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Father and aunt of the children killed in Los Angeles ‘break the silence’

2021-04-14T03:15:08+00:00
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  • Father and aunt of the children killed in Los Angeles ‘break the silence’
  • After the ‘horrific’ crime, the media reveal what the father did before his children died
  • The aunt issued a ‘shocking’ warning before the death of the children

Father and aunt of the murdered children in Los Angeles ‘break the silence’. A Latino mother is the only suspect in the murder of her three children in California and she suffered from hallucinations and paranoia, she believed she was responsible for COVID-19, Efe revealed.

In addition, the woman had stopped taking the medication ordered by the psychiatrist and was self-medicating with marijuana, according to the father of the children who were murdered in Los Angeles, something he declared before a court when requesting custody of his children before the tragedy.

Mother of the murdered children in Los Angeles is the only suspect in the crime

Murdered children Los Angeles, Liliana Carrillo, Erik Denton, father murdered children
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According to Efe, Liliana Carrillo, 30, who lived with her three children in Reseda, a Reseda neighborhood is suspected of the death of the children Joanna, 3 years old; Terry, 2, and Sierra, a six-month-old baby, reported the authorities investigating the case cited by Efe.

According to documents obtained by Southern California News Group (SCNG) Eric Denton, father of the three children, filed an emergency request on March 4 in the Tulare County Court requesting custody of the murdered children in Los Angeles, given Liliana Carrillo’s emotional and psychological deterioration.

Could the ‘tragedy’ have been prevented?

Murdered children Los Angeles, Liliana Carrillo, Erik Denton, father murdered children
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Erik Denton, the father of the children killed in Los Angeles, was given joint custody, which was not immediately executed, and on April 10 the children’s grandmother found them dead in the apartment where they resided with their mother.

According to the authorities, Liliana Carrillo escaped in a vehicle that later crashed near Bakersfield and stole the truck from a person who approached to help her. She was later captured on the afternoon of April 10 in Ponderosa, a small community in the San Joaquín Valley, and is currently in custody, indicates Efe.

The children’s mother expressed suicide wishes, the father said

Murdered children Los Angeles, Liliana Carrillo, Erik Denton, father murdered children
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In his request for custody, Erik Denton argued that the mental health of Liliana Carrillo, the mother of the murdered children in Los Angeles, began to deteriorate after the birth of Terry, her second child, which caused her to suffer from postpartum depression.

Due to frequent manifestations of suicidal wishes and dissatisfaction with having children by Hispanics, Denton left his job in December 2019 to take care of the children and help his wife start treatment with a therapist.

Hispana accused him of abuse. To drive him away?

Murdered children Los Angeles, Liliana Carrillo, Erik Denton, father murdered children
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However, the woman abruptly interrupted the treatment and stopped taking the medications, which led her to «lose touch with reality,» act impulsively and erratically, and become «extremely paranoid,» according to the Los Angeles Daily News, one of the SCNG newspapers.

Among other actions, the Hispanic woman denounced Erik Denton in February for sexual abuse of her eldest daughter and took the little girl to a hospital in Van Nuys for a medical examination in which no sign of abuse was found, indicates Efe.

Father reveals what mother did before the tragedy

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According to Joanna’s father, the girl had hit herself playing in the park and that caused the consternation of the Hispanic mother, who presented excuses to the hospital staff for the accusations, reveals Efe. However, Liliana Carrillo’s mental situation seemed to ‘get worse’.

On February 23, the Hispanic woman began to hide her face in public because of her paranoia and two days later she tried to leave the house at midnight in an anxiety attack, as stated by Erik Denton, father of the children murdered in Los Angeles.

Erik Denton, father of the children ‘breaks the silence’

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Later, Liliana Carrillo moved with the children to the apartment in Reseda where they were found dead, indicates Efe. A campaign on Denton’s behalf on GoFundMe has raised about $ 37,000 out of a goal of more than $ 50,000.

After the unfortunate events, the father spoke for the Los Angeles newspaper Times, and revealed to feel angry and is that his efforts to ‘avoid the tragedy’ were not successful. In addition, an aunt of the children revealed a strong warning that she made before the deaths.

«I fear for the physical and mental well-being of my children»

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The «shocking» statements of Erik Denton, the father of the children murdered in Los Angeles, could have «predicted» the unfortunate situation. «We continue to signal all the correct red flags about his behavior,» said Dr. Teri Miller, a doctor and Denton’s cousin, as quoted by the Los Angeles newspaper.

“From a medical point of view, this was a clear psychiatric emergency… If she had come to my emergency room and the family had told me about these delusions and concerns, I would have held her for a psychiatric evaluation,” said the aunt, who later revealed the warning he gave to the authorities.

«I told them I could kill the children»

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The statements obtained by the Los Angeles newspaper also indicated that the Hispanic, mother of the children murdered in Los Angeles, may have ‘escaped’ to Mexico, because she had relatives in the country, and for a period she refused to reveal where she was .

In addition, according to the children’s aunt, Teri Miller noted that a «social worker spoke to Erik and said, ‘I don’t think Liliana will harm these children.’ “I told them that I could kill the children. It should be on the body camera video that night, ”Miller added.

Grief seizes the family

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Erik Denton and his family continue to ‘struggle’ with the pain of the terrible tragedy, compounded by deep frustration at failing to protect their children. «Erik’s hands were tied by the law,» said the children’s aunt.

«He jumped through each hoop placed in front of him so that the children would return safely,» concluded the family member of the children. The warnings reached Los Angeles County officials, as well as the county’s child welfare agency and the Los Angeles Police Department, the quoted newspaper said.

Community comes together to support the father

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How was already mentioned an account of GoFundMe It was created in the father’s name to help pay for his children’s funeral expenses. “Erik Denton, a loving father of three, lost all three of his children in the blink of an eye. His ex-girlfriend, mother of his children, murdered his 3 young children, 3,2 and 6 months, «the publication reads.

«It is more than words to describe his loss and the help Erik needs at this time,» he wrote that he described himself as «a childhood friend of Erik,» who requested the fundraiser with his permission to help with the costs of » everything that is and what will happen ”.

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