Kahleb Collins: A timeline of what we’ve learned in the search for missing Fayette Co. 1-year-old

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC learned Tuesday that investigators continue their search for the body of Fayette Co. one-year-old Kahleb Collins, following the announcement from law enforcement that they believe he may have died months ago.

Court records obtained Tuesday suggest Kahleb suffered serious abuse as far back as this summer, though his disappearance was not brought to light until months later.

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ALLEGED ABUSE

JULY 2024:

Court records claim it was sometime in July that pictures were sent to Wendy Bailey from Steven Collins that allegedly show their son hanging from a rope with blood on his body, and of him lying on the floor with extreme bruising, followed by the messages: “He want move,” and “Im so sorry.”

SEPTEMBER 2024:

September 4 is the last confirmed sighting of Kahleb, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Emergency Missing Child Alert for Kahleb.

On or around September 29, according to statements Bailey gave investigators, Kahleb’s body was placed in bag, put in a shed, then ultimately disposed of at an unknown location.

NOVEMBER 2024:

On November 6, Steven Brad Collins makes an alarming Facebook post claiming Kahleb is suffering medical issues and will need surgery.

DECEMBER 2024:

On December 8, Steven Brad Collins, Wendy Pamela Bailey, and their 2-year-old daughter are involved in a deadly wreck. Steven and his daughter are killed, Bailey is hospitalized with serious injuries. Steven was reportedly going more than 90 mph and “driving wrecklessly,” according to a crash report.

According to the Fayette County Sheriffs Office, they were made aware the following day, December 9, that the couple also had 1-year-old Kahleb Collins, and were not able to immediately locate him.

On December 11, John Elton Bailey, Kahleb’s grandfather, is arrested for failure to report a missing child. Court records allege Bailey’s offense, dated September 10, caused the child to suffer serious harm or death, and that the child was removed from the home and taken to an unknown location.

On December 16, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office publicly acknowledges Kahleb is missing.

On December 17, ALEA issues an Emergency Missing Child Alert.

As early as December 17, WBRC learned law enforcement were present at the family’s home – the following day, December 18, we watched them combing through the area, looking into sheds and combing the property with dogs.

On December 30, Fayette County authorities say they believe Kahleb is dead and has been for some time, and arrest his mother, Wendy Pamela Bailey, who faces several charges.

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