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Missing 2-Year-Old's Body Found
Missing 2-Year-Old's Body Found UPDATE 6:55 PM 1/10/13
January 10, 2013
UPDATE 6:55 PM
CROSBYTON, Texas (AP) - The caretaker for a 2-year-old girl reported missing a week ago has been arrested on a capital murder charge after an infant's body was found in her West Texas home.
Authorities arrested Matilda Almaraz Thursday after FBI investigators executed a search warrant at her home, Crosbyton Police chief Greg Parrot told KCBD-TV. The body of the infant believed to be Leah Marie Aguirre was found in Almaraz's basement.
An autopsy is pending. Crosbyton is about 40 miles east of Lubbock.
It was not immediately clear where Almaraz was being held or if she had an attorney.
Parrot said the investigation is ongoing and that Almaraz might not be the only suspect.
A statewide Amber Alert was issued for Leah, missing since Jan. 3, on Tuesday. The alert was cancelled Thursday.
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CBS 7 News
January 10, 2013
The body of a missing Lubbock area girl has been found.
According to KCBD news, the FBI has found the body of 2-year-old Leah Marie Aguirre behind her caregiver’s home on the 500 block of S. Ayrshire in Crosbyton.
So far, no suspects have been named in this case.
Aguirre was first reported missing on January 3rd. According to early reports, a man identified as Miguel, identified himself as a CPS worker and took the child. CPS officials say Miguel is not a CPS worker.
There were also reports that the mother of the child was trying to sell her daughter Leah for $2000 in Mexico.
Stay with CBS 7 and CBS7.com for the latest on this developing story.