Body of Missing Idaho Child Robert Manwill Found in Canal
Boise, ID– The body of 8 year old missing Boise child Robert Manwill has been positively identified as confirmed by sources on the scene speaking to blinkoncrime on the condition of anonymity.
Yesterday afternoon, authorities pulled the body of a small boy matching Robert’s description from the New York canal in rural Ada County, Boise.
Robert was reported missing by his Mother Melissa Jenkins, after 9:30PM on July 24th.. However, sources inside the investigation believe that timeline to be considerably off.
In the past 3 days, the Boise Police asissted by the FBI and Team Adam, appeared to be narrowing their focus as they cordoned off portions of a landfill, began excavating the backayard of Evan Wallis, and were seen removing large pieces of carpet and other evidence from the apartment of Robert’s Mother and her boyfriend, Daniel Ehrlick, Jr.
Mr. Wallis alleges his truck, a Chevy Suburban, which may be tied to Robert’s disappearance, was stolen from his home on July 22nd and recovered by him upon his return Monday July 27th from a weekend away.
Ms. Jenkins is currently on probation for fracturing the skull of her infant daughter.
Please check back to blinkoncrime.com for updates to this developing story.
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I’m so overcome with emotion by the disappearance & death of this little boy. The LEO who dove into the water to get his body – just can’t imagine what it took for him to do that (& survive the current himself!) but it was terrific. Kudos to him! And to all the people looking out for this little boy, in death.
I read the update to the case on the Nancy Grace website, in which a 7 yr old playmate in the neighborhood was with him on the swings in a playground then said Robert left at 7:30pm to go home. Educated guess is the mother & b.f. took roughly 2 hrs to commit the crime & cover it up, then call LE at 9:30pm. Robert’s body was discovered in the river, close to the Wallis home.
How Wallis could deny involvement is beyond me — to say his vehicle was “stolen” before the weekend, then he conveniently goes away for the weekend (alibi time?) then have it magically “reappear” on Monday (ready to him to go to work?? is that what he wanted ppl to believe?), as if he had no personal connection to Ehrlick? Oh PUH-LEEZ! stretches the limits of credibility.
A person who gets their vehicle stolen on Friday calls it in on Friday !! duh. Makes one wonder what kind of evidence left behind made him to call this “car theft” in on Monday, or what he learned by Monday that led him to call LE. (for example, if Robert’s body hadn’t been found, would he have called the theft in?)
It’s really an injustice to children that one judge in Boise decided not to protect them, enabling a tragedy that should never have occurred. You can bet that this case is not an isolated incident in her court – I’m certain she’s established a pattern. There’s a similar judge in Vermont who allowed a long-time repeat S.O. who’d committed a heinous crime to go free w/minimal sentence despite public outcry, & this is what this Boise judge reminds me of.
And remember that it’s the responsibility of the non-abusive parent to have the guts to change things – to take the kids out of that living situation & walk away. Back in the day, there weren’t many resources available to help, & even today, budget cutbacks have ended many good programs (particularly LE-related ones which were truly effective) — yet, with CAREFUL planning, one CAN walk away w/o getting blown away by the abuser. Where there’s a WILL, there’s a way. (been there, done that, & survived to tell the story.)
Did he call LE or did they call/greet him?
B
Fairwitness, the father of Melissa’s bf came by to give his grown son money for bills, not little Roberts dad. This is also when the Bf accused his own father (the bill payin one) of taking Robert. Nice family huh?
Thank you for the clarification, Melissab. I still don’t understand why Robert was with his mother. His father Charles was supposed to have custody of him. How could he be so irresponsible? He knew the home was dangerous for Robert. He has also had another son murdered by his first wife. One would expect someone with that kind of experience and knowledge would be over-protective for the son he still has. I guess Charles must not have given a hoot for this child. How sad for Robert. I don’t even want to think about the miserable life he must’ve endured.
I heard on NG last night that one of mother Melissa Jenkins’ neighbors reported that Melissa was at work at the time of Robert’s “disappearance.” The violent, druggie BF, David Ehtlick Jr. was supposedly home babysitting the kids.
How does an 8 year old boy go from the playing at the playground at 7:30 PM to murdered by 9:30 PM?
Fair…if you haven’t already read it yet, the court ORDERED Mr. Manwill to continue Robert’s visitations with his bio mom. It is so terribly, painfully true. This judge or judges in this case must be reviewed. I think when Mr. Manwill can come to his senses he just might think about a few things and see to it someone get their feet held to the fire. I don’t see where he did anything wrong only abiding by the law and look what happened.
hi . iam wondering why there have been no arrests made as of yet .
http://www.ktvb.com/news/crime/stories/ktvbn-aug1809-manwill.f33b6dd1.html
the mother and her deranged b/f have been charged with little roberts murder . I HOPE THEY FRY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God
Here you go. I don’t know how to post the article, but go to this site and you will see the arrests.
http://www.ktvb.com/
I was looking through the site today and clicked on this one because I didn’t remember the name and then I saw Robert’s face and read the story and it all came back to me. I am in tears again. This poor baby, I don’t even want to imagine what his life was like before it was ended by these scumbags (including the bio-father and bf’s father). They all played a part in this childs tortured life and death. I know in prison that molesters need to be separated because other inmates will kill them. I hope child killers are treated the same. Robert has the sweetest face and may god be with him always.