Indiana community holds vigil for 5-year-old found in suitcase [Video]

A southern Indiana community has adopted the 5-year-old boy as one of their own. On Tuesday, a small group gathered at his gravesite to honor his memory.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA, Ind — A small but passionate group of Washington County, Indiana, residents prayed and sang hymns at Crown Hill Cemetery Tuesday evening, in honor of the boy they now call their own son.

It’s been two years since 5-year-old Cairo Jordan’s body was discovered in a suitcase, dumped in a wooded area of the county.

It’s a moment that’s forever changed the community, including the mushroom hunter who found Cairo that day, Jeff Meredith.

Meredith was one of more than a dozen people who joined Pastor Dennis Collins in worship at the little boy’s gravesite in Salem, honoring his memory. They’ve adopted Cairo as one of their own.

“He’s become our son,” Collins told Meredith after the prayer vigil.

The group reflected on all that’s changed since April 16, 2022.

“He was buried …