Family Ties to Tragedy: Girl Found Dead in Storage Bin, Mother and Relatives Charged | Crime Alert 11AM 10.15.25

Three individuals, including the mother, her boyfriend, and the aunt of a 12-year-old girl whose remains were found in a container in Connecticut last week, are now facing charges in connection with her murder, authorities have announced.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alaric hourly update Breaking crime News Now, I'm Nicole Parton.
Three people, including the mother, her boyfriend, and the aunt
of a twelve year old girl whose remains were found
in a storage container in Connecticut last week, are now
facing charges in connection with her murder. Authorities have announced
the trio made their court appearance on Tuesday, As reported

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by NBC Connecticut, the mother, Carla Garcia, twenty nine, and
her boyfriend, Jonathan Nanita, thirty, have been charged with murder
under special circumstances. Additionally, Garcia faces charges for tampering with evidence,
failing to properly dispose of a dead body, conspiracy to
commit murder first degree, unlawful restraint, and intentional cruelty to

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a minor. Meanwhile, the girl's aunt, Jacqueline Garcia, twenty eight,
is facing charges of cruelty towards a minor and unlawful restraint.
Jacqueline effectuately known as Mimi Torres. Garcia's remains were discovered
in a plastic storage bend behind eighty Clark Street in
New Britain last Wednesday, According to a statement from the

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Farmington Police Department. Investigators believe that she likely died in
the fall of twenty twenty four while her family resided
in Farmington, and evidence indicates that she endured long term
physical abuse and malnutrition prior to her death. Upon entering
the court room on Tuesday, Carla Garcia, the mother, was

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reportedly in tears. Nanita was taken into custody on Monday
evening in Waterbury and was charged with murder under special
circumstances along with those conspiracy charges. The aunt, Jacqueline, appeared
in court as well, facing charges of intentional cruelty. Authorities
suspect that Torres Garcia's body was initially kept in the

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family's basement in Farmington before being transported when the family
moved to New Britain in March. Her remains were found
in an advanced state of decomposition. Due to being homeschooled.
Torres Garcia's absence was not reported sooner, police say. The
Consolidated School District of New Britain confirmed that she attended

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school from kindergarten through the fifth grade, but was withdrawn
from the school in August twenty four on what would
have been her first day of the sixth grade. Her
mother submitted a withdrawal notification stating that their new address
would be in Farmington, while also filling out a notice
of intent to homeschool the girl. Felix Ozirio, the girl's grandfather,

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expressed heartbreak, saying she was my love, she was everything,
and mentioned that he hadn't seen her in two years,
as her mother had made excuses for why he couldn't
connect or even FaceTime her. The Department of Children and
Families is reviewing its prior involvement with the family, confirming
that Torres Garcia's siblings are safe and currently in state custody.

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It's heartbreaking, a deeply disturbing case. Heartbreaking that we have
to have justice for Jacqueline in this way, said New
Britain Chief of Police Matt Marino.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
This case is a deeply heartbreaking and disturbing case. Our detectives,
with our local and state partners, have worked tylish tireusly
to uncover the truth and to bring justice for Jacqueline.
No child should ever have to endure such suffering.

Speaker 1 (03:28):
Bell has been set at five million dollars for both
Nanita and Carla Garcia, while Jacqueline Garcia, the aunt's bell
is set at one million dollars. The trio is scheduled
to return to court on November fourteen, or Crime and
Justice News after this. In Wacoola County, Florida, ten people

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have been arrested in a multi agency child exploitation investigation
called Operation Not a Fan. The Florida Department of Law
Enforcement has announced that on Tuesday, they worked in collaboration
with the Walton County Sheriff's Office and closely with Homeland
Security investigations. The operation, the sheriff said, targeted suspects who

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were allegedly seeking to engage in sexual activity with miners.
Police said over the course of several days, undercover officers
posed as children online, leading to the arrest of ten
men who traveled to meet what they believed were under
age victims. On October seven, authority served the warrants and
apprehended five suspects in Wacoula County, one suspect out of Tallahassee,

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and one was confirmed to already be incarcerated in Taylor County.
The remaining arrest warrants were executed on the eighth, and
the suspect was caught returning to Wacula County on the
next day, coming home from a work trip. According to police,
Houston Bennett thirty eight, Charles d Se twenty eight, John
Hayes forty one, Joshua Martin thirty nine, Richard Messer fifty two,

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Samantha Rapperty forty one, John Sanders twenty, Spencer Tensen fifty six,
Carlton Willis sixty three, and Shay Smith twenty eight were
all arrested and charged as a sexual offender seeking to
solicit sex from a miner. The suspects face various criminal counts.
All ten were booked into the Walton County Jail. The

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investigation remains ongoing. Authorities are urging parents to monitor their
children's online activity and to report any suspicious behavior. Police
say these men and women could have picked up your
child had they not been caught when they were. Authorities

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are urging parents to be vigilant concerning online activity with miners.
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I'm Nicol Parton.