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Woman extradited back to Maricopa County to face charges connected to adoptive son's death

Crystal Wilson is charged with abandonment and concealing a body in connection to the death of Jesse Wilson, her adoptive son.

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A woman charged in connection to the death of her adoptive son in Buckeye has been extradited from Georgia back to Arizona.

Crystal Wilson, 54, is charged with abandonment and concealing a body in connection to the death of Jesse Wilson, her adoptive son.

Wilson was booked into the Maricopa County jail Saturday, following her arrest in Gainesville, Georgia on Dec. 12, 2022. She is now being held on a $50,000 bail.

According to the Buckeye Police Department, Wilson told police her missing 10-year-old son had run away from their home after she had put him to bed for the night on July 18, 2016.

Multiple searches that involved several law enforcement agencies and volunteers were conducted for Jesse but his remains would not be located until almost two years later.

Remains including bones, a partial skull, and a shirt were found on March 8, 2018, on the side of the road near State Route 85 and Broadway Road. Three weeks later they were identified as Jesse Wilson.

Police said forensics officials were unable to determine the cause and manner of death for the boy.

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