Mother of 'Little Jacob,' boy found dead on Galveston beach in 2017, sentenced to life in prison Rebecca Rivera and her girlfriend, Dania Gomez, brought the boy's body to Galveston after he died in Houston. They dumped his body in the water off East Beach. Author: Cory McCord (KHOU) Updated: 7:18 AM CST February 5, 2021 GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — The mother of a 4-year-old boy who was found dead on a Galveston beach more than three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Rebecca Suzanna Rivera was convicted of injury to a child by omission causing serious bodily injury after a seven-day trial that ended Thursday.