Quincy Jamar Davis went missing at age 12 in 2004 when he was about to go into 7th grade in a Virginia Beach, VA middle school. Quincy was never reported missing. No one knew anything about him until his remains were discovered more than 10 years after his disappearance in the trunk of his mother's car after she was stopped for a traffic violation.
The Virginian-Pilot Newspaper reported that Tonya Slaton, of Richmond, Virginia was indicted February 1, 2016 on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her son, Quincy Jamar Davis. The document alleges that she killed her son between July 24, 2004 and July 24, 2005 and that he would've been 14 or 15 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
In 2018 his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She had served about 2 1/2 years in prison from Jul 2008 to Nov 2011 for shooting at a man.
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"Quincy Davis was a big-hearted prankster, flirt, friend to many, sometimes troublemaker and high-octane runner with seemingly endless potential.
That's how friends, teachers and ex-classmates remembered the former Virginia Beach Middle School student who vanished more than a decade ago, and whose remains were discovered this month in the trunk of his mother's car.
About 30 of them gathered Tuesday on what would have been Davis' 25th birthday for a candlelight memorial at the middle school track where he once ran.
"Doctor, lawyer, pro athlete - you name it. He could've been anything," said Kenyatta Osby, a Cooke Elementary School teacher assistant and track coach.
Osby, who coached Davis in the 4x100 relay and other events, said his long, graceful stride made him shine above his peers and gained him attention from AAU coaches.
"I'd never seen that happen, coaches asking about a 9-year-old," he said. "But that was Quincy."
Osby also supervised Davis in an afterschool program, where the youngster's tireless, rambunctious spirit would sometimes land him in trouble.
"He used to get on my last nerve," Osby said, smiling.
But that same energy endeared Davis to many of those around him. He would often crack jokes and sign yearbooks, "From the hottest guy in school," classmates said.
"His smile," said Meghan Fontenot, one of Davis' old classmates. "That's the biggest I remember about him."
Fontenot met Davis when she was 7 and stayed close with him through seventh grade. She organized the memorial gathering with another former classmate.
"When I heard the news, I knew we had to do something," she said.
State police discovered Davis' body during a traffic stop this month on Interstate 64 in Hampton. Davis' mother, Tonya M. Slaton, 44, has been charged with felony concealment of a dead body. She is being held in jail without bond.
Davis' classmates said the news was made even more disturbing by the fact that none of them had heard from him since the seventh grade, more than a decade ago.
Although no missing-person report was ever filed, police said Davis' whereabouts since 2004 could not be accounted for.
"It's crazy," said Wade Patterson, a former classmate. "We used to eat lunch together all the time, and he would talk about how his dad was overseas. Then one day, he just disappeared."
Several attendees said they remembered Davis sometimes showing up to school with bruising and cut lips, scuffs he would attribute to "being outside."
"Looking back, it didn't make any sense," Osby said.
But on Tuesday, classmates focused on the good, catching up and swapping stories about Davis. They lit candles, sang "Happy Birthday" and walked a lap around the track in honor of their fallen former classmate.
As the sun fell behind Virginia Beach Middle School Tuesday evening, they hung their heads and observed a moment of silence, reflecting on a life lost too soon.
'God bless,' Osby said. 'We love you, Quincy.'"
The Virginian-Pilot Newspaper reported that Tonya Slaton, of Richmond, Virginia was indicted February 1, 2016 on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her son, Quincy Jamar Davis. The document alleges that she killed her son between July 24, 2004 and July 24, 2005 and that he would've been 14 or 15 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
In 2018 his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She had served about 2 1/2 years in prison from Jul 2008 to Nov 2011 for shooting at a man.
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"Quincy Davis was a big-hearted prankster, flirt, friend to many, sometimes troublemaker and high-octane runner with seemingly endless potential.
That's how friends, teachers and ex-classmates remembered the former Virginia Beach Middle School student who vanished more than a decade ago, and whose remains were discovered this month in the trunk of his mother's car.
About 30 of them gathered Tuesday on what would have been Davis' 25th birthday for a candlelight memorial at the middle school track where he once ran.
"Doctor, lawyer, pro athlete - you name it. He could've been anything," said Kenyatta Osby, a Cooke Elementary School teacher assistant and track coach.
Osby, who coached Davis in the 4x100 relay and other events, said his long, graceful stride made him shine above his peers and gained him attention from AAU coaches.
"I'd never seen that happen, coaches asking about a 9-year-old," he said. "But that was Quincy."
Osby also supervised Davis in an afterschool program, where the youngster's tireless, rambunctious spirit would sometimes land him in trouble.
"He used to get on my last nerve," Osby said, smiling.
But that same energy endeared Davis to many of those around him. He would often crack jokes and sign yearbooks, "From the hottest guy in school," classmates said.
"His smile," said Meghan Fontenot, one of Davis' old classmates. "That's the biggest I remember about him."
Fontenot met Davis when she was 7 and stayed close with him through seventh grade. She organized the memorial gathering with another former classmate.
"When I heard the news, I knew we had to do something," she said.
State police discovered Davis' body during a traffic stop this month on Interstate 64 in Hampton. Davis' mother, Tonya M. Slaton, 44, has been charged with felony concealment of a dead body. She is being held in jail without bond.
Davis' classmates said the news was made even more disturbing by the fact that none of them had heard from him since the seventh grade, more than a decade ago.
Although no missing-person report was ever filed, police said Davis' whereabouts since 2004 could not be accounted for.
"It's crazy," said Wade Patterson, a former classmate. "We used to eat lunch together all the time, and he would talk about how his dad was overseas. Then one day, he just disappeared."
Several attendees said they remembered Davis sometimes showing up to school with bruising and cut lips, scuffs he would attribute to "being outside."
"Looking back, it didn't make any sense," Osby said.
But on Tuesday, classmates focused on the good, catching up and swapping stories about Davis. They lit candles, sang "Happy Birthday" and walked a lap around the track in honor of their fallen former classmate.
As the sun fell behind Virginia Beach Middle School Tuesday evening, they hung their heads and observed a moment of silence, reflecting on a life lost too soon.
'God bless,' Osby said. 'We love you, Quincy.'"
Quincy Jamar Davis went missing at age 12 in 2004 when he was about to go into 7th grade in a Virginia Beach, VA middle school. Quincy was never reported missing. No one knew anything about him until his remains were discovered more than 10 years after his disappearance in the trunk of his mother's car after she was stopped for a traffic violation.
The Virginian-Pilot Newspaper reported that Tonya Slaton, of Richmond, Virginia was indicted February 1, 2016 on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her son, Quincy Jamar Davis. The document alleges that she killed her son between July 24, 2004 and July 24, 2005 and that he would've been 14 or 15 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
In 2018 his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She had served about 2 1/2 years in prison from Jul 2008 to Nov 2011 for shooting at a man.
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"Quincy Davis was a big-hearted prankster, flirt, friend to many, sometimes troublemaker and high-octane runner with seemingly endless potential.
That's how friends, teachers and ex-classmates remembered the former Virginia Beach Middle School student who vanished more than a decade ago, and whose remains were discovered this month in the trunk of his mother's car.
About 30 of them gathered Tuesday on what would have been Davis' 25th birthday for a candlelight memorial at the middle school track where he once ran.
"Doctor, lawyer, pro athlete - you name it. He could've been anything," said Kenyatta Osby, a Cooke Elementary School teacher assistant and track coach.
Osby, who coached Davis in the 4x100 relay and other events, said his long, graceful stride made him shine above his peers and gained him attention from AAU coaches.
"I'd never seen that happen, coaches asking about a 9-year-old," he said. "But that was Quincy."
Osby also supervised Davis in an afterschool program, where the youngster's tireless, rambunctious spirit would sometimes land him in trouble.
"He used to get on my last nerve," Osby said, smiling.
But that same energy endeared Davis to many of those around him. He would often crack jokes and sign yearbooks, "From the hottest guy in school," classmates said.
"His smile," said Meghan Fontenot, one of Davis' old classmates. "That's the biggest I remember about him."
Fontenot met Davis when she was 7 and stayed close with him through seventh grade. She organized the memorial gathering with another former classmate.
"When I heard the news, I knew we had to do something," she said.
State police discovered Davis' body during a traffic stop this month on Interstate 64 in Hampton. Davis' mother, Tonya M. Slaton, 44, has been charged with felony concealment of a dead body. She is being held in jail without bond.
Davis' classmates said the news was made even more disturbing by the fact that none of them had heard from him since the seventh grade, more than a decade ago.
Although no missing-person report was ever filed, police said Davis' whereabouts since 2004 could not be accounted for.
"It's crazy," said Wade Patterson, a former classmate. "We used to eat lunch together all the time, and he would talk about how his dad was overseas. Then one day, he just disappeared."
Several attendees said they remembered Davis sometimes showing up to school with bruising and cut lips, scuffs he would attribute to "being outside."
"Looking back, it didn't make any sense," Osby said.
But on Tuesday, classmates focused on the good, catching up and swapping stories about Davis. They lit candles, sang "Happy Birthday" and walked a lap around the track in honor of their fallen former classmate.
As the sun fell behind Virginia Beach Middle School Tuesday evening, they hung their heads and observed a moment of silence, reflecting on a life lost too soon.
'God bless,' Osby said. 'We love you, Quincy.'"
The Virginian-Pilot Newspaper reported that Tonya Slaton, of Richmond, Virginia was indicted February 1, 2016 on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her son, Quincy Jamar Davis. The document alleges that she killed her son between July 24, 2004 and July 24, 2005 and that he would've been 14 or 15 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
In 2018 his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She had served about 2 1/2 years in prison from Jul 2008 to Nov 2011 for shooting at a man.
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"Quincy Davis was a big-hearted prankster, flirt, friend to many, sometimes troublemaker and high-octane runner with seemingly endless potential.
That's how friends, teachers and ex-classmates remembered the former Virginia Beach Middle School student who vanished more than a decade ago, and whose remains were discovered this month in the trunk of his mother's car.
About 30 of them gathered Tuesday on what would have been Davis' 25th birthday for a candlelight memorial at the middle school track where he once ran.
"Doctor, lawyer, pro athlete - you name it. He could've been anything," said Kenyatta Osby, a Cooke Elementary School teacher assistant and track coach.
Osby, who coached Davis in the 4x100 relay and other events, said his long, graceful stride made him shine above his peers and gained him attention from AAU coaches.
"I'd never seen that happen, coaches asking about a 9-year-old," he said. "But that was Quincy."
Osby also supervised Davis in an afterschool program, where the youngster's tireless, rambunctious spirit would sometimes land him in trouble.
"He used to get on my last nerve," Osby said, smiling.
But that same energy endeared Davis to many of those around him. He would often crack jokes and sign yearbooks, "From the hottest guy in school," classmates said.
"His smile," said Meghan Fontenot, one of Davis' old classmates. "That's the biggest I remember about him."
Fontenot met Davis when she was 7 and stayed close with him through seventh grade. She organized the memorial gathering with another former classmate.
"When I heard the news, I knew we had to do something," she said.
State police discovered Davis' body during a traffic stop this month on Interstate 64 in Hampton. Davis' mother, Tonya M. Slaton, 44, has been charged with felony concealment of a dead body. She is being held in jail without bond.
Davis' classmates said the news was made even more disturbing by the fact that none of them had heard from him since the seventh grade, more than a decade ago.
Although no missing-person report was ever filed, police said Davis' whereabouts since 2004 could not be accounted for.
"It's crazy," said Wade Patterson, a former classmate. "We used to eat lunch together all the time, and he would talk about how his dad was overseas. Then one day, he just disappeared."
Several attendees said they remembered Davis sometimes showing up to school with bruising and cut lips, scuffs he would attribute to "being outside."
"Looking back, it didn't make any sense," Osby said.
But on Tuesday, classmates focused on the good, catching up and swapping stories about Davis. They lit candles, sang "Happy Birthday" and walked a lap around the track in honor of their fallen former classmate.
As the sun fell behind Virginia Beach Middle School Tuesday evening, they hung their heads and observed a moment of silence, reflecting on a life lost too soon.
'God bless,' Osby said. 'We love you, Quincy.'"
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