Mexican authorities have rescued five children following the arrest of their parents, who were on the U.S. Marshals’ Most Wanted List.
Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia, 34, and Araceli Medina, 38, were charged with murder and multiple child sex abuse charges in Washington State.
The couple had been elevated to the Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted in February, becoming the first couple to make the list.
Two of Casian-Garcia’s daughters, aged 8 and 3, were found abandoned in Tijuana, Mexico, in late 2020, allegedly showing signs of severe sexual abuse, officials said.
Investigators suspected the couple of abusing and trafficking their children.
Casian-Garcia and Medina were also wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of their 7-year-old son, whose body was found in rural Washington in February 2022.
The couple fled to Mexico in June 2021, taking their five children with them.
A reward of up to $25,000 for each of the fugitives was offered for tips that led to their capture. J
The couple is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal proceedings. They are both charged with aggravated murder in the first degree, four counts of rape of a child in the first degree and three counts of assault of a child in the first degree in Franklin County, as reported by the Marshals in February.
