GUILTY Arizona girl, 2, left in car by father on 109-degree day and is found dead #2 (guilty plea, father found dead 5 November 2025 before sentencing)

[NuttMegg]

He seemed checked out to me. He probably didn't think of PS in the 3.5 hours he left her, sorry but true, roasting. Checked out of the family life, tired of having a wife more responsible, energetic, smarter than he. Maybe it was because they were all girls, more likely in my mind he had no sense of self worth and didn't get vibes from the community that showed they respected him. His own fault and hers. She should have stepped up and said hey get a job, we'll get a nanny plus grammy. He should have volunteered to work.

Ps I'm not ranting on mr .mom set ups. It can work. But not if the breadwinner slaves away and mr mom sloughs around and endangers the kids.

I can't go 15 minutes in the day time without checking on my dog. And I have a 7 ' property wall. And doors are open all day so she can go in and out to pee or sniff around the garden.

 

[mickey2942]

I can't go 15 minutes in the day time without checking on my dog. And I have a 7 ' property wall. And doors are open all day so she can go in and out to pee or sniff around the garden.

That is cute. And so sad, that CS could go three hours without wondering where a 2 year old is...I went crazy if I didn't know where my kids were...he was SO neglectful. That police report is a litany of neglect.

And I can't believe CS did nothing for months, he couldn't watch the children, so they hired a nanny. They were asking people for money for his defense fund, and then, they go on a trip to Hawaii?! And he doesn't even get a job?! Of course, who would have hired him anyways....the guy stole beer, and watched porn while his daughter was trapped in a car, in scorching heat in the Sonoran desert in the sun.

 

[realanastasia]

Where is he currently residing? Hopefully, he has no contact with his children.

I don’t think we know for sure, but presumably he IS residing in the family home with the children and wife. Even though I think one of the initial charging docs might have said something about not having contact with his remaining children while out on bond, it’s seems likely (from the fact the judge previously okayed CS going on a family vacation to Hawaii with the wife/daughters) that it is either not being enforced, or has been dropped as a condition of his freedom prior to sentencing.

 

[realanastasia]

MOO is that he wanted a boy. Parker is an androgynous name, maybe they had that picked out for their "boy". I don't think he cared about her at all. Callous.

CS...won't be checking out Nordstroms anniversary sale items.

Did you see the exchange between CS/ES—on the day CS callously murdered his youngest daughter!—about a name for a hypothetical future son? CS “jokingly” suggests giving this imaginary “perfect white baby” an “African name” just for laughs. The fact that he mentions using an acquaintance’s name for a future child makes me think he really DID want a male child.

Earlier on this day, at 10;06 AM, there’s a text from ES to CS that simply says ES sent a “picture of a child in a car seat.” Nearly an hour later CS responds by loving the image. I am curious about what child was shown in this photo and why ES sent it to him, especially given that she was WELL AWARE of his history of leaving his kids trapped alone in cars.

 

[Bounceycat]

I don’t think we know for sure, but presumably he IS residing in the family home with the children and wife. Even though I think one of the initial charging docs might have said something about not having contact with his remaining children while out on bond, it’s seems likely (from the fact the judge previously okayed CS going on a family vacation to Hawaii with the wife/daughters) that it is either not being enforced, or has been dropped as a condition of his freedom prior to sentencing.

He could still see his children and reside with them, but not be left alone with them. That's why they had to hire a nanny.

 

[LittleSeaTree]

Did you see the exchange between CS/ES—on the day CS callously murdered his youngest daughter!—about a name for a hypothetical future son? CS “jokingly” suggests giving this imaginary “perfect white baby” an “African name” just for laughs. The fact that he mentions using an acquaintance’s name for a future child makes me think he really DID want a male child.

Earlier on this day, at 10;06 AM, there’s a text from ES to CS that simply says ES sent a “picture of a child in a car seat.” Nearly an hour later CS responds by loving the image. I am curious about what child was shown in this photo and why ES sent it to him, especially given that she was WELL AWARE of his history of leaving his kids trapped alone in cars.

He’s such a creep, he just gets more and more unlikable, doesn’t he? IMO

 

[mickey2942]

He could still see his children and reside with them, but not be left alone with them. That's why they had to hire a nanny.

Too bad it took a child to die to finally understand that CS wasn't a fit parent. It was evident well before.

 

[sunspun]

Did you see the exchange between CS/ES—on the day CS callously murdered his youngest daughter!—about a name for a hypothetical future son? CS “jokingly” suggests giving this imaginary “perfect white baby” an “African name” just for laughs. The fact that he mentions using an acquaintance’s name for a future child makes me think he really DID want a male child.

Earlier on this day, at 10;06 AM, there’s a text from ES to CS that simply says ES sent a “picture of a child in a car seat.” Nearly an hour later CS responds by loving the image. I am curious about what child was shown in this photo and why ES sent it to him, especially given that she was WELL AWARE of his history of leaving his kids trapped alone in cars.

I wondered about that too. I think it was either a recent pic that ES took of one of the girls that CS hadn't seen til then, and the fact that she happened to be in her car seat in the pic was irrelevant. Just a cute pic of (probably) Parker that ES took when she was with her in the car that ES came across on her phone and shared it with CS.

Or it might also have been a pic from an online shopping site of a car seat that ES was considering buying and sent it to CS for his opinion. Because you know they're all about image and their picture perfect life (not), so I think if she saw a car seat that was better than the one they already had, she'd probably want to buy it! And pics of car seats for sale often show it with a child in the seat for the picture.

Seems like the report would have been more specific if it were one of their own children in the pic. Or if there were a price under the pic, for instance.

 

[sunspun]

He could still see his children and reside with them, but not be left alone with them. That's why they had to hire a nanny.

Wonder how CS and the nanny get along. If I had to guess, I bet ES oversaw the hiring, and the nanny is probably in her sixties at the youngest!

 

[realanastasia]

I wondered about that too. I think it was either a recent pic that ES took of one of the girls that CS hadn't seen til then, and the fact that she happened to be in her car seat in the pic was irrelevant. Just a cute pic of (probably) Parker that ES took when she was with her in the car that ES came across on her phone and shared it with CS.

Or it might also have been a pic from an online shopping site of a car seat that ES was considering buying and sent it to CS for his opinion. Because you know they're all about image and their picture perfect life (not), so I think if she saw a car seat that was better than the one they already had, she'd probably want to buy it! And pics of car seats for sale often show it with a child in the seat for the picture.

Seems like the report would have been more specific if it were one of their own children in the pic. Or if there were a price under the pic, for instance.

Just conjecture, but…I actually wonder if the image wasn’t ES’s way of “nudging” CS to stop and think about where his kids were.

CS clearly doesn’t respond well to direction, and ES knew he had all the kids with him at home while she was (I believe) at work, so she probably knew that asking him, “Hey, could you check to make sure you know where all our kids are?” could cause him to blow up (he seems like the type who’d likely perceive that as “nagging”). Since we know she had previously taken issue with his leaving the kids unattended in the car, I could see her sending the image of a child in a car seat to try to trigger something in his brain that might cause him to think, “oh, I’d better check to make sure all the kids are in the house.”

I mean, ES might not have really known CS’s plans for the day Parker died (and again, I wouldn’t be surprised if she felt like even asking him that simple question would trigger him to have a full-scale meltdown about feeling like she didn’t trust him) so perhaps she was sending the photo just in case he was out and about with the kids and might “accidentally” forget to bring them into a store with him.

 

[LadyL]

I don’t think we know for sure, but presumably he IS residing in the family home with the children and wife. Even though I think one of the initial charging docs might have said something about not having contact with his remaining children while out on bond, it’s seems likely (from the fact the judge previously okayed CS going on a family vacation to Hawaii with the wife/daughters) that it is either not being enforced, or has been dropped as a condition of his freedom prior to sentencing.

I think it was 'unsupervised contact'. So as long as Erica or the nanny are there, then he can be too. JMO

 

[Angelcat13]

This is HORRIFIC!

Two months BEFORE he killed Parker?????

What father muses about the perceived emotional impact of his child dying????

I wonder if somewhere in the back of his reptilian brain, he knew he might cause the death of one of his children through his actions, and was trying to prepare Erika for that outcome. Trying to gaslight her beforehand.

I don’t know.

The only other scenario I can think of as to why a parent would have this thought in relation to the death of their child would be if someone they knew (or recent media attention to the death of a child) made them think about this.

 

[Arkay]

Just conjecture, but…I actually wonder if the image wasn’t ES’s way of “nudging” CS to stop and think about where his kids were.

CS clearly doesn’t respond well to direction, and ES knew he had all the kids with him at home while she was (I believe) at work, so she probably knew that asking him, “Hey, could you check to make sure you know where all our kids are?” could cause him to blow up (he seems like the type who’d likely perceive that as “nagging”). Since we know she had previously taken issue with his leaving the kids unattended in the car, I could see her sending the image of a child in a car seat to try to trigger something in his brain that might cause him to think, “oh, I’d better check to make sure all the kids are in the house.”

I mean, ES might not have really known CS’s plans for the day Parker died (and again, I wouldn’t be surprised if she felt like even asking him that simple question would trigger him to have a full-scale meltdown about feeling like she didn’t trust him) so perhaps she was sending the photo just in case he was out and about with the kids and might “accidentally” forget to bring them into a store with him.

@realanastasia, You have a good heart.

I am much more cynical than you.

IMO, if you have to subtly remind your husband not to neglect or kill your kids, that battle is long lost.

She knew his habits and frame of mind, and those children should NEVER have been under his “care.”

 

[ChatteringBirds]

She should have stepped up and said hey get a job, we'll get a nanny plus grammy

Expecting a grandma to help watch the kids on a regular basis wouldn't have been fair to grandma, to say the least.

And he doesn't even get a job?

I can't see anyone besides his relatives hiring him, after the details were released. But there's always volunteer work, if one wants to stay busy.

Someone mentioned they were trying to raise money for his defense. Reallllly? Despite vacations , property, etc? What a sense of entitlement.

 

[snarast]

Too bad it took a child to die to finally understand that CS wasn't a fit parent. It was evident well before.

It is just horrible. And instead of thinking “it’s just a slip up” - I’d say a well to do family such as this should receive harsher punishment rather than lighter. They have NO excuses.

IMHOO

 

[NuttMegg]

Expecting a grandma to help watch the kids on a regular basis wouldn't have been fair to grandma, to say the least.



I can't see anyone besides his relatives hiring him, after the details were released. But there's always volunteer work, if one wants to stay busy.

Someone mentioned they were trying to raise money for his defense. Reallllly? Despite vacations , property, etc? What a sense of entitlement.

If you read the documents we were
talking about, posted here, then the reference would be clearer. Gram voluntarily stepped in and was subsequently denied the opportunity to help.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

If you read the documents we were
talking about, posted here, then the reference would be clearer. Gram voluntarily stepped in and was subsequently denied the opportunity to help.

Prior to what happened, she had herself truly wanted to help with the childcare? Sorry if I missed that.
It is really nice, as long as the caregiver really wants to be doing it (because they enjoy it, not out of obligation or fear for the kids' well-being.)

 

[NuttMegg]

Prior to what happened, she had herself truly wanted to help with the childcare? Sorry if I missed that.
It is really nice, as long as the caregiver really wants to be doing it (because they enjoy it, not out of obligation or fear for the kids' well-being.)

You're extrapolating a whole bunch from my post that wasn't there.

 

[mickey2942]

CS absolutely fits the definition of a "Dry Drunk". We know he really did not stop drinking, due to resorting to stealing beer to drink. But he was kept on a short leash, no money for booze. But even if he "stopped drinking", he still had all of the other baggage alcoholics have.

Dry drunk - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[NuttMegg]

I don’t think we know for sure, but presumably he IS residing in the family home with the children and wife. Even though I think one of the initial charging docs might have said something about not having contact with his remaining children while out on bond, it’s seems likely (from the fact the judge previously okayed CS going on a family vacation to Hawaii with the wife/daughters) that it is either not being enforced, or has been dropped as a condition of his freedom prior to sentencing.

Poor kids. For the rest of their lives they'll remember the sadness of the days just before "they" took their Daddy away. I M O. By now PS is just a sweet memory of before Daddy's little mistake due to failure in multi-tasking. I know this sounds sarcastic, no apologies. From the mother's initial plea to the judge we've seen, imo, the script.