SAD UPDATE

As of Saturday, 1/06/2024, Dominique Bailey- the mother of Damari Carter- has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, false reports, and abuse of corpse along with other related charges. Dominique was located and brought in to SVU for investigation and subsequently arrested for her part in Damari’s murder after she provided details of what happened the day that Damari went missing. More information will be released to the public as it is released in a proper setting by the appropriate authorities.

Last Seen Location

Damari Carter was last seen by his father, Darryle Carter, during a visit at the park in Killeen, Texas in April 2023 with his mother, Dominique Bailey. Damari’s parents were no longer in a relationship and were no longer living together. Damari was happy to see his dad and everything appeared normal.

Disappearance Circumstances

Shortly after the visit ended, Darryle received a call from Dominique’s sister telling him that Dominique had moved out of her home with no notice. Darryle reached out to Dominique and she told him that she was ok but was taking Damari to Austin, Texas with no explanation and cut off all communication. Darryle has not seen or talked to his son since as Dominique ignores his calls and text messages.

Found Out They Went To Philadelphia, PA

Soon after, Dominique’s father, Frank Bailey, called Darryle from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to let him know that they were living with him.

Darryle Receives Information Son Was Killed

Darryle began receiving calls out of the blue on 12/21/23 from friends and family in Philadelphia saying that Dominique was telling everyone that Damari had been killed in an accident and was at the CHOP morgue. Darryle also learned that they had moved out of Frank’s house in November 2023 because Dominique was neglecting Damari and when Frank said something, she moved out of his home.

Confirming Damari Has Not Been Reported As Deceased

After Darryle called all of the hospitals, police departments, medical examiner’s office, and the morgue- he concluded that his son Damari was not killed and may actually be in imminent danger.

Damari May Be In Danger!

Dominique has been known to suffer from mental health illness and has a history with CPS (she lost custody of her 6 year old due to abuse). Damari has an intellectual disability (speech impairement) and is only 4 years old. This is a missing child case, as well as a parental abduction (unauthorized removal of child from the State of Texas).