found Guilty - 4p unscripted live shot |
Leilani Found Guilty - 5p unscripted live shot |
Leilani Found Guilty - 6p pkg |