TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The second murder trial against convicted child murderer Christopher Clements continued on Wednesday, Feb. 22, with more expert witnesses taking the stand.

For more information on Wednesday’s testimony, scroll down to the section labeled “Trial Day 6: More Witnesses.”

Background

Clements faces kidnapping and murder charges in connection with the disappearance and death of Isabel Celis in Tucson in 2012.

The case quickly gained national attention as Isabelle went missing from her bedroom more than a decade ago and communities in southern Arizona searched for her.

Despite some leads, the incident remained cool until 2017. That’s when Clements’ fiancé called the FBI, and she told him that Clements knew where Isabel was buried.

A month later, Clements led investigators to search for Isabel’s body in a desert area near the West Avra ​​Valley and North Trico roads in rural Pima County.

Clements, who is pleading not guilty to the charges, said he had nothing to do with Isabel’s death.

A year later, Clements was indicted in connection with the deaths of Isabel and Maribel Gonzalez. Maribel’s body was found in the same area as Isabel’s.

last year, Clements is Convicted of Kidnapping and Murder of Maribel Gonzalez and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On June 3, 2014, at the age of 13, Maribel went missing while walking to a friend’s house. A few days later, her body was found in a desert area near the road between Toriko and Avra ​​Valley.

Clements has already served 35 years in prison for the Maricopa County robbery.

Trial Day 6: More Witnesses

Earlier in the day, the jury was exonerated, but the judge didn’t say why.

The state opened the day by calling Adriana Nunez, who lived in the Palo Verde and Drexel neighborhoods in 2013.

The state showed a photo of Nunez’s 5-year-old daughter, which was allegedly found on Clements’ electronic device.

Nunez said he didn’t take the picture and didn’t know why Clements took it.

Nunez told Clements’ attorney, Eric Kessler, that he had nothing to do with the Sellis family.

Marina Baez was then questioned about a photo of her infant daughter allegedly found on Clements’ device.

Baez said her daughter was about five or six years old when the photo was taken and was taken in her sister’s apartment.

Baez said she did not know Clements and had no connection with the Celis family.

The state then called FBI Special Agent Patrick Cullen, a digital forensics examiner, to the stand.

He said he found some internet searches about Isabel by looking at Clements’ electronics. He also said he found some images of scantily-clad girls on one of Clements’ cell phones.

Of the 200 photos, 127 were of underage girls.

The state later called the Tucson Police Department. Ana Eglora on the stand.

After Isabel went missing, Eglora interrogated Clements.

Clements said he was unable to tell police what happened the day Isabel went missing.

He claimed to have dined with friends that night and then bowled near Ina Road and Interstate 10.

He claimed that on his way home, a friend named Corina Rivera called him in his car.

He said he picked Rivera up from her apartment complex near Interstate 19 and West Arjo Way.

Clements claimed to have arrived at Rivera’s home around 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. and finally returned home around 5:00 a.m.

previous article

• Six-year-old Isabel Celis goes missing from her family’s Tucson home
• Psychics are involved in the disappearance of Isabel Celis
• Police: CPS previously contacted Isabel Celis’ family
• Father of boy prank call apologizes to Isabel Celis family
• Neighbors heard a man’s voice near Isabel Celis’ home on the morning she disappeared
• Maribel Gonzalez’s father speaks out after body found in desert
• Friends react to Maribel Gonzalez’s suspicious death
• Police: Maribel Gonzalez murdered
• Grieving but unbroken families of murder victims speak out
• Christopher Clements Indicted in Deaths of Isabel Serris and Maribel Gonzalez
• Documents reveal chilling details about investigation of Isabel Celis, Maribel Gonzalez
• Murder suspect Christopher Clements repeatedly clashed with Tucson police
• Clements pleads not guilty to deaths of Isabel Celis, Maribel Gonzalez
• New documents reveal details of murder of two Tucson girls
• Detailed documentation hours, days and weeks after the disappearance of Isabel Serris
• Maribel Gonzalez’ best friend remembers her on graduation day
• State will not seek death penalty for man accused of murdering Isabel Celis, Maribel Gonzalez
• KOLD ONLY: Video of the Interrogation of Accused Child Murderer Christopher Clements
• KOLD ONLY: FBI interrogation video shows suspect accused of killing child tried to negotiate with special agent
• Prosecutors say photos prove Christopher Clements kidnapped and killed Isabel Celis
• Clements Convicted of Robbery in Maricopa County
• Clements, accused of Tucson child murderer, sentenced to prison in Maricopa County robbery case
• High-profile murder begins in Tucson
• Clements first murder trial jury
• Opening Statement in Clements Murder Trial
• Victim’s mother stands trial for Clements
• Ex-girlfriend of child killer continues to testify
• Clements phone shows ‘unusual activity’ on night Maribel Gonzalez disappeared
• DNA expert says Clements can’t be ruled out as a suspect
• A search of Christopher Clements’ computer revealed hundreds of erotica images of children, photographs taken of young girls around Tucson
• State files lawsuit in Clements murder trial
• The defense calls the first witness at the trial
• The defense calls only three witnesses to settle the case
• Closing arguments and case are left to the jury
• the jury cannot reach a verdict in the first full day of deliberation
• Christopher Clements convicted of kidnapping and murder
• Judge Denies Christopher Clements’ Request for Retrial
• Clements gets life in prison for Gonzalez’s death
• Jury in Christopher Clements Second Murder Trial
• Clements’ second murder trial swells with opening statement
• Isabel Celis’ father, brother stand trial for Clements’ murder
• Isabel Celis’ mother stands up for day 3
• Clements ex-girlfriend stands up
• More Expert Witnesses Discuss Clements Electronics, Search History

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KOLD has covered this case for years. In 2021, he released the award-winning podcast Disappeared in the Desert.

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