article_snippet: Authorities believe the child is no longer alive.
article_snippet: the child were never found.
article_snippet: A 96-day search of a landfill ended without finding Jhessye's remains.
article_snippet: Recovery mission: 280 officers sifted through more than 9,500 tons of trash from early February to late June at a Phoenix land-fill site, but Jhessye's remains were never found .
article_snippet: There is no proof Jerice Hunter ( is dead,’ said Shoemaker, who offered no alternative theory on what became of the child.
article_snippet: The prosecutor said it's unknown whether Jhessye died from malnutrition, dehydration or injuries
article_snippet: Authorities believe a suitcase contained the child's remains.
highlights_snippet: Jhessye's remains were never found, and Hunter maintains that Hunter is still alive .
  