The murder of Liam Husted: a woman admitted to strangling her son then stripping the corpse to leave him in the desert

Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, was arrested on June 8 in Denver. The accusation against him is because the corpse of his son, Liam Husted, 7 years old, was found on May 28 by a few hikers, near a trail in Mountain sources West of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The body was completely naked and presented several injuries at the time of discovery. Hikers told police the body, unidentified at the time, was found eight feet from a dirt road near several bushes, court documents show.

June 1, Nicolas husted, the father of Liam, called the police to say that Moreno Rodriguez and the baby had left home eight days ago. Police explained that Nicholas did not want to put Samantha in trouble, he therefore decided not to file a complaint or to document the event as a kidnapping.

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Based on the background revealed by police and local media, it is believed that Samantha Moreno left the city of Saint Jose with his son in a car in charge of his affairs.

The body remained without being identified during more than seven days. As he remained anonymous and there have been no previous complaints disappearance of minors who would coincide with its physical characteristics, the police decided turn to the media and request help the population to find the identity of the minor.

Authorities characterized the child, during the initial investigation process, as “”Little Sion»(Petite Sion).

Samantha Moreno Rodriguez was arrested after a friend of the family recognized the image of the baby in the reports. He said he had not seen the mother or the son for more than two weeks. Las Vegas police compared Liam’s photos to those of the Facebook page of Nicolas Husted.

Thanks to this clue, the police used the databases of the license plate readers, with which they managed to trace Moreno Rodríguez’s car from northern California to southern California and southern Nevada. The car was then traced to Colorado on May 29.

Researchers also found an email account Additional showing that the suspect made a hotel reservation in Colorado. The surveillance video of the May 31st showed Rodriguez checking in alone at a Denver area hotel.

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Police recovered a hooded shirt and pillow from Liam’s to take DNA samples and make a comparison.

During the court appearance on Wednesday, a prosecutor said Rodríguez confessed What strangled his son for 15 minutes Yes undress the corpse before leave it in the desert.

“This is a pretty egregious case,” said the deputy district attorney. Jean Giordani. “She basically said that I was frustrated with the baby and strangled him ”.

The only Declaration of Moreno Rodriguez during the procedure it was confirm identity of his son.

The justice of the peace Amy chelini ordered the arrest of Samantha for the remainder of the investigation, without the right to surety and must be represented by a public criminal defense agent.

The coroner’s office has yet to make an official ruling on the cause of death or the cause of the injuries to Liam’s body.