GUILTY NM - Ariel Ulibarri, 23, brutally murdered in Clovis park, 9 Nov 2014

A 23-year-old Clovis woman was killed Sunday morning and police said her 6-year-old son may have been a witness to the slaying.

Police were called to Goodwin Lake walking trail about 7:30 a.m. after witnesses said they heard loud screaming and found a woman dead east of the main entrance to the trail.

When police arrived, they spoke with a 6-year-old boy who had approached a man in the parking lot east of North Prince Street. The child has since been identified as the son of the victim, Ariel Ulibarri, 23, of Clovis.

The child was not injured.

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Police found the body of Ariel Ulibarri of Clovis on Sunday after people heard screams at the Goodwin Lake Trails Walking Park.

Police Capt. Patrick Whitney said investigators don't know whether the woman was targeted by somebody she knew or whether she was a victim of a random attack.

Police withheld specifics on how she was killed.

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Despite a litany of interviews and tips, law enforcement officials said Monday they weren’t any closer to identifying any suspects in connection with the Sunday morning slaying of a 23-year-old Clovis woman...

“The death of the woman is considered a homicide at this time due to the amount of blood found on the victim and some statements made to police by the deceased’s 6 year-old boy who was at the scene,” according to a release from Clovis Police Department Capt. Patrick Whitney...

Police declined to say what Ulibarri’s son witnessed, but did say he was unhurt and that he told police he did not know his mother’s killer.

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QueenMictlan said:

http://www.dreamindemon.com/communi...in-park-with-6yo-son-found-safe-nearby.74005/

At 7:45 am on November 9th she was posting a new cover photo on her Face book, so she must have been doing it while walking in the park and someone jumped her at maybe a little after that time.

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FragileSugar said:

You might have to answer a survey in order to view the article. According to Ariel's obituary, she is survived by her two children. I'm not sure if this case might have anything to do with her murder but one of the above articles mentioned it and I tried to find more info.

Man accused of stabbing arraigned

"I just want to tell the family I'm sorry," said Ariel Ulibarri, eyes welling and her body trembling.

"If I would have known," Ulibarri began, stopping a moment to choke back tears. "If I would have known, I would have… (tried) anything to stop it."

Several members of the Saiz family immediately began sobbing as police officers stepped forward to ensure safety for everyone in the courtroom. Ulibarri and her 5-year-old daughter were escorted to a conference room while family and friends, some still sobbing, filed out of the courtroom into the hallway to listen momentarily to District Attorney Matt Chandler.

Minutes later outside the court building, Ulibarri explained she was Sena's fiancé and not his wife. She said she had no idea of the trouble brewing the night of the killing, that she was at home asleep along with her two children, ages 4 and 5.

Ulibarri said she and Sena have known each other about 12 years and began dating about 10 months ago. She said Sena — a six-time felon out of prison less than three months when he was accused of killing Saiz — was recently picking up jobs as a tattoo artist around Clovis.

"He was good to me and my children," Ulibarri said. "My kids actually called him dad."

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QueenMictlan said:

So might not have been a random murder, she could have been targeted as revenge killing. Wonder if the ex boyfriend was in a gang.

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FragileSugar said:

You might have to answer a survey in order to view the article. According to Ariel's obituary, she is survived by her two children. I'm not sure if this case might have anything to do with her murder but one of the above articles mentioned it and I tried to find more info.

Man accused of stabbing arraigned

"I just want to tell the family I'm sorry," said Ariel Ulibarri, eyes welling and her body trembling.

"If I would have known," Ulibarri began, stopping a moment to choke back tears. "If I would have known, I would have… (tried) anything to stop it."

Several members of the Saiz family immediately began sobbing as police officers stepped forward to ensure safety for everyone in the courtroom. Ulibarri and her 5-year-old daughter were escorted to a conference room while family and friends, some still sobbing, filed out of the courtroom into the hallway to listen momentarily to District Attorney Matt Chandler.

Minutes later outside the court building, Ulibarri explained she was Sena's fiancé and not his wife. She said she had no idea of the trouble brewing the night of the killing, that she was at home asleep along with her two children, ages 4 and 5.

Ulibarri said she and Sena have known each other about 12 years and began dating about 10 months ago. She said Sena — a six-time felon out of prison less than three months when he was accused of killing Saiz — was recently picking up jobs as a tattoo artist around Clovis.

"He was good to me and my children," Ulibarri said. "My kids actually called him dad."

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QueenMictlan said:

http://www.dreamindemon.com/communi...in-park-with-6yo-son-found-safe-nearby.74005/

At 7:45 am on November 9th she was posting a new cover photo on her Face book, so she must have been doing it while walking in the park and someone jumped her at maybe a little after that time.

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Editorial: Park homicide more haunting than most

Every homicide is tragic and memorable, especially for a small community like Clovis, which seldom sees more than two or three a year. But last week’s stabbing death of Ariel Ulibarri is more haunting than most. The 23-year-old mother of two wasn’t attacked in a bar; she was on a walking trail in a city park on a Sunday morning with her 6-year-old son. She had no violent criminal past. She volunteered at her children’s elementary school...

Not all of us knew the young lady, but all of us know somebody just like her … focused on family, looking to catch a break and make a better life for herself...

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Police say they’re looking for a man and a woman considered persons of interest in the stabbing death of a woman at a city park...

Forensic experts have been examining Ulibarri’s cellphone and looking through her text messages for clues... Police also examined surveillance video footage from around Goodwin Lake Trails.

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Police on Wednesday named two persons of interest in the case - a man and woman, both from Clovis.

22-year-old Lloyd Bagwell is described as 6'02" tall and 185 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair.

20-year-old Shannon Buckmaster is described as 5'01" tall and 135 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.

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