The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced the tragic recovery of 4-year-old Erin Brunett’s body.
Her 6-year-old sister, Jalie Brunett, was found alive, and the suspect, Daniel Callihan, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi.
Police located the six-year-old in Mississippi, along with Callihan.
Erin’s body was discovered a few yards from where her sister was found alive, and this was in a wooded area near the vehicle driven by Callihan.
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Officers found Jalie inside the car, alive but with minor injuries.
She was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.
Her grandparents are currently traveling to Jackson to be with her.
“You don’t want to see that as a police chief; you don’t want to see that as a father,” said Chief Joseph Wade of the Jackson Police Department.
“A coward took this child from her family.” The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Jackson PD are actively involved in the ongoing investigation.
How it all began
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that 35-year-old Callie Brunett was missing for over 24 hours before being found “brutally murdered” in her home at 56044 N. Cooper Road.
Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
Her two young children, 6-year-old Jalie and 4-year-old Erin, were “unaccounted for,” according to Sheriff Daniel Edwards.
Erin was approximately 3 feet tall and weighed about 32 pounds.
Jalie was about 4 feet tall and weighed around 58 pounds.
Louisiana State Police (LSP) issued an AMBER Alert at 12:28 p.m. after the children were abducted before 8 a.m.
They were looking for an unknown white male wanted for questioning in a domestic violence incident related to Brunett’s death.
Chief Jimmy Travis mentioned in a press conference that Brunett was reported missing on Tuesday.
Her car was not at her house, leading her family to believe she wasn’t home.
On Thursday morning, her father entered her home and found her body, with her children missing.
Although the manner of her death was not disclosed, Chief Travis indicated there was “blood everywhere.”
Sheriff Edwards has asked anyone with information regarding the children’s or the vehicle’s whereabouts to contact Lt. Jacob Schwebel at 985-902-2037, or Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa for anonymous tips at 1-800-554-5245.
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