Golden Acorn Casino, California - bodies of missing couple found
This week, two lifeless bodies were found in a parked vehicle at the Golden Acorn Casino in California. The estranged couple died in an apparent murder-suicide.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found 45-year-old Melissa Soto and 52-year-old Johnny Soto, both of San Ysidro, California, dead on Tuesday, San Diego television station KNSD reported. in a car.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Johnny Soto died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. It's unclear how Melissa Soto died. But the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office is planning an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of her death.
Her death is being investigated as a homicide and her husband is the only suspect in this tragic case of domestic violence. ” Steve Shebloski of the San Diego Police Department.
The vehicle was parked in the casino parking lot. It's unclear how long it had been there.
The gaming site is located in Campo, California, near the Mexican border.
Missing for a week
The couple had been missing for about a week. Her children reported her disappearance to local police last week.
On December 20, her son Vincent met his father and mother and received a text message from his father shortly after.
"They left with no clothes on," another relative, Christina Sandoval, told KNSD. "They didn't take anything with them. All the clothes he normally wore, like sweatpants in the bedroom. . Your phone was left here. Your wallet was left here. "Your keys were left here, and about 15 to 20 minutes after he left here, his phone was turned off. "
The family never sees them again.
I hope my parents can come back
"We all have high hopes that they'll be back at least for Christmas," Alexia Soto, the couple's daughter, told KNSD.
Children say they are reluctant to open their Christmas presents this year. According to the New York Post, the gifts had been under the family's Christmas tree for several days.
The Sotos separated in July after 20 years of marriage. Despite the separation, the couple continued to see each other.
Even though they are separated, there are almost no problems between them," Alexia Soto said in an interview with San Diego station KGTV.
"They still keep in touch. They still talk. She comes to his house and talks."
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Source: www.casino.org