MENA (KFSM) — One of the missing children from Polk County was found dead on Friday (April 28), according to the Polk County Sheriff.
The body of Acelynn Carrie Wester, 2, was found in a heavily wooded area southeast of Cove, Ark. and her brother Reilly James Scarbrough, 10, is still reported missing.
Acelynn Wester and Scarbrough were both reported missing on Sunday, April 23.
The body of their mother, Bethany Jo Wester, 43, was found on Tuesday (April 25) inside a creek southeast of Cove, according to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy. He confirmed the woman’s identity on Thursday (April 27).
Wester’s 66-year-old uncle, Steven J. Payne, was found dead in his home in Hatfield on Thursday (April 27), according to the sheriff.
The Arkansas State Police, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Mena Police Department are actively investigating the three homicides.
This is a developing story.
