Wyatt Smitsky Found Dead in Septic Tank ...Suspect Arrested

Missing boy, 4, with heart defect sought in western, Pa.
Published: Sat, September 5, 2009 @ 9:25 a.m.

HOOKSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy with a heart ailment.

State police in Beaver County say Wyatt Smitsky was last seen by his family outside their Greene Township home shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the boy may have just walked away from his home. They say they are especially concerned because he has a congenital heart defect that requires medication.

Almost 200 emergency personnel and volunteers searched dense woods with the help of dogs until 3 a.m. today. Authorities also have been using all-terrain vehicles and a helicopter with infrared sensors to look for the boy.

The boy is described as about 4-feet-tall, with a skinny build and blond hair and blue eyes. He was dressed in a military-style brown T-shirt, blue shorts and Spiderman flip-flops.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/sep/05/missing-boy-4-with-heart-defect-sought-in/


Missing Boy's Death Ruled Homicide In Beaver Co.
Sep 5, 2009 4:45 pm US/Eastern

A missing 4-year-old boy in Beaver County was found dead after an extensive search by police and family members Saturday.

Wyatt Smitsky, 4, was last seen playing outside his family's home in the 600-block of Georgetown Road in Georgetown, Greene Township at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Sources have told KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti that rescue workers found Smitsky's body around 12:45 p.m. in a neighbor's septic tank.

The tank had apparently been tampered with in some way and the case is now being ruled a homicide.

The boy's father has been ruled as a suspect at this time and has been taken into custody on pending homicide charges.

According to police, the boy had a congenital heart defect and was on medication.

Investigators told Guidotti that there were suspicions that this was not just a lost child case from nearly the beginning of the search. They also described the parents' demeanor throughout questioning as "aloof."

State police in Beaver County are holding a press conference at 5 p.m. on the case.

Police ask anyone with information to call 724-773-7400.
http://kdka.com/local/Missing.Boy.Greene.2.1165498.html


Missing western Pa. boy's body found in septic tank; suspect in custody
By Associated Press
2:11 PM EDT, September 5, 2009

HOOKSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say the body of a missing 4-year-old boy has been found stuffed in a septic tank. A suspect is in custody.

State police in Beaver County said Wyatt Smitsky was last seen outside his family's Greene Township home shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Trooper Robert Lagoon says a septic tank on a neighboring property was drained Saturday and the boy's body was found. He says authorities "have a known suspect and anticipate filing charges."

Hundreds of emergency personnel and volunteers searched dense woods with the help of dogs for the body, who had a heart condition, until 3 a.m. and resumed the search at 10 a.m. Saturday. Authorities had also been using ATVs and a helicopter with infrared sensors, and the FBI also assisted due to the age of the victim.
http://www.fox43.com/news/sns-ap-pa--missingboy,0,3503250.story


Body of Pennsylvania Boy With Heart Defect Found in Septic Tank, Suspect in Custody
Saturday, September 05, 2009



HOOKSTOWN, Pa. — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say the body of a missing 4-year-old boy has been found stuffed in a septic tank. A suspect is in custody.

State police in Beaver County said Wyatt Smitsky was last seen outside his family's Greene Township home shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Trooper Robert Lagoon says a septic tank on a neighboring property was drained Saturday and the boy's body was found. He says authorities "have a known suspect and anticipate filing charges."

Hundreds of emergency personnel and volunteers searched dense woods with the help of dogs for the body, who had a heart condition, until 3 a.m. and resumed the search at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Authorities had also been using ATVs and a helicopter with infrared sensors, and the FBI also assisted due to the age of the victim.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,547000,00.html?test=latestnews


Beaver County boy, 4, found dead in septic tank
By The Tribune-Review
Saturday, September 5, 2009

A young boy who was said to have wandered away from his home was found this afternoon stuffed in a septic tank, state police said, and his father is a suspect.

Four-year-old Wyatt Thomas Smitsky was reported last night as playing outside his home in Greene Township near Hookstown in Beaver County, when he was disappeared. An extensive search was begun. Wyatt has a congenital heart condition that requires medication.

Authorities today drained a spetic tank on the property and found the boy's body, said to Trooper Robert Lagoon of the Beaver County state police barracks.

"We have located the body of the child in a septic tank. We have a known suspect and anticipate filing charges," Lagoon said.

Lagoon later said the boy's father was the suspect. The father is in custody and being questioned.

"It's a sad situation. We don't know all of the facts yet," Lagoon said.

Search teams, dogs and helicopters looked for Wyatt until about 3:30 this morning, and resumed the search at 10 a.m. The FBI also assisted because of the boy's age.

At least 500 people from the community took part in the search.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_641804.html


Sep 5, 2009 2:11 pm US/Eastern
Missing Pa. Boy's Body Found; Suspect In Custody

HOOKSTOWN, Pa. (AP) ― Authorities in western Pennsylvania say the body of a missing 4-year-old boy has been found stuffed in a septic tank. A suspect is in custody.

State police in Beaver County said Wyatt Smitsky was last seen outside his family's Greene Township home shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Trooper Robert Lagoon says a septic tank on a neighboring property was drained Saturday and the boy's body was found. He says authorities "have a known suspect and anticipate filing charges."

Hundreds of emergency personnel and volunteers searched dense woods with the help of dogs for the body, who had a heart condition, until 3 a.m. and resumed the search at 10 a.m. Saturday. Authorities had also been using ATVs and a helicopter with infrared sensors, and the FBI also assisted due to the age of the victim.
http://kdka.com/wireapnewsfnpa/Missing.western.Pa.2.1165872.html

What a sad and horrific ending for this little 4 year old. I'm thankful they already have someone in custody.

The FATHER was the suspect???? What is WRONG with people. Good heavens.