Body Of Pregnant Teen Found In Corona Landfill

cbs2.com ^ | Aug 5, 2010 4:00 pm US/Pacific

[BenLurkin]

The remains of a pregnant teenager were found in a landfill after months of searching through mountains of trash, authorities said Thursday.

Anyssia Escamilla, 17, disappeared in May. Shortly afterward, her 18-year-old boyfriend Jesus Avitia Jr. was charged with her death.

A cadaver-sniffing dog found the body Wednesday evening, and Escamilla's identity was confirmed through her dental records. 1/4

Escamilla, the mother of a 3-year-old son from another relationship, was reported missing on May 11 when she failed to return home from Bloomington High School, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles.

Police said Avitia told investigators he killed Escamilla and put her in the trash after learning she was pregnant and refused to have an abortion. He wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps and pursue a nursing career but was afraid a baby would derail his plans, Fontana police Detective Shawn Hare said.

The search for the body was narrowed to an area about the size of two football fields at a dump in Corona after the manager told police the general location where trash was dumped in the days after Escamilla's death.

"It was not pleasant," Hare said. "When you left there everyday, you never went into the house. You shed off your clothes in the garage and you would spray them down before you went in."

Avitia remained jailed on $2 million bail. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering Escamilla and her 3-month-old fetus. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek the death penalty.

[Guenevere]

She had a baby at 14?....and someone let this pass?...that’s rape!

[bootless]

I understand... this is horrible. Every time a story like this turns up, spotlighting the evil among us... just remember those 85 young patriots at the Texas state capital... :)

[kcvl]

Anyssia Escamilla

Jesus Avitia Jr.