North Carolina authorities arrested a couple wanted by Hollywood police for killing their baby through neglect and then claiming the little girl was a “hoax” who never existed, officials announced on Thursday.In an arrest warrant, police made a circumstantial case against Alejandro Leon Jr. They said the body of their baby girl, identified as “Angelina,” has still not yet been found, but signs ― including DNA blood evidence ― point to her death.Police in Rockingham, North Carolina took Leon, 21, and Feliz, 20, into custody on Wednesday. They’re set to face multiple charges, including manslaughter, upon their return to South Florida.Authorities said the investigation began after a relative contacted the Hollywood Police Department in July 2025 to report that he hadn’t seen the child since that February and said the couple made unsettling statements that Angelina “was part of a scam and denied ever having a baby.”A relative who met with Feliz at a Hollywood park in March 2025 told investigators that after asking Feliz about Angelina, she replied, “What baby?
There is no baby.”“Since that time, Feliz has claimed that there never was a baby, that the baby was a hoax and that she was scamming everyone for money,” the HPD arrest warrant states.But police said the couple referenced the girl in prior text messages and had had taken photos of Feliz visibly pregnant. Additionally, police said they took photos and videos with Angelina after her birth, which was believed to have been at home with no birth certificate issued.Authorities said the last photo of Angelina was taken on Jan. The baby looked “visibly ill and malnourished.”“In this final photo, the victim is showing no signs of life,” police said of the image.At one point, officers with the Lantana Police Department in Palm Beach County located and interviewed the couple and both maintained that “Feliz was never pregnant and had never given birth to a baby.”“They further claimed that the story was fabricated in hopes that their families would feel sorry for them and give them money,” HPD Detective Nancie Toler wrote.
“During the interview, Feliz indicated that there were numerous text messages between her, Leon, and family members discussing the pregnancy and how she made the story up.”Police said Feliz claimed to have been “wearing a pregnant belly cast making her look pre…
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