Posted on 09/11/2019 4:03:37 PM PDT by CedarDave
The body of 5-year-old Renezmae Calzada was found Wednesday in the Rio Grande near Santa Clara Pueblo, according to two sources who participated in the search crew.
Authorities called back search parties shortly after the discovery, and started tearing down a command post they had established at Ohkay Casino, ending a search that involved scores of local and state police officers and FBI agents and even more local volunteers.
"This was supposed to be a news conference for an update but it's um, a bit of bad news," Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan said at the beginning of a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. "Renezmae has been located, her remains have been located."
Lujan asked the community to offer their prayers to the family of the girl, and thanked all the agencies that assisted with the search and recovery of the body.
He and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Langenberg said that there would be no questions concerning possible suspects or other details during the press conference.
Calzada was first reported missing by her mother, Victoria Maestas, via 911 at 7:39 p.m., Sunday, dispatch records show.
The father called her (and) said she has been missing since 9:30 a.m. this morning, dispatchers wrote. Malcolm Torres is the father. Father hasnt reported the child missing and thought the (mothers) family picked her up.
Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan confirmed at a Monday press conference that one person had been taken into custody, after first being held in investigative detention.
Malcolm Torres was taken into custody at the Dairy Queen on North Riverside Drive, shortly after Calzada was reported missing, dispatch records show.
Langenberg said the FBI also brought in experts in social media and digital data as well as evidence response and behavior tracking.
(Excerpt) Read more at riograndesun.com ...
The live-in boy friend who has been arrested on outstanding warrants has a history of drinking has been arrested multiple times on drunken-driving charges. He was not charged in connection with Renezmaes disappearance but was held on three warrants for failure to comply with requirements of his sentencing in a DWI case in Albuquerque. Why the mother did not report her missing earlier is unknown. She may have left to visit friends and left Torres in charge of the girl and he spent the afternoon drinking.
Espanola is notorious for heroin & meth use.
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Just the picture of that happy little girl makes my blood boil thinking that someone didn’t take care of her, let her disappear and she ends up dead. Too early to have info on how she died and whether she was sexually molested.
Poor girl, never had a chance.
I hate people, sometimes.
My prayers are with her..
If I recall correctly, the Rio Grande River flows right through Espanola...
Such a cute, happy little girl. She sure didn’t deserve those loser parents.
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I assume that the use of ‘father’ in the article was incorrect?
Article says she missed 3 days of school. Did anyone other than the mother and/or boyfriend see her during this time?
I'm with ya.
Yes, the ABQ Journal story added a correction that Torres was not the girls father. She supposedly went missing Sunday morning, but I see your point. She may have gone missing Wednesday of last week if no one saw her at home Friday night, Saturday or early Sunday morning.
No difference for abortion victims, even worse. We are all fools and cowards to allow the killing of children. Quick executions for those that kill the living and for those (abortion doctors and nurses) that kill the unborn.
That's all that needs saying. Mama's bf. Beautiful child. Child trafficking or rape.
Why not the mothers?
What a little doll. What a shame. RIP.
Poor little thing, God Bless her.
“I hate people, sometimes”.
Same here.
A bumper sticker I saw:
‘THE MORE I GET TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE, THE MORE I LOVE MY DOG’
My heart aches for that beautiful angel who didn’t deserve the parents who neglected her.
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