GUILTY NV - Crystal Figueroa, 3, beaten to death, Las Vegas, 12 Jan 2006

[mysteriew]

Hundreds of people gathered in a southeast Las Vegas church Sunday night to pray for a little girl they never met.

Iglesia Pentecostal, also called Las Vegas Pentecostal Church, filled up quickly with individuals and families who traveled from all over the valley to mourn an unidentified Hispanic girl, believed to be about 3 years old, who was found dead Jan. 12 in a trash bin outside The Fountains of Villa Cordova apartments at 2800 S. Eastern Ave.

Because Jane Cordova Doe was Hispanic, many of those at the church said they felt especially close to her.

Many said they came to the church because they wanted to give a surrogate sense of family to the dead girl who was seemingly abandoned by her own.

"She belongs to us now," Susana said.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jan-23-Mon-2006/news/5493127.html

 

[mom3dd]

snip from Gretas e-mail section on fox news. "is carried in a children's clothing catalog called Storybook Heirlooms. That company is located in Kirkland, Washington but of course the coat could have been ordered and shipped anywhere. It is a fairly expensive coat ($89.00) for a two year old. I hope this information can be helpful in some way to police trying to identify the child." I think the LE is aware of this.

 

[Shadow205]

I wonder if her Mother was there? In those hundreds of people, I'm sure not everyone knew everyone. I was just thinking, what if the poor child was killed at the hands of another boyfriend. A Mother who may be to terrified to come forward and claim her child. A Mother who is not in this country legally and who is a victim of domestic violence. A Mother who made sure that her baby was well groomed as the news paper articles keep saying. I think that the Mother in this case is probably a victim herself...just a thought.

 

[Shadow205]

snip from Gretas e-mail section on fox news. "is carried in a children's clothing catalog called Storybook Heirlooms. That company is located in Kirkland, Washington but of course the coat could have been ordered and shipped anywhere. It is a fairly expensive coat ($89.00) for a two year old. I hope this information can be helpful in some way to police trying to identify the child." I think the LE is aware of this.

The coat could also have come from a Goodwill or Salvation Army store without the high price tag.

 

[Richard]

Baby Cordova Doe, found Las Vegas 12 January 2006

The Clark County Coroner’s Office
Seeks Assistance In The Identification of these Remains.

Date Located January 12, 2006
Location Found Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Date of Death a few hours prior to discovery.
Cause of Death Homicide
Description (Estimates)
Race/Gender Hispanic Female
Age 3-4 years old
Height 3'1"
Weight 27 lbs.
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown, shoulder length
Fingerprints Available
Dental Available
DNA Unknown
Other
She was wearing a white fleece jacket with pink hearts on it. She had on a light blue sleeveless shirt, light purple jogging pants, with yellow ties around the waist & ankles and light pink tights. Her jacket was size 3T. She is known only as Baby "Cordova" Doe.

Case Details:

The victim was found at 7:32 am in a dumpster in the Villa Cordova Apartments at 2800 S. Eastern, in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 12, 2006.

Investigating Agency Information
Case #:
Agency - # 06-382
NCIC - # unknown
Agency : The Clark County Coroner’s Office
Phone : 702-455-3210

Source Information:
Clark County Coroner’s Office
doenetwork.org

 

[lisag]

I hope this little princess is ID'd soon and the monster(s) who did this to her are punished to the extreme.. No baby deserves this.

 

[mysteriew]

Authorities said the girl was 3 or 4 years old, and that she died of blunt- force trauma. That means she might have been beaten to death.

The search for the girl's parents -- and her killer -- entered a 12th day Tuesday with no new information being made public about who or where they are.

Police said they have followed leads to California and Mexico -- but haven't been able to locate her family.

Meanwhile, a $44,000 reward has been posted for information in the case by several businesses and at least one anonymous donor. Even rolling billboards of the type that typically advertise lingerie-wearing female escorts have been showing the computer-composite image of the child.

A segment on her slaying aired Saturday on "America's Most Wanted."

"America's Most Wanted" reported that the girl was found dead in a dumpster outside an apartment complex on the city's east side.

The TV show reported that the child may have sustained internal injuries which led to her death before being dressed in the outfit she was wearing when she was found.
http://www.wtov9.com/news/6395766/detail.html

 

[mysteriew]

You know the fact that the coat was so expensive, may yet be a way to identify her. I hope LE is sending pictures of her and the coat to the local Goodwill's, Salvation Army, and others who work giving out clothing to the ones in need.

 

[petra]

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http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4403613&nav=menu107_2

 

[PrayersForMaura]

I wonder if her Mother was there? In those hundreds of people, I'm sure not everyone knew everyone. I was just thinking, what if the poor child was killed at the hands of another boyfriend. A Mother who may be to terrified to come forward and claim her child. A Mother who is not in this country legally and who is a victim of domestic violence. A Mother who made sure that her baby was well groomed as the news paper articles keep saying. I think that the Mother in this case is probably a victim herself...just a thought.

You are correct. Another though ... the mother could've been murdered too, and we just haven't heard of her body being found yet.

 

[strach304]

You are correct. Another though ... the mother could've been murdered too, and we just haven't heard of her body being found yet.

That's what I was thinking last night and told my daughter this morning when she brought up the case. There was one in Tenn. and one in Ala. recently but I think they should do a state wide search for any females from before the child was found as well as after. I wouldn't rule out churches either for the coat but if that angel tag thing is what I think it is besides churches they should check the community centers that handle wish lists for the unfortunate at x-mas. Show the jacket on fox and cnn and ask for calls from anyone who donated a jacket like this. Also I know we have organizations that donate world wide so maybe clothes were sent to her country of origin.

Mom2threestooges, I did read in a recent report posted here this morning that LE said they had followed up on many leads some as far away as California which made me think of you. I think they have checked your lead or maybe even working on it still.

 

[Mom2threestooges]

I emailed Elaine at Nevada Child Seekers, and she was kind enough to reply and tell me that she had passed along my tip to LE. I noticed the mention of California also. If I get any new info I'll be sure to share it. I actually missed a phone call today that was a Las Vegas NV number but no on left me a message, and when I tried to do a reverse phone number search I came up empty. Maybe someone tried to contact me because I left my name and number and did not leave the tip anonymously. I am, however, planning a class reunion and have been looking for two classmates who live in Las Vegas, so who knows!! I'll keep you posted.

 

[PrayersForMaura]

I emailed Elaine at Nevada Child Seekers, and she was kind enough to reply and tell me that she had passed along my tip to LE. I noticed the mention of California also. If I get any new info I'll be sure to share it. I actually missed a phone call today that was a Las Vegas NV number but no on left me a message, and when I tried to do a reverse phone number search I came up empty. Maybe someone tried to contact me because I left my name and number and did not leave the tip anonymously. I am, however, planning a class reunion and have been looking for two classmates who live in Las Vegas, so who knows!! I'll keep you posted.

did you try typing that phone number into a search box in google?
Just go to google and type in the number like *advertiser censored*-*advertiser censored*-xxxx
I've gotten people's names like that.

 

[Mom2threestooges]

did you try typing that phone number into a search box in google?
Just go to google and type in the number like *advertiser censored*-*advertiser censored*-xxxx
I've gotten people's names like that.

I sure did and I got nothing, which makes me wonder if it was perhaps a government number, such as a detective??? who knows...

 

[PrayersForMaura]

I sure did and I got nothing, which makes me wonder if it was perhaps a government number, such as a detective??? who knows...

yeah, could be that. could also be a pay phone.

 

[mysteriew]

Pleas for data go worldwide

A weekend profile on America's Most Wanted spurred dozens of new leads in the case of the young girl found dead in a trash bin, but almost two weeks after her body was found, her identity remains a mystery.

More than 30 Las Vegas police offices were working full time on the case of Jane "Cordova" Doe. Her body was found Jan. 12 in an apartment trash bin on Eastern Avenue near Sahara Avenue.

Since the discovery, investigators had ruled out more than 400 leads but still had more than 100 to pursue, homicide Sgt. Russ Shoemaker said. About 70 new leads came in over the weekend, he said.

Most of the leads are from Las Vegas, but police were looking into several tips from California, one from Massachusetts and one from Mexico, he said.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jan-25-Wed-2006/news/5523372.html

 

[PonderingThings]

There is a new photo released by police....

Its more graphic than the original photo - but viewable
http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4414665&nav=168Y

After following numerous leads, police now believe Jane Cordova Doe is from the neighborhood where her body was discovered in a dumpster two weeks ago.

More at link

 

[mysteriew]

There is a new photo released by police....

Its more graphic than the original photo - but viewable
http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4414665&nav=168Y


More at link

Those sunken eyes really get to me.
They are really hitting the apartments in checking for her identity. But I hope they are also checking the homeless shelters, Salvation Army and other organizations that work with the homeless.

 

[CrimeHater]

Mom2threestooges any news? I know they said a lot of tips have come in, but no arrest. Just wondering if they have relayed anything to you one way or the other.

 

[Mom2threestooges]

No, I have not heard anything one way or the other. I was thinking about calling my tip into AMW also, but I wasn't sure if it would be counter-productive to call in the same tip to two places. Any advice?