Children found dead in Redding storage unit
Two children were found dead in a storage unit in Redding on Monday while authorities were investigating a child abuse case out of Plumas County. Tami Joy Huntsman, 39, and Gonzalo Curiel, 17, both of Quincy, were arrested on Friday on charges of felony child abuse, torture and mayhem, according to a news release issued by the Redding Police Department. The two had recently moved from Salinas. Follow updates via our social media news feed.
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Salinas police chief: This is the worst abuse case I've ever seen.
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#NEW: Arraignment for suspects connected to the bodies of two kids found in #Redding was continued until Jan 7th per Plumas Co. News #KRCR
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Two children were found dead in a storage unit in Redding as authorities investigate a child abuse case out of Plumas County. Tami Joy Huntsman, 39, and Gonzalo Curiel, 17, both of Quincy, were arrested on Friday on charges of felony child abuse, torture and mayhem, according to a news release issued by the Redding Police Department. The two had recently moved from Salinas. Read more here.
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Investigators from Plumas County, Monterey County and the Redding Police Department were still working to piece together the grizzly case Tuesday morning. Sheriff Greg Hagwood said members of his staff and Plumas District Hospital staffers who treated the injured 9-year-old were emotionally affected.
"This has shaken my staff to the core," Hagwood told the Plumas News. "That little girl had been subjected to the most unspeakable measure of torture for an extended period of time. This is child abuse, the likes of which we haven't experienced here (in Plumas County).
Hagwood said the girl's condition was extremely bad when she was found on the floorboard of a locked Toyota 4-Runner. He said she weighed about 40 pounds, had broken bones in her shoulder, broken fingers, a dislocated jaw, and teeth that were missing or loose. She reportedly had open sores and was infested with lice. Read more here from the Plumas News. -
ON @KRCR7 AT 10/11: Officials search Salinas home of relative of kids found dead in Redding storage unit (vid:@ksbw) pic.twitter.com/sG7AxOayQC
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Two dead juveniles found in a Redding storage unit FULL STORY: https://t.co/jxvwlHpLSU
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DA investigating local connection to children found dead in Redding storage facility. https://t.co/0zHz1GMbNi
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#fremont Salinas police investigating local connection to children found dead in Redding storage facility. https://t.co/hJXQF3QnIV
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DA investigating local connection to children found dead in Redding storage facility. https://t.co/ZGpdB6pAU1
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MC DA investigating local connex to 2 dead children found in a Redding storage facility. 3rd child expected to live. https://t.co/P9znGqkh9i
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JUST IN: DA investigating local connection to children found dead in Redding storage facility. https://t.co/ze4ANV44Fb
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Salinas police are assisting with a multi-agency murder investigation after two children, ages 3 and 5, were found dead in a storage locker in Redding. Read more here from KSBW.com.
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Northern California homicides detectives are investigating after two children were found dead inside a storage unit in Redding. A third child was found severely abused and is undergoing surgery. The child's condition was not immediately available. Read more at ABC News.
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Police said the case is being investigated as a homicide pending completion of autopsies. The identities of the victims were not released. Read more from USA Today.
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Photo courtesy of Sky News. Police search a home in Salinas after the discovery
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by michelle.rogers via Bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews 12/15/2015 6:06:52 PM
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Original post from RPD last night.
NEWS RELEASE - DECEASED JUVENILES December 14, 2015 4:30 p.m. 15-87988 On December 11, 2015 Tami Joy...
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UPDATE, 9:50 a.m.
Employees at Enterprise Stor-All this morning refused to comment on the case of two children found dead in one of their units Monday.
"I can't help you," the employee - who did not identify herself - said several times to the Record Searchlight.
The children were found dead in one of the units on Monday morning in a case that has ties to both Salinas and Plumas County. Authorities don't believe the killings - and the alleged torture of another child - happened in Redding. The suspects, Tami Joy Huntsman and Gonzalo Curiel, reportedly live in Quincy and recently moved from Salinas. They were arrested last week. -
UPDATED AT 8:30 A.M.: Law enforcement officials in Plumas County, where Huntsman and Curiel were arrested Friday, said they initially found a 9-year-old girl who was emaciated and showed signs of torture beyond anything they had seen before.
“This has shaken my staff to the core,” Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood told the Plumas County News. "That little girl had been subjected to the most unspeakable measure of torture for an extended period of time.”
The newspaper reported that two older children, 12-year-old male and female twins, were found at a home where the suspects were staying with a friend, and have been placed in foster care.
Curiel told investigators where to find the two younger children after intensive questioning, according to the Plumas County News. Contrary to previous reports that the two were found Monday morning, the newspaper reported that the stoprage unit lock was broken Sunday night and the two bodies discovered.
They were identified as a 3-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. Read the full story here. -
Here is our coverage on that case. The Salinas couple is facing charges of torture, felony child abuse and mayhem. https://t.co/QmhVXU3prb
— Ana Ceballos (@ceballosap) December 15, 2015 -
Authorities investigating Salinas apartment possibly linked to 2 children found dead in a storage locker in Redding. https://t.co/C6ZvxwVnpU
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Neighbors are terrified to talk about the child abuse they witnesses citing Gonzalo Curiel's ties to "bad people." pic.twitter.com/89UISuMDts
— Ana Ceballos (@ceballosap) December 15, 2015 -
Still a very active scene here in East Salinas, were the suspects in the double-homicide of 2 children lived. pic.twitter.com/bR7fVTfAyv
— Ana Ceballos (@ceballosap) December 15, 2015 -
UPDATE, 10 a.m.
Autopsies on the two children found dead in a Redding storage unit Monday will likely be conducted Wednesday, a Shasta County Coroner's Office official said this morning. Two adults have been charged with mayhem, torture and murder in relation to the kids' death and the alleged torture of another child who's still alive. -
Salinas police have been on scene since Sunday afternoon, neighbors say, date of where children's bodies were found remains unclear.
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Social services had investigated Huntsman and her family within the last year for general neglect, said Elliott Robinson, director of social services for Monterey County. Read more here from KSBW:
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Neighbors say numerous bags with evidence have been removed from the home. pic.twitter.com/ZVr6Jn2GEM
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UPDATE at 11:17 a.m: Huntsman and Curiel did not enter a plea at their arraignment on child abuse charges on Monday. There will be a further arraignment and bail review this afternoon at Plumas County Superior Court in Quincy.
UPDATE, 10:30 a.m.
Huntsman and Curiel are being held in Plumas County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail each.
UPDATE, 10 a.m.
Autopsies on the two children found dead in a Redding storage unit Monday will likely be conducted Wednesday, a Shasta County Coroner's Office official said this morning.
Two adults have been charged with mayhem, torture and murder in relation to the kids' death and the alleged torture of another child who's still alive. -
Huntsman and Curiel as scheduled for arraignment on felony child abuse charges in Plumas County at 3pm today.
— Ana Ceballos (@ceballosap) December 15, 2015 -
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UPDATED: 12:54 p.m.
Curiel, 17, is being prosecuted as an adult. The crime of torture carries with it a life in prison sentence, while felony child abuse is punishable by a 2, 4 or 6 year prison sentence, according to the Plumas County District Attorney's Office. -
Couple accused of killing two children and torturing a third had previous contacts with county social services. https://t.co/ONIpFcU3gp
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In the past six months, Salinas police say two anonymous calls were made reporting child abuse at the couple’s East Salinas house near the corner of Fremont Street and Madeira Avenue. Officers responded both times, Salinas police Chief Kelly McMillin says. He would not comment further due to the ongoing investigation, reports the Monterey County Weekly. Read more here.
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The children’s mother died in a car accident and their father is incarcerated, one official confirmed. Their father had made arrangements for Huntsman to care for his three children while he was serving his sentence, according to the Monterey County Weekly.
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Murder suspect Tami Huntsman's Facebook occupation listed as "being the best mom I can be." https://t.co/ONIpFcU3gp pic.twitter.com/QNTvcV7iQ3
— Ana Ceballos (@ceballosap) December 15, 2015
