SAMIAH DOWNING - 4 yo/ Accused: Father: Robert Greer, girlfriend; Bianca Stanch and cousin; Rayshawn Stanch - Baker CA

Father and girlfriend arrested in death of girl, 4

December 28, 2012 | 8:58 pm

A father and his girlfriend are in custody in the alleged killing of the man’s 4-year-old daughter in San Bernardino County.

Robert Greer, 21, and Bianca Stanch, 19, of Adelanto are being held without bail in connection with death of Samiah Downing, who was reported as possibly missing by a tipster whose identity is being withheld, said Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

After the tip, homicide investigators interviewed Greer and Stanch on Thursday morning at their home in the 11,900 block of Lee Avenue. From there, authorities proceeded to a remote area about 25 miles south of Baker, Calif. “There they located a shallow grave containing Samiah’s body,” Bachman said.

Authorities are not yet releasing information on what they learned from the two suspects about the child’s disappearance. A cause of death has not yet been determined.

Both suspects were booked on suspicion of murder Thursday night. They are in custody at the central detention center in San Bernardino.

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Girl's Remains Found in Shallow Grave; 3 Arrested
The body of 4-year-old Samiah Downing was found in the desert south of Baker, Calif.

By Olsen Ebright
Saturday, Dec 29, 2012
Updated 9:43 PM PST

A third suspect has been arrested following the discovery of a 4-year-old girl's body in a shallow grave in the desert south of Baker, Calif., the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department announced Saturday.

Rayshawn Stanch, 26, of Adelanto was arrested Friday at 9:15 p.m. on a parole violation and suspicion of murder in the death of 4-year-old Samiah Downing. He is being held without bail.

Downing's remains were discovered Thursday outside Baker after deputies interviewed the girl's parents, 21-year-old Ronald Greer and 19-year-old Bianca Stanch, according to the sheriff's department.

"At the conclusion of the interviews, investigators were led to an area in the desert south of Baker, CA. A shallow grave was located where the 4 year-old's remains were recovered," Rod Hoops of the sheriff's department wrote in a statement.

Greer and Bianca Stanch were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder and are being held without bail.

Rayshawn and Bianca Stanch are cousins, according to investigators.

The suspects, who all live in Adelanto, were scheduled for arraignment on Jan. 2.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact Detective J. Steers at 909-387-3589. Tipsters may remain anonymous by calling the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or via the web at www.wetip.com.

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