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Corena Minjarez, 39, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and abuse of the body on two counts and was sentenced to inanimate life.
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Investigators found that three-year-old Yesenia dominguez was wrapped in concrete in Pueblo storage unit. Her five-year-old brother, Jesus Dominguez Jr.
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Their father, Jesus Dominguez Sr., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced on September 12.
A Colorado woman was convicted of murdering two young children and hiding her body in Pueblo, Colorado, for more than five years that last appeared in 2018.
Corena Minjarez, 39, was convicted on August 27, with two counts of first-degree murder in a victim under the age of 12 and two counts of abuse of the body being reported by KKTV, KOAA and PUEBLO CHIEFTAN.
Prosecutors said Mingas killed his boyfriend's children, Yesenia Dominguez and Jesus Dominguez Jr.
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According to KKTV, Minjarez was sentenced to life imprisonment that day without parole murder and 120 days of abuse, and all sentences will be made simultaneously.
The authorities launched an investigation in early 2024 after receiving a prompt about the Pueblo storage unit. On January 22, 2024, police found human remains in a metal container filled with concrete, identified as Yesenia by DNA tests.
A few weeks later, on February 6, 2024, investigators found the body of the little Jesus stuffed into the trunk of an abandoned car that had been registered with Minjarez.
Neither of the children was reportedly reportedly reportedly – they were last seen in 2018, according to a press release from the Pueblo Police Department.
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Their father, Jesus Dominguez Sr., was also arrested and later pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder, tampered with the late human body, and, according to previous reports, asked him to testify against Minjarez. Dominguez Sr. is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12, 2025.
During Minjarez's trial, prosecutors provided evidence, including receipts, displaying concrete purchased with credit card and records linking the storage unit to her name.
The defense argued that Minjarez claimed that he was ultimately responsible for the death of the child due to fear and love for Dominguez Sr.
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