Found Deceased AZ - Isabel Mercedes Celis, 6, Tucson, 20 April 2012 *Arrest* #26

[Mysteries1974]

Arrested 12/06/2006 in Bay, FL.
Arrested 10/05/2007 in Tucson, AZ : documented here with Attorney General Opinion for giving false names to Tucson Officer.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-4_08-cr-00303/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-4_08-cr-00303-0.pdf

All I can say because this news is overwhelming: this dude knows the drill. He knows what’s coming. I hope he experiences horrifying fear like he made these little girls go through. All of those little girls he molested. Can you imagine all the young girls he has traumatized over the years, not to mention how many he may have murdered. I’m fighting on this Sunday to hold in every nasty, bad and hateful word I can. God, please give me strength.

He was arrested almost a year after Jennifer Kesse’s Disappearance so he could still be involved.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

I have to listen to this. Nancy Grace was first in line to accuse Isabel's father. IMO it's one thing to discuss possibilities on a message board, it's another thing to repeatedly accuse someone on national TV.

So many owe Sergio and Becky an apology. I am glad at least one media outlet stepped up and did the right thing. It's been long overdue..imo

As far as Nancy Grace I won't hold my breath waiting for her to apologize and so many others she had on beating the same drum over and over again.

It's not the first time she accused someone based on zero evidence when they were totally innocent and if she still has an on air voice it will not be the last.

False allegations hurled by Grace is the reason I stopped watching her. I find her over the top and dangerous for the ones she has falsely accused. No wonder Sergio was getting death threats.

Not only that but she relishes in constantly repeating the gory details which I find disgusting. Pat Brown is also another one that grinds someone in the ground and time after time she has turned out flat wrong and who she accused were totally innocent.

We don't need to listen to those who find guilt without one iota of evidence to support any of it. They should be liable because some really believe them when in truth all they care about is ratings.

Imo though

 

[Shelby2]

no the charges of the exploitation were likely not related. its possible but I believe them to be pictures he may have taken, traded or sold.

I think one of the dates was 4/21 though..

 

[Shelby2]

Accused child killer Christoper Clements lured elderly in elaborate Valley burglaries

I wonder who this female accomplice was?

 

[Shelby2]

Don't know if this was posted, the court case regarding his failure to register after the 1998 crime.
FindLaw's United States Ninth Circuit case and opinions.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Just days after being indicted in the killing of two Tucson girls, Christopher Clements was in a fight with two other inmates at the Maricopa County jail, officials have confirmed.

Sgt. Calbert Gillett, of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, confirmed the fight on Thursday, but would not say who instigated the brawl. He said only that Clements was “involved” and that none of the inmates suffered serious injuries.


A relative of the one of the inmates in the fight told the Star this week that it started after Clements was recognized from news reports over the weekend about his indictment in the killing of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez.

Man accused in killing of 2 Tucson girls gets into fight in jail

 

[Alethea]

Man accused in killing of 2 Tucson girls gets into fight in jail

Thanks for sharing this Ima. I'm glad he's enjoying prison, he only has the rest of his natural life to go.

 

[katydid23]

Man accused in killing of 2 Tucson girls gets into fight in jail

I hope he doesn't get in too many fights in jail, or he is going to end up getting shanked. Not that I care, but I do want him to stand trial so we can maybe find out if there are any more cases that can be cleared. Way too many families still waiting for closure...

 

[imstilla.grandma]

They hurt, they feel pain and they’re angry. Just some of the emotions of the Gonzales family right now.

Tucson News Now sat down with them exclusively to talk about what they’re going through at this point, just five days after the Tucson Police Department and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced the indictment of Christopher Matthew Clements.

Abrian Gonzales, Maribel’s father, took the news pretty hard. He says, it was tough for him to handle and he just wanted to be alone.

To look at Abrian one can still see the pain on his face. He told us he finds himself breaking down often and sometimes at work. He’s strong because of his faith. That faith led him to believe that law enforcement would find the person who killed his daughter.

Remigio Melendrez, Maribel’s brother, has been pretty silent since his sister went missing four years ago.

For the first time he spoke on camera about Maribel. He was very emotional.

Maribel’s brother and father talk about the indictment

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[imstilla.grandma]

This is so sad especially after watching this morning’s video. I feel so heartbroken for this father. May he find peace.

 

[Leney]

Attorney: Clements gave information on Isabel Celis in exchange for dismissed burglary charge

This leads me to believe that other charges will be brought perhaps in other cases.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Clements’ girlfriend told FBI agents Clements knew where to find Celis, according to the court records.

Clements told them he did not kidnap or kill the girl, but he would not tell them how he knew where to find her. He said he would cooperate if authorities released his vehicle and dismissed two burglary charges, according to the records.

He led them to the desert near Avra Valley and Trico Roads on March 3, 2017. While looking for Celis, they walked by the area where deputies found 13-year-old Maribel Gonzales in June 2014, according to the documents.

The records also indicate Pima County Sheriff’s Department detectives have linked Clements’ DNA to Gonzales.

In a letter to his girlfriend, detectives believe Clements referenced a total of four bodies in the desert, but they do not know who the other two victims may be, according to the document.

Detectives found a child’s purple hooded sweatshirt and child’s homework with the name “Mercedez,” according to the document. Mercedes was Celis’ middle name. Purple was her favorite color.

With another warrant, detectives found sexually explicit images of children between the ages of 3 and 13, according to the document.

Detectives also found internet searches for “Isabel Celis,” “body found in desert,” “Arizona cold cases,” “trace evidence found on body,” and “Kauilani Tadeo,” according to the document. Tadeo was a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered in Hawaii in 2001.

A handwritten note led detectives to interview Clements’ former cellmate. The cellmate said Clements talked about knowing where Celis was. He said Clements was concerned about evidence in his car. He said Clements showed him photos of the Celis house and said that she was taken through the bedroom window, according to the document.

N4T Investigators: Records indicate Clements guided detectives to Celis remains

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Del. The site is really screwy right now. S l o w. Keeps double posting. Sorry

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“Detectives also found internet searches for “Isabel Celis,” “body found in desert,” “Arizona cold cases,” “trace evidence found on body,” and “Kauilani Tadeo,” according to the document. Tadeo was a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered in Hawaii in 2001.
The records also indicate Pima County Sheriff’s Department detectives have linked Clements’ DNA to Gonzales.
In a letter to his girlfriend, detectives believe Clements referenced a total of four bodies in the desert, but they do not know who the other two victims may be, according to the document.”
Copied from above link.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

I only thought I knew how supurb the TPD is until I found these: They are a well oiled machine.
Tucson Police Department Isabel Celis Report 1
Raw documents: Celis investigation file

 

[oceanblueeyes]

“Detectives also found internet searches for “Isabel Celis,” “body found in desert,” “Arizona cold cases,” “trace evidence found on body,” and “Kauilani Tadeo,” according to the document. Tadeo was a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered in Hawaii in 2001.
The records also indicate Pima County Sheriff’s Department detectives have linked Clements’ DNA to Gonzales.
In a letter to his girlfriend, detectives believe Clements referenced a total of four bodies in the desert, but they do not know who the other two victims may be, according to the document.”
Copied from above link.

This is horrific news but not surprising. I have felt since his arrest this is a 'count the bodies' story. The other two could be from another state or jurisdiction.

No way did he stand down from the time he was 15 until 2012. The more he only got mere hand slaps from the justice system the more he became emboldened to think he was invincible and bullet proof.

I am so afraid he has left many victims in so many states.

LE must retrace every step this monster has made since his teens. Imo he didn't just start kidnapping and murdering children in 2012. I think it is very likely he is a serial killer and pedophile like JD.

His past record shows how cunning and calculating his twisted evil mind works. He preys on the most vulnerable among us...children and the elderly.

May all of his victims become known and may their loved ones see justice too.

Jmo

 

[imstilla.grandma]

This is horrific news but not surprising. I have felt since his arrest this is a 'count the bodies' story. The other two could be from another state or jurisdiction.

No way did he stand down from the time he was 15 until 2012. The more he only got mere hand slaps from the justice system the more he became emboldened to think he was invincible and bullet proof.

I am so afraid he has left many victims in so many states.

LE must retrace every step this monster has made since his teens. Imo he didn't just start kidnapping and murdering children in 2012. I think it is very likely he is a serial killer and pedophile like JD.

His past record shows how cunning and calculating his twisted evil mind works. He preys on the most vulnerable among us...children and the elderly.

May all of his victims become known and may their loved ones see justice too.

Jmo

I was just thinking the same thing, blue eyes. This cretin might go down in infamy in the Devil’s workshop. All the sad grieving families and lives he has forever altered. It’s inconceivable.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[thref23]

Well this is going to get interesting.

The man who had been accused of Kauilani Tadeo's murder was 14 years old and mentally slow if not challenged at the time. He was eventually tried for the murder and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, or something to that effect. He eventually killed himself. He purportedly confessed, but I haven't seen any articles that reference any evidence against him besides the confession.

I don't think that was ever a high profile case? And it wouldn't have been a really easy name to remember.

If investigators just recently connected his DNA to the Maribel Gonzales case - does that mean his DNA was somehow not already in CODIS? Or that investigators in that case never bothered testing DNA evidence against CODIS? I guess it's also possible they they had a DNA match early on but needed more evidence?

I would hope LE had him under heavy surveillance over the past year or two.