St. Petersburg, FL (3/31/2023) – The St. Petersburg Police Department reported this evening, Friday, March 31, 2023, the body of the missing two-year-old Taylen Mosley was found in Lake Maggiore.
St. Petersburg Chief Holloway confirmed the bad news, “It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that we found the body of Taylen Mosley. My condolences to his family.”
The child had been missing since his 20-year-old mother, Pashun Jeffery, was found stabbed to death in her St. Petersburg apartment Thursday afternoon, March 30.
A major search was launched using all the Department’s resources and the assistance of many local, state, and federal agencies.
The investigation led detectives to search Dell Holmes Park, 2741 22nd Street South, and Lake Maggiore. After spending all day searching the area, this evening, officers were alerted to an alligator seen with something in its mouth. The alligator was killed in order to retrieve the body, confirmed as that of Taylen Mosley. The medical examiner will determine what caused his death.
Chief Holloway announced that Taylen’s father, Thomas Mosley, is charged with two counts of 1st-degree murder for Pashun Jeffery’s death and his son, Taylen Mosley.
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