AUTISM UNCOVERED • When Silence Speaks (Elyjiah Hearn), Episode 2
In this episode, Mama Rae examines the heartbreaking case of 5-year-old Elyjiah Hearn, whose body was discovered near a dumpster in Panorama City, Los Angeles, in July 2025. Police later arrested 20-year-old Brycson Malik Gaddis, the ex-boyfriend of Elyjiah’s mother, on suspicion of murder and assault on a child causing death. He has entered a not-guilty plea and the case is ongoing.
A televised interview with Elyjiah’s grandfather stated that Elyjiah was autistic and slow to develop speech, a detail not yet confirmed through official medical records but deeply relevant to the broader…
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