Idaho baby Zeke Best found dead, ‘naked’ father Jeremy Best arrested days after mother’s murder

An abducted baby was found dead in the woods of Idaho Saturday — after his father was spotted walking naked and delirious nearby, police said.

Police found the body of 10-month-old Zeke Best about 24 miles east of Idaho Falls after a hunter called to report a man in a sleeping bag on the side of the road.

The man — identified as the infant’s father, suspected killer Jeremy Albert Best — was “naked and making odd statements,” the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said.

Law enforcement had been searching for the pair since Thursday night when Best, 48, allegedly killed his wife, 38-year-old Kali Jean Randall inside their home just hours after he underwent a psychological evaluation.

Best was apprehended by police around noon Thursday for strolling through a local general store without any clothes, according to cops.

The nude man was seen bizarrely slouching on the store counter next to the cash register and grabbing a cigarette before he was carried out of the building, surveillance footage obtained by EastIdahoNews.com shows.

He was taken by ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where he underwent testing for medical and mental health concerns, the Bonneville Sheriff’s Department said.

After being released that day, Best allegedly returned home to kill his wife and kidnap his child.

Police issued an Amber Alert naming Best as an “armed and very dangerous homicide and kidnapping suspect,” the Teton County Sheriff’s Office said.

Best’s black SUV was found around 9:15 a.m. Saturday down an embankment in the area where he was discovered by hunters.

Zeke was pronounced dead at the scene, but police did not say where his body was found or identify his manner of death.

After being treated by medics, Best was taken into custody on an arrest warrant issued in connection with Randall’s death.