An 11-month-old vanished, then was found dead

A baby went missing from a small Kentucky community on Saturday, and by Sunday his family said he was gone.

Sep 14, 2026

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An 11-month-old vanished, then was found dead

A baby went missing from a small Kentucky community on Saturday, and by Sunday his family said he was gone.

In brief

A baby went missing from a small Kentucky community on Saturday, and by Sunday his family said he was gone. Two agencies are investigating how 11-month-old Grayson disappeared and died, and almost nothing has been released yet. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.

A baby goes missing

Search underway for missing 11-month-old Grayson

Family members say 11-month-old Grayson disappeared from the Cleaton community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, on Saturday.

Multiple agencies respond

Multiple agencies respond

More than one law enforcement agency moved in on the disappearance, turning a small Kentucky community into the center of a search.

“Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-month-old boy in Kentucky.”

A reporter gets turned back

A WFIE reporter headed toward the area where family said the investigation was happening. An officer stopped her, told her the child had been found, and sent her to the police station.

Police say nothing

At the police department, officials would not say where the investigation stood or what condition the child was in.

The family confirms the worst

It was Grayson's family, not the police, who later told WFIE that the boy was dead.

“Family members later told WFIE that Grayson was deceased.”

Still no answers

By Sunday afternoon the police chief was unavailable. Central City Police and the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office are investigating, with no other details released.

The one thing

Two agencies are investigating how 11-month-old Grayson disappeared and died, and almost nothing has been released yet.

Read the original on Valleynewslive

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