Oct. 14--DNA tests show that the remains of a child found in the Garfield Park Lagoon are not those of a 2-year-old boy who has been missing from Gary since July, authorities said.
The FBI laboratory in Virginia notified detectives Tuesday that DNA from the remains did not match King Walker's mother, Ariana Walker, according to a release from the Gary Police Department.
King and his 21-year-old aunt Diamond Bynum disappeared from Gary's west side on July 25 after apparently leaving the Bynum home in the 500 block of Matthews Street, police have said.
Gary police said they continue to follow up on leads in the case, and asked anyone with information to contact Sgt. Gregory Wolf at 219-881-1210 or 866-274-6347.
Authorities are still waiting for DNA results on another missing 2-year-old boy, Kyrian Knox, who disappeared from Rockford at the end of August. Kyrian was reported missing Sept. 17, but police said they believe the boy was last seen around Aug. 20.
Authorities initially found the foot of a toddler in the West Side park's lagoon Sept. 5. Over the next two days, officials found a child's head and other remains. The lagoon was drained during the investigation.
Investigators believe the remains are those of an African-American boy, but officials cautioned that the body could be of a "mixed-race heritage" child and possibly a girl. The toddler was most likely about 2 years old, investigators have said.
