Account
Apr 15, 2010
Jan 03, 2019
Francillon
Pierre
41
3
42 inches
35 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the late summer of 1986, the story of a missing three-year-old boy named Francillon Pierre unfolded in North Las Vegas, Nevada. His mother, Amy Luster, and stepfather, Mahaleel "Lee" Luster, reported that he vanished from the bustling Broadacres Swap Meet. According to their account, they were at a food stand when they briefly lost sight of the young boy, and he was gone. At the time of his disappearance, Francillon, affectionately known as "Yo Yo," was described as a biracial child of Haitian descent with black hair and brown eyes. He was reportedly wearing a light gray short-sleeved sweatshirt with two ivory-colored buttons on the sides. The initial report sparked concern and a significant search effort, but as investigators delved deeper, troubling questions began to emerge about the circumstances leading up to that day. The official narrative of a child lost in a crowd began to crumble as the investigation progressed. A significant point of contention was that while Amy and Lee claimed Francillon was with them at the swap meet, the majority of witnesses interviewed by police could not recall seeing the little boy there at all. In fact, some neighbors and acquaintances stated they hadn't seen Francillon for a week or two prior to his reported disappearance. This discrepancy raised immediate red flags for law enforcement. The investigation also uncovered a history of child abuse. In the year before he went missing, both Amy and Lee had been charged with felony child abuse after Francillon was found with severe welts on his back. He was temporarily placed in foster care but was later returned to their custody. Friends and neighbors had also reported seeing new injuries on the child in the month leading up to his disappearance. Over the years, the case grew cold but never fully closed. A significant break came in 2017 when an attempt to fraudulently obtain a birth certificate in Francillon's name prompted a renewed investigation into his disappearance. This led to the discovery of torn-up jailhouse letters from 1987, in which Amy wrote to Lee, "What happened was totally unintentional, I'm sorry, you know that." Further investigation included new witness accounts, with some individuals claiming they overheard Lee state that "Amy killed the baby." In 2019, Amy, then known as Amy Fleming, was arrested and charged with her son's murder. In August 2021, she entered an Alford plea of no contest to involuntary manslaughter, a plea that acknowledges the state has enough evidence for a conviction without the defendant admitting guilt. She was sentenced to two years in prison but, with credit for time served, was expected to serve a shorter sentence. Despite these legal developments, Francillon Pierre's body has never been found. The case remains a deeply sorrowful story of a young life lost, with many questions about his final days left unanswered.
Aug 02, 1986
North Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
89109
26878
North Las Vegas Police Department
North Las Vegas
Nevada
,
86-7178
North Las Vegas Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
05/30/2026
