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Couple Tries to Sell Kidnapped Children in Mexico
Dateline San Ysidro, CA - June 4, 2006
Jessica Heard, 20, and Edward Lieter, 37 were arrested
today while crossing the border into the US on charges
that they kidnapped their 6 children and attempted to
sell them in Mexico. 5 of their 6 children were recovered,
although it is believed that the sixth child may still
be in Mexico.
An anonymous tip to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited children led US Marshals to Mexico in search
of the couple.
Law Enforcement spokesperson, Guillermo Gonzalez, confirmed
that the investigation into kidnapping charges led to
the conclusion that the couple's intent was to sell their
children on the black market.
"We believe that their intent was to sell, or to give away,
these kids to families here in Mexico. The investigation
is ongoing," he continued, "Its hard to beleive that
anyone could do such a thing. I mean, the Peso is so weak.
They probably got the equivalent of like $5 American for these
kids. Plus haven't you seen Fox News lately? There's a
50/50 chance that once these kids got older they would have
just jumped the border back to America anyways."
Truly an incomprehensible crime, indeed.
For WNN, this is Slow Newsday reporting.
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