Parents Arrested for Baby's Death, Cover-Up

0:00Hollywood police have arrested the parents of a three-week-old boy found dead in his playpen last August 1st. Crystal Garcia, 21, and Anthony Watts, 25, faced charges like aggravated manslaughter of a child, neglect causing great harm. Tapering with evidence and lines of cops. Authorities say Garcia smothered the baby, then teamed up with Watts to stage the scene and spend a fake story. Earlier this week, after months digging into the case, detectives pieced it together from home videos, family tips, and the parents own slip-ups. First responders found the infant pale with foam in his mouth, a dirty diaper, and signs of heavy cleaning like a strong bleach smell in the bathroom. The couple's tales kept changing, from job interviews that never happened to made up timelines. Family close to the scene called the pair immature and unfit parents. The baby's grandma noted he was healthy just days before, fresh from a doctor's checkup. Watts' mom even got a partial confession from Garcia early on, painting a picture of panic and cover-up right after the death.

1:04New details from ring-camera footage and voicemails sealed it. Garcia admitted leaving the crying baby strapped in a car seat in the bathtub with a pacifier jam tight under a blanket, blasting loud lullabies. From their smart speaker, she ignored him for hours, found him gone, then they dressed the playpin to look natural. Now both sit in Broward County, Maine, jail, as the investigation wraps, exposing how lies unraveled into a tragic truth that no family should face. That's the story for today. Tampa Bay News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.