ST. LOUIS — It's been a long four years for one St. Louis mother, as she continues to go day by day not knowing what happened to her son.
Andrew Da'Waune Sims disappeared four years ago in 2020. Then, three months later, the 33-year-old's body was found.
At that time, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department ruled it as a suspicious death, but Sims' mom, Letitia Pollard, just wants justice.
"It's been four years, and I still don't know what happened to my own son. I brought him here when he was five years old, so you can imagine, I wish I wouldn't have brought him here," she said.
For Pollard, her son was everything.
"Andrew was funny, real inquisitive. Just a loving person, loving father. He was very involved in his son's life. He was raising his son," she said.
A father to 10-year-old Amir, who only knew his dad for six years of his life. Sims' picture is framed in the living room Amir now shares with his grandma, Pollard.
"I just want justice for my son, that's all, because he deserved it. We deserve it. I am always tossing in my sleep, " she said.
Pollard got the call that her son was missing on May 4, 2020, less than 24 hours after she spoke with him on the phone. According to Pollard, police said the last place Sims was seen was at his north St. Louis home on the 4100 block of Farlin Avenue.
"It doesn't sound right to me. You don't just disappear from your house," she said.
Pollard said as soon as Sims disappeared, she knew something was wrong.
"We pretty much knew something happened to my son because we were very involved in his life," she said.
After three months of searching and posting missing flyers all across St. Louis, Sims' body was found four miles from his home inside a vacant building on the 5900 block of Kennerly Avenue. Pollard said at that time, police ruled it a suspicious death, and to this day, nothing has changed.
"Not knowing takes you through a lot of changes. I wouldn't wish this on anybody, no one," she said.
Four years later, Pollard knows no more than she did on Aug. 28 when Sims' body was found. While she won't say what she thinks happened to her son, Pollard believes police should've questioned more people.
"I'm not going to speculate, that's one thing that kept me crazy in my head. I believe in God, and in due time, everything is going to come out to the light. It's going to come out, it's going to come out," she said.
Pollard continues to cling onto her faith, as she holds onto Amir, a part of her son she still has with her on Earth. Pollard said she will never stop fighting and praying for justice.
"If it was your child, you would want to know. You would want somebody to pay for taking your child's life," Pollard said.
5 On Your Side reached out to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department about Sims' case. In an email, the department said, "There are unfortunately no new developments to share at this time. The case still remains open and active as a suspicious death, as the manner of death remains undetermined. We hope someone, somewhere, would come forward with a tip."
Police are asking anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).