University City, MO: Man Charged With Murder in Death Of Girlfriend and Son Gebar Byrd, Sr. Allegedly Pushed Girlfriend Into River With 23 Month Old Son In Her Arms

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - The father of a missing 23 month old boy has been charged in the murder of the little boy and his mother. Gebar Byrd, Sr. 26, is accused of pushing Yasmin Rodriguez into the Mississippi River last March. Police say she was holding little Gebar, Jr. when she went into the river.

Rodriguez's body was found floating in the Mississippi on April 9th, sixteen days after they went missing. The toddler's body has never been located.

Police say Byrd, his longtime girlfriend Rodriguez, and the child were together alond the riverbank at Riverview and Spring Garden Drive on March 23rd. Officers say Byrd, Sr. pushed Rodriguez and Byrd, Jr., "through mud, branches, and logs," into the rushing river waters. Police say the pair went in, mother holding child, and eventually went under, never to resurface.

"It's a bit of closure," says Lupe Rodriguez about charges being filed in her sister's murder.