Two days missing with a newborn – investigators fear something far worse has happened

Police were already worried when they began searching for Jordan Sorensen and his newborn son, Odis, but according to a video report from Police Prime, the case grew more alarming with every hour that passed.

The report says Sorensen had vanished with his baby after the child’s mother, Kirsten Anderson, gave birth on December 25, 2023, and later tested positive for fentanyl. Because of that, Sorensen had been left as the parent responsible for Odis, though child welfare officials still required him to prove he could safely care for the newborn.

At first, investigators seemed to believe father and child might both be in danger. But as they followed leads through hotels, homeless camps, friends, and phone records, officers began to fear the worst.

A Search Begins At A Hotel

The Police Prime video says officers started at a hotel where Sorensen had reportedly been seen. They spoke with a woman named Amanda, who told them she had not seen him in months and did not know anything about a missing baby.

Amanda’s boyfriend, however, gave officers an important lead. He said Sorensen was known to spend time at Kah Tai Park, an area described in the video as a homeless camp in Port Townsend.

That lead quickly became important because the baby had not been seen for nearly two days, and investigators had little reason to trust Sorensen’s explanation for where Odis had gone.

Pamela Raises Serious Concerns

Police then spoke with Pamela, the woman Sorensen had been staying with after child welfare officials became involved.

Pamela told officers she last saw Odis on a Wednesday morning. After that, she said Sorensen sent her a strange text claiming his “Aunt Mary” loved the baby and that he was leaving Odis with her for a few hours.

Pamela immediately thought something was wrong. She told officers no such family member had ever appeared during the entire situation, and no relatives had come forward to help with the baby.

When she pressed Sorensen about where Odis was, Pamela said he became vulgar and told her she had no rights over his son.

The detail that made the story even more suspicious was simple but telling: both car seats were still at Pamela’s place. If Sorensen had really taken the baby somewhere safe, the absence of a car seat raised obvious questions.

A Baby Crying In The Camp

Pamela also described Sorensen as frustrated with the newborn when the baby cried.

According to Police Prime, she told officers that when Odis cried hard, Sorensen would often hold him instead of setting him down or asking for help. Pamela said she could hear the baby’s mouth being muffled over a baby monitor and believed something was not right.

That kind of statement is not proof by itself, but it was enough to deepen the concern. A missing newborn, a father with drug-related concerns, and a sudden story about an unknown aunt created a pattern investigators could not ignore.

Police returned to Kah Tai Park, where they spoke with several people. One man named Victor told officers he had heard a baby crying in the camp a few nights earlier, around the same time Odis was believed to have disappeared.

In an ordinary setting, a baby crying would not be unusual. In a homeless camp surrounded by tents, drug activity, and uncertainty, the timing mattered.

Phone Records Point To Another Lead

Back at the station, investigators obtained data from Sorensen’s phone, which had been turned off for hours. The records showed he had recently called a friend named Larry.

When officers tracked Larry down, he initially claimed he had not heard from Sorensen in days. But when police checked his phone, they found a call that appeared to connect him to Sorensen earlier that day.

Larry then pointed investigators toward another person: Steve, whose tent at Kah Tai Park would become central to the search.

Steve later told officers Sorensen had come by on Wednesday and borrowed a tarp, which already sounded strange given that the baby had disappeared around that same period. He also said Sorensen had returned that morning, hung around for about an hour, and then left.

According to Steve, Sorensen had said he was not going to surrender peacefully if police came for him. Steve recalled Sorensen saying officers would “have to kill” him.

That statement changed the risk level for everyone involved. By then, the FBI was reportedly involved, and police warned people in the camp that anyone helping Sorensen or withholding information could face serious consequences if something had happened to the baby.

Officers Find Sorensen, But Not Odis

After searching through the night, officers got the call they had been waiting for. Steve reported that Sorensen was in his tent.

Bodycam footage shown by Police Prime captures officers surrounding the tent and ordering Sorensen to come out. They repeatedly called his name and told him they knew he was inside.

When officers finally pulled him out and handcuffed him, their first question was the one that mattered most: “Where’s the baby?”

Sorensen did not give a clear answer at first. The Police Prime report describes him as nearly unable to communicate, with a blank stare and a defeated look that made officers fear the worst.

For investigators, this was the moment the search shifted. They had found the missing father, but the newborn was still gone.

Sorensen Leads Police Into The Woods

Eventually, Sorensen told officers what he said had happened.

According to the Police Prime report, Sorensen claimed he had fallen asleep with Odis and that the baby shifted position in a way that interfered with his breathing. When Sorensen woke up and realized the baby had died, he said he panicked.

Rather than call for help, he placed Odis in a car seat and left the baby’s body in a secluded area of the camp only yards away from where police were searching.

Officers followed Sorensen into the woods. The video shows the quiet, tense moments as police moved deeper into the area and then confirmed they had found the child’s body.

The report says Odis was only 25 days old.

Charges Were Later Dropped

Sorensen was initially charged with second-degree kidnapping, unlawful concealment of a body, and unlawful disposal of human remains, according to Police Prime.

But the case later took a turn that many viewers would likely find difficult to understand. The report says prosecutors eventually dropped the charges without prejudice because they could not find evidence to support the proposed felony charges.

Odis’s death was ruled accidental, and Sorensen faced no further punishment in connection with the baby’s death.

That outcome does not make the story any less painful. It simply shows the difference between suspicion, tragedy, and what prosecutors believe they can prove in court.

A Case Built On Fear, Delay, And Missed Chances

The Police Prime report presents the investigation as a race against time that slowly turned into a recovery effort.

Pamela’s concerns, the unexplained “Aunt Mary” story, the missing car seats, the crying heard in the camp, the borrowed tarp, and Sorensen’s silence all pointed investigators toward something deeply wrong. Yet by the time officers found him, Odis was already gone.

The case is especially hard to process because so many people sensed danger before the final discovery. Pamela questioned Sorensen. People in the camp remembered seeing him. Police followed leads through the hotel, the park, phone records, and witness statements. Still, the baby remained missing for days.

What remains is a grim account of a newborn whose life ended before he was even a month old, a father who claimed panic kept him from calling for help, and investigators left to piece together the truth from fragments after the worst had already happened.