A jury reached a mixed verdict for a Philadelphia mother and her boyfriend accused of murdering her 4-year-old son and placing his body in a duffel bag. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, Dominique Bailey, 33, and her boyfriend Kevin Spencer, 33, were both found guilty of third-degree murder, conspiracy, a buse of a corpse and false reporting of a crime in the death of her 4-year-old son Damari Carter. They were both found not guilty, however, of first-degree murder. Prior to the verdict, a juror had been dismissed for discussing the case outside the courtroom, according to NBC10’s newsgathering partner KYW Newsradio. A photo of Damari Carter On Dec. 30, 2023, police received a report that Carter had gone missing in West Philadelphia. At the time, Bailey had told her family members that her son had been struck and killed by a car. Investigators never found any evidence supporting that claim, however. On Jan. 4, 2024, Bailey was brought into police custody for questioning. The next day, she told investigators she was involved in her son’s death. Philadelphia police then executed a search warrant at a home on the 3800 block of Reno Street where they found Spencer and took him into custody.   If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting www.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522. After the arrests, Carter remained missing for weeks until March 18, 2024. On that day, workers with the Community Life Improvement Program were cleaning along the 600 block of North 38th Street in West Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood when they found a duffel bag. They then discovered Carter’s remains inside. Surveillance video also showed Spencer carrying the duffel bag that the boy was later found inside. Bailey and Spencer are both scheduled for sentencing in December 2026. ...read more read less