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)

[airportwoman]

Saying the dad was negligent and deserved to pay for his crimes is such an understatement in this case. He murdered his baby daughter, through Child Abuse that he had been getting away with over and over for 10 years or more. His oldest is now almost 18. He left her alone in the car while he worked as a bartender before she turned 7.

And she had type 1 diabetes, which presents its own issues. Did he care? Oh, heavens, no.

 

[curiouser_]

I am not at all surprised. I must admit, though, your replies have helped to restore my faith in humanity.

 

[Occam's Zebra]

This case reinforces to me that white male privilege is still going strong.

Imagine if CS had been Parker's stay-at-home mother, rather than her father. Would a judge have shown the same leniency? I don't think so.

Grown men's abhorrent behavior is excused and glossed over. After submitting his guilty plea for murdering his daughter, he was not jailed but allowed to live in the same house with his other daughters?

All comments MOO.

 

[Mauig’ma]

Do we know how he committed suicide?

 

[Izzylizzy]

I see why some of her statements would put someone off. I thought she was kind, but I wondered thru her address if it was her, or her office that was so lenient on him in the first place, allowing him time to plan and execute an escape route for himself, which obviously contributed to the pain of the family that the spokesperson (county attorney?) was lamenting.

As I said up thread she didn't even address "Parker " by name which I find extremely offensive to the innocent child who lost her life due to a selfish, negligent father.

What about Parker's mother who enabled her husband to continue leaving the children in their cars even after texting/telling him it was "dangerous" and to stop.
Adding insult to injury anesthesiologists are mandated reporters .
Then she publicly, unequivocally supported her husband and called the death of their daughter, Parker, a "mistake".
She vacationed with him in Hawaii then went on to beg the judge for his release until sentencing.
All this info is available online for the 2 daughters to ponder as they age.
If CS took his life by an OD I would look into how the drug was obtained.

I'm of the mind that she is a shockingly negligent mother herself and shares responsibility for Parker's horrific death.
imo

 

[NuttMegg]

Do we know how he committed suicide?

I don't think it's been ferreted out yet. He did it the night before but was found at 5a.m. on the 5th. But I wonder how they know it was "last night", which is how they put it.

I wonder if the rest of the family had spent the night elsewhere. He could have taken drugs the night before, but others have pointed out that isn't always dependable. If he shot himself there must have been no one home. Imo

Others have mentioned possible car exhaust fumes. Also someone mentioned a detached but air conditioned small bldg on the property.

Again, how did they know it was "last night" ie the 4th nov, and not for example 12:30 am on the 5th.. If food was all digested, how would they know when it was ingested?

 

[Simply Caustic]

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Here’s the link to the 300 or so paged document containing many of the lesser-known points being discussed, for anyone looking. Thanks @Normancita !

Were either of these two instances expanded upon, does anyone know? I wonder what the criminal case was related to.
• the criminal case in Sunrise against CS for robbery & assault, eventually dropped due to COVID-related backlog
• the children showing up at Uncle’s house overnight because one of them had awoken to find CS gone? Then CS lied to Uncle Juan about where he was (actually in the home but unseen, then admitted he was gone and had went running but arrived back home in vehicle)

 

[NuttMegg]

As I said up thread she didn't even address "Parker " by name which I find extremely offensive to the innocent child who lost her life due to a selfish, negligent father.

What about Parker's mother who enabled her husband to continue leaving the children in their cars even after texting/telling him it was "dangerous" and to stop.
Adding insult to injury anesthesiologists are mandated reporters .
Then she publicly, unequivocally supported her husband and called the death of their daughter, Parker, a "mistake".
She vacationed with him in Hawaii then went on to beg the judge for his release until sentencing.
All this info is available online for the 2 daughters to ponder as they age.
If CS took his life by an OD I would look into how the drug was obtained.

I'm of the mind that she is a shockingly negligent mother herself and shares responsibility for Parker's horrific death.
imo

I agree with you for the most part, but how do we know that she begged the judge for his release until sentencing, after the Hawaii trip? I'm still trying to figure out why the prosecution apparently OK'd the delay after the plea. (Per that law and crime video I posted upthread. )

 

[Izzylizzy]

I agree with you for the most part, but how do we know that she begged the judge for his release until sentencing, after the Hawaii trip? I'm still trying to figure out why the prosecution apparently OK'd the delay after the plea. (Per that law and crime video I posted upthread. )

@ 8:35 "Thar she blows!"
imo

 

[tlcya]

I admit, I was mistaken, apparently the letting CS remain out of custody after the plea was NOT something the state attempted to fight, even tho the presumption was on their side in this circumstance.

Maybe the state was thinking they had won when CS capitulated and decided to plead guilty. Given al the special dispensation for this man prior to his plea from the direction of the bench, they decided not to fight this last thing, simply pleased they got their man. Perhaps this is why the prosecution was described as very "emotional" in court when CS didn't show and she told reporters there will be a statement later. Maybe she realized this could have been prevented had she just fought this one more thing with everything in her. They fought hard all the way up to that point. Why DIDN'T they at least try on this last issue?

I mean given how the judge has ruled on everything up to that point they would likely have lost IMO but at least could have made the effort.

 

[Greenestdays]

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This link doesn’t work for me unfortunately (says transfer expired). Is there any other source where the documents are available?

 

[tlcya]

I downloaded and saved the report but have no idea how to go about safely sharing it here

ETa tried uploading the PDF but that isn't working.

 

[snarast]

I admit, I was mistaken, apparently the letting CS remain out of custody after the plea was NOT something the state attempted to fight, even tho the presumption was on their side in this circumstance.

Maybe the state was thinking they had won when CS capitulated and decided to plead guilty. Given al the special dispensation for this man prior to his plea from the direction of the bench, they decided not to fight this last thing, simply pleased they got their man. Perhaps this is why the prosecution was described as very "emotional" in court when CS didn't show and she told reporters there will be a statement later. Maybe she realized this could have been prevented had she just fought this one more thing with everything in her. They fought hard all the up to that point. Why DIDN'T they at least try on this last issue?

I mean given how the judge has ruled on everything up to that point they would likely have lost IMO but at least could have made the effort.

Well said. I have to say that seeing this official’s clear struggles with this awful turn of events gave me some hope about humanity. It’s so easy to turn off your emotions and robotically deliver a servile statement. She most certainly did not.

IMHOO

 

[realanastasia]

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After CS was removed from the home, LE got a call from a neighbor of the family who wanted to provide background info on CS's previous neglect of his kids. In this conversation, the neighbor noted that CS had an unusually close relationship with his female next-door neighbor. The reporting neighbor also said something that implied CS's female next-door neighbor had some sort of troubles in her own marriage, and although the reporting neighbor was careful not to state outright that CS and this female next-door neighbor were actually involved in an affair, the reporting neighbor seemed to imply that the general consensus around the neighborhood was that they were romantically involved.

 

[realanastasia]

I downloaded and saved the report but have no idea how to go about safely sharing it here

Can you open the report on your device and then screenshot the pages where the neighbor is talking about CS/his female next-door neighbor? Then you could just post here and attach the screenshots as image files.

 

[tlcya]

Can you open the report on your device and then screenshot the pages where the neighbor is talking about CS/his female next-door neighbor? Then you could just post here and attach the screenshots as image files.

from page 80 of the 268 page document dump - copy and paste because not even screenshoting it is working for me

Michael stated that within the community Christopher was known for his children
getting out and wandering, as well as his pets frequently getting out.
Chrisptopher advised he had heard that Katelyn Schacht [redaction] had
stories of Christopher' s children getting out and wandering the neighborhood. He
stated that a common consensus in the neighborhood, although not confirmed was
that Katelyn and Christopher were having an affair, and that Katelyn would not
come forward with what information she had due to this.

 

[tlcya]

same page further down:

Kristine stated while at a party, Katelyn Schacht stated that she use to live at
a different part of the neighborhood prior to moving next to Christopher. Kate
advised that while Christopher napped, the child got out of the home and walked
to Kate' s house. Kristine advised me although she was present during this
converstaion, she did not pay much attention. She stated that she did not
believe Kate would come forward to law enforcement.

 

[tlcya]

from page 112

sleeping or something else happens. She can name a specific time on Halloween
when one of his three daughters went missing, she was part of that search party
in the community. His ( Christopher) neighbor, who is a renter, Kate Schacht
Katelyn, 36yo), she is very close with him and has many detailed stories of
where he was taking a nap, not sure what he was doing, but he was at home, and
now Kate lives next door to him, before she lived directly behind him, and his
young daughters would leave their home and walk around the block, to her house
and he would have no clue they left. She ( Kate) would call him and say ' hey
your kids are here.' Again, Sarah said telling us ( police) this was hearsay,
but said we should talk to Kate. Sarah' s concern, she had to stop because she
began to cry, and apologized because she was " very angry and very sad by all of
this," is that Chris and Kate have a " special relationship" and she may not be
forthcoming with information. Sarah said Kate is in a difficult situation
herself with her husband. She is not sure if Kate would be willing to share her
specific stories. Sarah really wanted it to be understood that this was
negligent, and a pattern of negligence and it was 100% avoidable and it was not
a simple " oopsy this never happened" kind of thing.

 

[Izzylizzy]

I admit, I was mistaken, apparently the letting CS remain out of custody after the plea was NOT something the state attempted to fight, even tho the presumption was on their side in this circumstance.

Maybe the state was thinking they had won when CS capitulated and decided to plead guilty. Given al the special dispensation for this man prior to his plea from the direction of the bench, they decided not to fight this last thing, simply pleased they got their man. Perhaps this is why the prosecution was described as very "emotional" in court when CS didn't show and she told reporters there will be a statement later. Maybe she realized this could have been prevented had she just fought this one more thing with everything in her. They fought hard all the up to that point. Why DIDN'T they at least try on this last issue?

I mean given how the judge has ruled on everything up to that point they would likely have lost IMO but at least could have made the effort.

The prosecution sure caved when it came to Erika while the evidence against her was substantial and incriminating ,evidence of her knowing and addressing to her husband his dangerous and negligent overseeing of their 3 daughters.
Why she wasn't charged as a negligent parent throughout which led to Parker's death I find mindboggeling.
The prosecution failed Parker.
imo

 

[tlcya]

The prosecution sure caved when it came to Erika while the evidence against her was substantial and incriminating ,evidence of her knowing and addressing to her husband his dangerous and negligent overseeing of their 3 daughters.
Why she wasn't charged as a negligent parent throughout which led to Parker's death I find mindboggeling.
The prosecution failed Parker.
imo

While I do wonder why ES didn't face some sort of at the very least neglect charges for her knowingly continuing to leave the children (for a period of years it appears) with an admitted alcoholic cocaine abuser she KNEW was neglecting their children, I suspect they knew early on they had their hands full even prosecuting CS given how immediately it appeared the bench was behind poor sad dad.

I am curious why the prosecution didn't request a change in judge as a matter of right early on when it became apparent the judge seemed to lean towards the defendant.

12-409. Change of judge as a matter of right; criminal proceedings; procedure

A. Each side in a criminal case is entitled to one change of judge as a matter of right. If two or more parties on a side have adverse or hostile interests, the presiding judge or the presiding judge's designee may allow additional changes of judge as a matter of right. a criminal case, including a consolidated case, is treated as only having two sides.

HB2595 - 552R - S Ver