Kentucky State Police have charged the mother of a missing 10-year-old boy after his body was found in a shallow grave nearly a week after he was reported missing, as reported by The New York Post.
The remains of Jayden Spicer were located Tuesday afternoon in a heavily wooded area of rural Breathitt County, Kentucky, six days after he was first reported missing. Authorities said the discovery followed a tip received late Monday night that led investigators to the site.
Jayden Spicer’s obituary. I will never understand how a mother can kill her own child. #jaydenspicer pic.twitter.com/xsp3eGZzRz
— Rose (@901Lulu) August 13, 2025
Trooper Matt Gayheart confirmed that Jayden’s mother, 33-year-old Felicia Gross of Jackson, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and falsely reporting an incident.
UPDATE: 33-year-old Felicia Gross has confessed to burying her son, 10-year-old Jayden Spicer's body. She told detectives she gave Jayden a sleeping medication and believed he died from a medical emergency. She is being held at the Kentucky River Regional Jail.@LEX18News pic.twitter.com/hCBXNXopA5
— Annie Brown (@AnnieBrownNews) August 13, 2025
Police said Gross had publicly pleaded for help in finding her son days earlier, providing a handwritten note to local media.
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“We love Jayden and we want him safe at home please if anybody see my son Jayden Spicer please report it to the Jackson police department,” the note read. “Thank you we love him very much please do the right thing call the police please pray for us and my son Jayden thank you.”
The mother of missing child, Jayden Spicer, provided a handwritten statement to the press this afternoon. #kentucky #breathittcounty pic.twitter.com/N15aBEq045
— Rose (@901Lulu) August 7, 2025
Investigators now believe Gross wrote the message knowing what had happened to the boy.
According to initial reports provided to police, Gross claimed Jayden went to bed on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 5, but was gone the following morning. His disappearance triggered an extensive search in the surrounding area, involving multiple agencies and local volunteers.
A look at the scene on Canoe Road on Tuesday, August 12, where troopers would discover the body of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer. It's around 19 miles from his Panbowl Branch home, where he was said to have disappeared overnight nearly a week ago. https://t.co/kdwDFbGEfq pic.twitter.com/kStxeybnUV
— FOX 56 News (WDKY) (@FOX56News) August 12, 2025
Jayden’s remains have been transported to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy. Kentucky State Police have not released further details on the manner of death or what led to the charges, citing an ongoing investigation.
Here is my coverage from this morning covering Jayden Spicer's death. @FOX56News https://t.co/6rZBNfZIkc pic.twitter.com/l2my5nOUYS
— Tyler Melito FOX 56 News (@TylerMelito) August 13, 2025
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Court records show Gross previously served one year in jail for endangering the welfare of a minor. She is currently being held at the Kentucky River Regional Jail.
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Why would this shock us? Americans slaughter thousands of unborn innocents each day, in ways so horrible I can’t even detail them here, and we look away. What was done to this poor kid was FAR more merciful than what goes on LEGALLY in our nation’s abortion mills. We pretend to be shocked by this mother’s brutality, but we yawn at crimes a thousand times more brtual and a thousand times more common. Abortion is a moral horror, the likes of which humanity has never witnessed. And we have the nerve to continue asking God to bless America. I don’t know whether to laugh, or cry.
Looks like a typical Democrat
Not all mothers are good people. Neighbors need to report what they see.Siblings need to tell some one. I got a dent in my head at about 3-4 years old. About 1950. I nearly died. Parents told the doctors I fell down stairs. I don’t know why I kept the lie.