This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Samantha Moreno Rodriguez. Rodriguez is now sought on a murder warrant in Las Vegas and is suspected in killing her 7-year old son Liam Husted whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas 10 days ago. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

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Mom arrested in killing of boy found in Las Vegas

A mother from San Jose, California, was arrested Tuesday in Denver less than 12 hours after she was identified as the killer of her 7-year-old son, whose body was found by hikers outside Las Vegas more than 10 days ago

• By By Ken Ritter Associated Press
• June 8, 2021

Vegas police: Slain boy was from California, mother sought

A 7-year-old boy from San Jose, California, was the child whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas on May 28, and his mother is suspected of killing him, police said Monday.

• By By Ken Ritter Associated Press
• June 7, 2021