Police: Father confesses to stomping baby until skull collapsed
12:47 AM CST on Saturday, February 2, 2008
By T.J. Aulds, Rucks Russell and Wendell Edwards / 11 News
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Travis Mullis, the 21-year-old wanted in the investigation of the death of a baby boy found near the Galveston Seawall, turned himself in to authorities in Philadelphia. Galveston police said that he has confessed to killing his 3-month-old son Alijah.
Late Friday night, Galveston police announced that Travis Mullis had turned himself in to authorities in Philadelphia. In a late-night press conference, Galveston Police confirmed what 11 News was first to report: Mullis turned himself into Philadelphia police Friday afternoon. Police said too he admitted to authorities he had killed his 3-month-old son.
In written statement, Galveston Police said Mullis told Philadelphia investigators that he had stomped the 3-month-old baby in the head "until he felt the skull collapsing," and then tossed his body in an area called Cherry Hill along the Galveston Seawall.
