GUILTY CO - Fem, in Suitcase in Dumpster, Pueblo, Oct 2019 - Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia *Son & wife ARRESTED

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'We all miss her': Family reflects on loss of Cuevas-Garcia

Oct 24, 2019

The family of Maria “Mary” Cuevas-Garcia remembers her as an outspoken, bold and determined person.

“She was always right, too,” said Tabitha Cuevas, Mary’s daughter, by telephone Wednesday.

“She brought a lot of light to a room. When she came into a room, you would feel it. Her smile was so beautiful.”

She burst into tears as she scrolled through photos of her late mother on a cellphone.

The family gathered Wednesday in Monte Vista to talk about Mary, 58, who allegedly was murdered by her son Anthony Cuevas, 36, of Monte Vista, last week.

[...]

“We were in such shock. We knew my uncle (Anthony Cuevas) and my grandma had fights and stuff, but we never knew he would go this far,” Hamilton said.

[...]

Hamilton lived with her grandmother and stepgrandfather, Ron Garcia, for about four years in Pueblo before moving out a few weeks ago.

She said she and her grandmother were close.

“I even slept in the same bed with her. We were attached to each other’s hip,” she said.

The family is tentatively planning a funeral for early next month.

[...]

Hamilton said Mary would often speak highly about Anthony Cuevas.

“He was in prison for so long and she couldn’t wait for him to get out. She spoke of him like he was a king,” Hamilton said.
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bless these folks, so hurt and still willing to think about forgiving.
 
Bag of human remains found along Arkansas River

By Lindsey Grewe |
Posted: Tue 12:04 PM, Mar 10, 2020 |
Updated: Tue 4:21 PM, Mar 10, 2020

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - A homicide investigation is underway along the Arkansas River after a park ranger found a trash bag full of human remains Tuesday morning.

Police tell 11 News reporter Kasia Kerridge the ranger saw a "suspicious" bag along the river near the 200 block of Howard Avenue and peeked inside. He immediately called law enforcement when he saw what the bag's contents were.

A spokesperson with the Pueblo Police Department stresses it's still very early in the investigation, but that the remains could be those of Maria Cuevas-Garcia, who was murdered and stuffed in a suitcase last year. At the time she was found last October, Cuevas-Garcia's head, hands and feet were missing.

Police can confirm the remains belong to an adult, and may have been in the bag for weeks or months.

"I wouldn’t say it was hidden but there’s weeds around it. It’s a pretty steep embankment so I mean, you could be walking right by it and not even see it," said Sergeant Franklyn Ortega of PPD about the bag.

The scene was cleared as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. This article will be updated.
 
Cuevas faces preliminary hearing in early January

Posted Nov 15, 2019


PUEBLO– A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 3 for the Monte Vista man suspected of killing his mother and dismembering her body according to the Pueblo Chieftain.
In Friday’s edition, the Chieftain said Anthony Cuevas, 36, is set to be in court for the hearing in early January with the proceedings expected to last approximately two hours. The article notes that with the arrest affidavit on Cuevas currently sealed, the hearing is expected to reveal more about what happened in the case and what led officers to arrest Cuevas.
Prosecutors will present evidence before the court and a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to move forward with a trial.
According to the Chieftain, a Colorado Springs based attorney has been appointed to represent Cuevas after the head of the Pueblo County public defender’s office, Alby Singleton, filed a motion to withdraw as Cuevas’ appointed attorney due to a conflict of interest.

[..]

The Chieftain report indicated that Cuevas-Garcia’s head, hands and feet still haven’t been found and that Cuevas has been uncooperative in the investigation.
 
Remains found near river match Pueblo murder victim

The human remains found in a trash bag near the Arkansas River Tuesday are those of Maria “Mary” Cuevas-Garcia, whose body was dismembered, put in a suitcase and thrown into a dumpster at a car wash in Pueblo’s South Side — allegedly by her son after her death in October.

Anthony Cuevas, 36, of Monte Vista, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.
[...]
A judge has sealed the case file against Cuevas, who is set to appear in court on April 3.
 
2nd person arrested in case where Colorado man is accused of stuffing mom's body in suitcase and putting it a dumpster

A second person was arrested in the disturbing case out of Colorado where a man is accused of murdering his own mother, stuffing her body in a suitcase and throwing the suitcase in a dumpster.

On Thursday, Pueblo Police announced the arrest of 36-year-old, Melanie Cuevas. She was picked up by authorities Thursday morning in Monte Vista and is facing a charge of accessory to first-degree murder.
 
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2nd person arrested in case where Colorado man is accused of stuffing mom's body in suitcase and putting it a dumpster

A second person was arrested in the disturbing case out of Colorado where a man is accused of murdering his own mother, stuffing her body in a suitcase and throwing the suitcase in a dumpster.

On Thursday, Pueblo Police announced the arrest of 36-year-old, Melanie Cuevas. She was picked up by authorities Thursday morning in Monte Vista and is facing a charge of accessory to first-degree murder.
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Confirming Melanie is Antonio's wife (and not a sibling) :

Authorities did not immediately announce how they tied Melanie to the case. Melanie Ann Cuevas, Anthony's wife, was also arrested Oct. 18 for a criminal impersonation warrant.

Antonio Cuevas, already wanted on a parole violation, was arrested Oct. 18. Police confirmed to 11 News that Cuevas is the victim's son.
 
Docket for victims son -- Anthony Cuevas:

Docket for: Pueblo County - Pueblo Combined Court
Showing 1 - 14 of 14 records


Date Len Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division

4/1/21
8:00 AM 1Hr CUEVAS, ANTHONY Status Conference D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
4/7/21
8:15 AM 1Hr CUEVAS, ANTHONY Status Conference D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
4/30/21
8:30 AM 8Hr CUEVAS, ANTHONY Motions Hearing D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
5/19/21
8:15 AM 1Hr CUEVAS, ANTHONY Pre-Trial Readiness Conference D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403

6/14/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/15/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/16/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/17/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/18/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/21/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/22/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/23/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/24/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403
6/25/21
8:00 AM 1D CUEVAS, ANTHONY Jury Trial D512019CR2075 Pueblo County 403

Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Trial begins in Pueblo for son accused of mother's murder, dismemberment

July 6, 2021

Pueblo Police arrested and charged Anthony Cuevas, 37, of Monte Vista, with first-degree murder in relation to his mother's death, in addition to vehicular eluding, trespassing with the intent to commit a crime and identity theft, all felonies.

His jury trial, expected to last two weeks, began Tuesday with jury selection at 8 a.m. The state has subpoenaed 146 witnesses, while the defense has subpoenaed eight for possible testimony during the trial.

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Police previously told media outlets in October 2019 that Anthony Cuevas was not cooperating in helping locate the final portion of his mother's remains.

"He refuses to help us recover the rest of her body," Pueblo Police Captain Eric Bravo told The Chieftain.

Anthony Cuevas was arrested in connection to the case on Oct. 18, 2019, along with his wife, Melanie Cuevas, 37, who was arrested on a charge of criminal impersonation. She was released and arrested later in Monte Vista on April 14, 2020, for accessory to a first- or second-class crime, which would include murder charges. She is set to appear in court for a setting hearing Wednesday, July 7, and has a jury trial scheduled for Oct. 18.
 
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@NatalieChuck
Court is in recess while jury prepares. First 30 minutes mostly discussed how the circumstances surrounding Melanie Cuevas will or will not effect the trial. She’s Anthony’s wife & supposed to appear in court tomorrow at 11 am to exercise her Fifth Amendment Right.
@KOAA

7:47 AM · Jul 6, 2021

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@NatalieChuck
For background on Melanie Cuevas She was picked up in Monte Vista months later in connection to her mother-in-law’s homicide.

Pueblo Police arrest second suspect in case where body was found in suitcase
The wife of a Pueblo man, who was formally charged with first-degree murder of his mother, has been arrested Thursday by authorities in connection to the homicide, according to the Pueblo Police...
koaa.com
8:08 AM · Jul 6, 2021

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@NatalieChuck
WITNESSES: the witness list is about a full 6 pages long. Mostly local to Pueblo, but several from out of town. Witnesses listed from the Pueblo Police Department total to 50 people.
@KOAA

10:04 AM · Jul 6, 2021

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From what I understand talking to others today, it sounds like we can expect this trial to go pretty long because of how many witnesses there are! Most likely 2 weeks.

11:37 AM · Jul 6, 2021
 
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-...or-man-accused-of-killing-dismembering-mother

July 6, 2021

Several days after the body was dumped, 36-year-old Anthony Cuevas and his wife, Melanie, were arrested outside a restaurant. Police charged the son with first-degree murder and for a parole violation. The wife was charged with criminal impersonation.

Detectives believe she was killed inside her own home, where the son was staying following his release from prison.
 
Trial begins for Pueblo man accused of dismembering mother - KRDO

July 6, 2021

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- In October of 2020, Anthony Cuevas was arrested for first-degree murder after police investigators said he killed his mother, Mary Cuevas-Garcia, and then chopped up her body parts, put them in suitcases, and scattered them across Pueblo.

Tuesday, 36-year-old Cuevas appeared in court and is set to stand a jury trial in the coming weeks. For much of Tuesday, the judge initiated a voir dire process, which ensures jurors in a case do not have a conflict of interest with any potential witness or party in the case.

Melanie Cuevas, the wife of Anthony Cuevas, was arrested in April of 2020 for accessory to first-degree murder in the killing of Mary Cuevas-Garcia. On Tuesday, KRDO learned that Melanie Cuevas is expected to appear on Wednesday and exercise her Fifth Amendment right in the trial.
 
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