'Most Wanted' fugitive couple arrested in child murder and sex abuse case
Five children were rescued after the arrest of their parents in Mexico, who have been on the U.S.
Five children were rescued after the arrest of their parents in Mexico, who have been on the U.S. Marshals' Most Wanted List after having been on the run for almost two years.
Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia, 34, and his girlfriend, Araceli Medina, 38, are charged with murder and multiple child sex abuse charges in Franklin County, Washington, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said Friday. The couple had been elevated to the marshals' 15 Most Wanted in February, the first time a couple had made the list.
Two of Casian-Garcia's daughters were found abandoned in Tijuana, Mexico, in late 2020, both alleged to be showing signs of "severe physical and sexual abuse," the Marshals Service said in February. The girls were 8 and 3 at the time.
Investigators said they believed the couple were abusing and trafficking their children.
Casian-Garcia and Medina were also wanted for questioning in the murder of the girls' 7-year-old brother, who was tortured to death in Washington state. His body was found in rural Washington in February 2022.
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