Police said Dominguez and Minjarez were identified as persons-of-interest when a child’s remains were located in a metal container

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Colorado – On January 20, 2024 at 8:37 a.m., police say officers responded to the 600 block of West 6th Street in Pueblo, Colorado regarding suspicious activity. Officers located a metal container in a storage unit that was filled with hardened concrete and looked suspicious.

On January 22, police determined the remains of a young female were inside the metal container. Police began the process of identifying the remains of the female and identifying persons of interest in the case.

On January 31, Pueblo Police interviewed persons of interest in this case. Those persons were 35-year-old Jesus Dominguez and 36-year-old Corena Rose Minjarez. Dominguez was arrested for an outstanding warrant. During those interviews the possibility of the children being in Phoenix, Arizona was mentioned. Police followed up on that potential lead with no success.

During the investigation detectives located a vehicle belonging to a Corena Minjarez at a local scrap yard.

On February 6, police executed a search warrant on that vehicle. Police located a suitcase in the trunk of the vehicle. In the suitcase were the remains of a young male child.

On February 15, Pueblo Police received DNA confirmation that the remains found in the metal container belonged to Yesenia Dominguez and the remains found in the suitcase belonged to Jesus Dominguez Jr. The Pueblo County Coroner made appropriate notifications to next of kin.

On February 15, at approximately 3:40 p.m., an arrest warrant was obtained for Corena Rose Minjarez and Jesus Dominguez for 1st degree Murder (2 counts), and Abuse of a Corpse (2 counts). Dominguez had an additional charge of Theft of Government Benefits as well.

Minjarez was arrested shortly after the arrest warrant was issued. She was being held at the Pueblo County Detention Center on a $2,000,000 bond.

On February 17, Jesus Dominguez Sr. was arrested and was being held at the Pueblo County Detention Center on a $2,000,000 bond.

In July 2025, Jesus Dominguez Sr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder as part of a plea deal. Two first-degree murder charges were dropped, as well as two abuse of a corpse charges and a theft charge.

In August, a jury found Minjarez guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of abuse of a corpse. She was immediately given two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

On September 12, Jesus Dominguez Sr. was sentenced to 32 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

The investigation revealed that no missing person’s reports were done on Yesenia Dominguez or Jesus Dominguez Jr. Pueblo Police were not made aware of the missing children until January 20, 2024.