Move in days for a huge Purdue freshman class

You knew it was coming, but this record-breaking class is the second of 10,000+ in the West Lafayette campus’ history. Plus, investigation continues into 3-month-old’s death.

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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO DEATH OF 3-MONTH-OLD REPORTED ABDUCTED

With an autopsy scheduled for Monday afternoon, the investigation continues into the death of Jacob Moneus, a 3-month-old boy first reported in a statewide Silver Alert as abducted Saturday before being found Sunday by Lafayette police in an apartment on Lexington Court. Police arrested Elisard Moneus, 28, of the 2500 block of Lexington Court in Lafayette, and he was being held on suspicion of domestic battery that sent Jacob’s mother to a hospital Saturday. According to his listing at Tippecanoe County Jail Sunday, he was being held on suspicion of attempted murder. The search for the baby started at that point.

J&C reporters Jillian Ellison and Ron Wilkins had more details of the police investigation, including how police found the boy after a second search of the apartment, here: “Missing Lafayette 3-month-old Jacob Moneus found dead; father in custody.”

Jacob Moneus (Photo provided)

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PURDUE: YES, THIS WILL BE A RECORD FRESHMAN CLASS

While there hasn’t been much doubt after this summer’s housing scramble at Purdue, the university is saying this year’s freshmen class will be the largest in the history of the West Lafayette campus.