Marc Bookal MISSING

Breaking news update:  Investigators say they just discovered the body of Marc Bookal in a wooded area, possibly in a duffel bag… story developing…

Investigators are back on the scene today searching for clues that will hopefully lead them to missing toddler Marc Bookal.  Marc went missing on December 14, 2009, and hasn’t been seen since.  He was reported missing to authorities by his mother’s boyfriend, Cory Byrd.  Byrd told authorities he found the downstairs door to his home open, and Marc was nowhere to be found.  Sgt. Toomey with the Newburg police told me Marc has discoloration on the back of his hands from a recent burn injury, and he was last seen wearing a red long sleeved shirt, gray sweatpants, and Nike shoes. 

 Over the last few months, the searches have resumed, and then been called off, then back on again.  Byrd was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child, but that charge was dropped. He is currently serving a 15 month sentence for violating his parole because police say when he was initially arrested, he had marijuana in his blood stream.