Quinton Simon's mother speaks for the first time on the tragedy

Leilani Simon, the boy's mother, is the only suspect in his disappearance and death - though no charges have been filed. Police and FBI agents are actively searching a Chatham County landfill for Quinton’s remains. Leilani and her mother, Billie Howell, said that some people have gone so far as to leave signs that say things like “Baby Killer” on Quinton’s memorial, which they say disrespects his memory. Leilani said that they’ve put up security cameras around the home as well as floodlights, and that they’ve had to move Quinton’s memorial away from the street to keep unwanted attention away from it. Chatham County Police have repeatedly said that though they’ve named Leilani the prime suspect in her son’s disappearance and death, and they don’t believe she’s a flight risk. Leilani says that she and her mother, Billie Howell, spend their days in the backyard of their home, because it’s too difficult to be inside with reminders of Quinton and the fact that he’s gone. “You wake up every day, angry, hoping that you’ll get a phone call, and that phone call just doesn’t come,” Leilani said. “We want something great to come out of this, but mostly, we want him not to be found in that landfill. We want him to be found,” Billie Howell said. “Happy and alive. We want him back in our arms, holding us. That’s what we want. We’re just hoping that he’s in somebody’s house and they’re feeding him and maybe they wanted a baby or couldn’t have a baby. Maybe they thought they were his savior. That’s our best hope at this point,” Leilani said. You can see WTOC's interview with her here: