Father Charged After Police Find the Body of a 1-Year-Old Girl in a Calif. River

Mar. 15, 2025

Leilani Dream Burley.Photo: GoFundMe

His bail has been set at $215,000, jail records show.

It was unclear Wednesday if Burley entered a plea to the charge or retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.

According to the station, on Sunday, Leilani’s grandmother called police to report her missing, after her son returned to their Inglewood, Calif., home with only one of his two children.

Her exact cause of death was unclear.

Speaking with Hull, the station reports the pair split their time with their children and Burley had just picked up them up from her on the night of the incident.

Hull said he was angry at the time but did not suspect he would allegedly kill their daughter, KABC reports.

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The pair’s other child, 3-year-old Zayveyon Burley, was reportedly physically unharmed.

Burley is due in court Wednesday.

source: people.com