Georgia prosecutors have subpoenaed a local dentists’ office for records related to a young woman who has been accused of murdering her son then discarding his body in the trash, according to a local report.
Prosecutors subpoenaed an Aspen Dental location in Chatham County last week, seeking all records for dental treatments or visits with Leilani Simon from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5, local affiliate FOX 28 Savannah reported. Simon reported her son missing on Oct. 5, 2022.
Prosecutors also subpoenaed Simon’s mother, Billie Jo Howell, for all of her daughter’s journals or similar writings, according to the report.
LEILANI SIMON ALLEGEDLY BEAT TODDLER SON QUINTON SIMON TO DEATH: PROSECUTORS
Simon, 22, was arrested Nov. 21 when investigators found her 20-month-old son’s remains in the Chatham County landfill after combing through the city’s trash for weeks.
The 19-count indictment, handed down in mid-December, charges Simon with three counts of murder, concealing a death, making false statements and other alleged crimes.
MISSING TODDLER QUINTON SIMON’S MOM ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER
Simon reported her son missing Oct. 5 from her Savannah home and initially suggested to police that he had been abducted by an intruder.
A week into the investigation, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley announced at a press conference that authorities believed Quinton was dead, and Simon was the sole suspect.
Days later, the mother of three was spotted at a local bar with her mom and friends slamming Patrón shots. In a tearful interview with a local news outlet, she denied any involvement in her son’s disappearance.
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Simon allegedly used an unknown object to beat her son, which did “result in serious bodily injury” and “cause Quinton’s death,” the document states.
The Oct. 5 assault caused the toddler “cruel and excessive physical pain,” according to the court papers. That same morning, Simon…
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