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Messiah Harris

A Marietta toddler was reported missing and later found dead; one man has been charged in related allegations.

Charged · allegations
last updated 24 August 2026 · 1 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
4
Age
2
Location
Marietta
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Case file Messiah Harris, reference D C zero one five eight. According to Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta, officers were called to an apartment complex at eight Ridge Run shortly before two p.m. on August seventh, twenty twenty-six, after a report that Messiah Harris was missing. Marietta police said investigators were initially told Messiah had last been seen at the apartment around one thirty p.m. Police said his body was found around seven twenty p.m. in woods behind the apartment complex. Investigators said preliminary indications suggested the body had been in the woods for a considerable amount of time. CBS News Atlanta identified Messiah Harris as a two-year-old boy who was weeks away from his third birthday. Marietta police said twenty-three-year-old Dairon Keith of Kennesaw called nine one one to report Messiah missing. Police alleged Keith made false statements to Cobb County nine one one and responding officers. Police said Keith was charged with felony concealing the death of another person and felony making false statements. Those charges are unproven allegations. Open questions include Messiah Harris’s cause and time of death, whether additional charges will be filed, and what court dates or hearings have been set for Dairon Keith. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one five eight at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
7 August 2026
Marietta police said officers were called to an apartment complex at 8 Ridge Run shortly before 2 p.m. after a report that Messiah Harris was missing.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
7 August 2026
Marietta police said investigators were initially told Messiah Harris had last been seen at the apartment around 1:30 p.m.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
7 August 2026
Marietta police said Messiah Harris's body was found around 7:20 p.m. in woods behind the apartment complex.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
7 August 2026
Investigators said preliminary indications suggested Messiah Harris's body had been in the woods for a considerable amount of time.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
9 August 2026
CBS News Atlanta identified Messiah Harris as a 2-year-old boy who was weeks away from his third birthday.
CBS News Atlanta
9 August 2026
Marietta police said 23-year-old Dairon Keith of Kennesaw was the person who called 911 to report Messiah Harris missing.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
9 August 2026
Police alleged Dairon Keith made false statements to Cobb County 911 and to responding officers; the allegation has not been proven in court in the trusted source found.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
9 August 2026
Police said Dairon Keith was charged with felony concealing the death of another person and felony making false statements; the charges are unproven allegations.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
9 August 2026
The Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office was working with Marietta police to determine Messiah Harris's cause and time of death.
Marietta police via CBS News Atlanta
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What was Messiah Harris's cause of death?unconfirmed; CBS News Atlanta reported the medical examiner was still working to determine it · unconfirmed
What was Messiah Harris's time of death?unconfirmed; CBS News Atlanta reported the medical examiner was still working to determine it · unconfirmed
Will any additional charges be filed?unconfirmed; Marietta police said the investigation remained active and additional charges could depend on detectives and the medical examiner · unconfirmed
What court dates or next procedural hearings have been set for Dairon Keith?not reported in the trusted source found · unconfirmed
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