'Kidnapped' Ohio Boy With Autism Found Dead Hours Later Was Likely Dead For Weeks, Authorities Say, As Mom Faces Charges

Hershall Creachbaum (Credit: Dayton Police Department)

An Ohio mother is facing criminal charges after her 7-year-old son with autism, initially reported kidnapped, was found dead though police now say the child likely died weeks earlier.

Authorities in Dayton launched a search after the non-verbal, wheelchair-using boy, Hershall Creachbaum, was reported missing July 12, according to People.