The remains of Shaun Tara, 6, and Delylah Tara, 3, were discovered in a storage unit in Redding, California.
Tami Huntsman, 39, and her boyfriend Gonzalo Curiel, 17, were convicted of the torture and murder of the two young Tara children.
Their older sister (referred to as F.T).
Shaun Daniel Tara, and Vivian Saucedo were the parents of F.T., Shaun, and Delylah. Vivian Saucedo was killed in a car accident. Shortly after, Shaun Tara was incarcerated.
He arranged for his cousin Tami Huntsman to care for his children. Huntsman lived with her husband, their oldest son, Daniel, and twins.
Huntsman started having an affair with one of Daniel’s friends, Gonzalo Curiel.
When Criswell discovered his wife’s affair, he left the marriage. In January 2015, Curiel officially moved in with Huntsman.
After months of starvation and physical abuse, Huntsman and Curiel beat Shaun, 6, and Delylah, 3 to death.
They sealed the bodies in a large plastic tote and placed them in a storage unit in Redding, California.
The family moved to Quincy, California. Within a month of moving, neighbors called the police after noticing a young girl locked in a vehicle in freezing temperatures.
When the officer found F.T., she had a broken collarbone, broken fingers, missing teeth with a dislocated jaw, obvious malnourishment, several open sores, and significant bruises all over her body. She weighed approximately 40 pounds and was infested with lice.
When the news of Huntsman broke, an extended relative inquired about the location of Shaun and Delylah Tara; investigators began searching for them.
Huntsman eventually confessed and told police where the remains of the children were. Detectives located a storage facility and discovered the remains of Shaun and Delylah Tara.
Huntsman and Curiel were arrested and charged for the child abuse of F.T. and the murders of Shaun and Delylah. Both Huntsman and Curiel were sentenced to life in prison.
Since Curiel was a minor at the time of the murders, he will be eligible for parole in 25 years.
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