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Brycson Gaddis Charged with Murder, Child Assault After Dumpster Discovery

4/30/2026

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Brycson Malik Gaddis is charged with murder and assault on a child after Elyjah Hearn’s body was found in a Panorama City dumpster.
The autopsy found blunt-force trauma, multiple injuries at different healing stages, and trace methamphetamine.
Surveillance video shows a man and a woman carrying a blanket-wrapped object where the body was discovered.
Gaddis remains jailed on $2 million bail, has a prior domestic-violence arrest, and faces life imprisonment.

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Story summary

Brycson Malik Gaddis is charged with murder and assault on a child after Elyjah Hearn’s body was found in a Panorama City dumpster.
The autopsy found blunt-force trauma, multiple injuries at different healing stages, and trace methamphetamine.
Surveillance video shows a man and a woman carrying a blanket-wrapped object where the body was discovered.
Gaddis remains jailed on $2 million bail, has a prior domestic-violence arrest, and faces life imprisonment.