Police: Jahi Still A Top Priority
No New Developments In Case
POSTED: 9:49 a.m. PDT August 22, 2002
UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. PDT August 22, 2002
SAN DIEGO -- Wednesday's guilty verdict in the David Westerfield trial serves as a reminder that the case of a missing San Diego boy remains unsolved.
Jahi Turner, 2, vanished three months after Danielle van Dam's body was found east of San Diego.
Jahi moved to San Diego from Frederick, Md., just days before he was reported missing on April 25.
The boy's stepfather, Teiray Jones, told police he left the boy alone on a playground in San Diego's Balboa Park while he went to buy a soda and when he returned, the boy had vanished.
Police say Jahi's recovery remains a top priority, but to date, there's been no developments in the case.
 MISSING JAHI TURNER
Light-skinned African-American
30 pounds, 30 inches tall Black hair Wearing blue "Winnie the Pooh" T-shirt, blue pants, and gray tennis shoes INFORMATION
SDPD Juvenile Hotline: (619) 744-9521 Tip Hotline: (619) 235-8477 Friends of Jahi Recovery Centre: (619) 266-3677  Download A Missing Flyer
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Previous Stories:
- July 26, 2002: Police: Finding Jahi Still 'Highest' Priority
- July 17, 2002: Police Won't Search Second Landfill For Jahi
- July 1, 2002: Police May Search Second Landfill For Jahi
- June 13, 2002: Man Looks For Jahi During Trip Across Country
- May 30, 2002: Jahi Search Ends, Grandmother Leaves Town
- May 20, 2002: Jahi Search Moves Again
- May 15, 2002: Missing Toddler's Mother Speaks Out Again
- May 13, 2002: Jahi Search Resumes After Sunday Break
- May 12, 2002: Jahi Searchers Take A Day For Prayer
- May 10, 2002: Jahi Searchers Claim Renewed Spirit
- May 9, 2002: Grandmother's Search For Jahi Stalled
- May 8, 2002: Grandmother Begins New Jahi Search
- May 7, 2002: Rift Splits Jahi Search
- May 7, 2002: Jahi Landfill Search, Volunteer Effort Ends
- May 6, 2002: Grandmother Pleads For Jahi's Safe Return
- May 3, 2002: Marines Assist In Jahi Search
- May 2, 2002: Report: Jahi Was Never At Park
- May 1, 2002: Jahi Search: Second Day At Landfill
- May 1, 2002: Police Continue To Search Landfill For Clues
- April 30, 2002: Jahi's Mother: 'Bring Him Home'
- April 30, 2002: Brenda Van Dam, Mom Speak Out About Missing Boy
- April 29, 2002: Police: Woman At Park Found
- April 29, 2002: Van Dams Join In Search For Missing Boy
- April 29, 2002: Volunteers Aid In Search For Missing Toddler
- April 26, 2002: Police: Jahi Was Abducted
- April 26, 2002: Police: Still No Sign Of Jahi
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