Missing Child Search & Recovery Update

On March 29th, 2012, the Commerce City Police Department responded to a report of a 7-month-old child and began an investigation. On March 30th, the child's mother, Sharrieckia Page was arrested and the missing child was presumed to be deceased. On April 9th, police began planning a search of the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site for the child's body. With the help of 34 agencies, including the CBI and FBI, a search of 2.5 acre site was conducted over the course of 53 days before the child's remains were found.

Through a methodical process of hand-searching material, emergency responders and trained volunteers went through 9,900 tons of material, covering about 68% of the site. The Child remains were discovered on May 30th. Authorities identified the remains as that of a 7 month-old male child of Sharrieckia Page on June 7th.  The District Attorney has charged Page with First Degree Murder (F1) and Child Abuse Resulting in Death (F2).