Missing girl Sandra Cantu found dead

by CJaye | April 6, 2009 at 09:03 pm

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Do we ever get tired of hearing this? We need to get the perps off the street, first we have to identify them. I'm so sick of hearing of another child dying.This is become as common as giving birth now days. How can we put a stop to this horrific crime who can really keep our children safe?

Authorities found the body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in a suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her California home.

The girl had been missing since March 27 from her home in Tracy, California. Police did not identify a suspect.

News of the girl's death devastated her family, Tracy police spokesman Tony Sheneman said.

"They have just experienced the unimaginable," Sheneman said.

The day Sandra was last seen, she came home from school, kissed her mother and left to play with a friend who lives a couple of homes away. A short time later, she left that home to go to another friend's home, according to a spokeswoman for her family.

The child was last seen by her family wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings.

Authorities identified her body by the clothes she was wearing, Sheneman said.

Earlier in the investigation, police released surveillance video that showed the child in the mobile home park where she lives skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared. They had hoped to get tips with the eight-second video.

On Monday, they got a tip about the dairy farm.

Workers on the farm were getting water from a retention pond when the black suitcase came to the surface of the water, police said.

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Anon-and-on (not verified)

at 03:57 on April 7th, 2009

another very sad and tragic story, her family must be heart broken!

dmalull (not verified)

at 05:01 on April 7th, 2009

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jazzyzazzy

at 05:35 on April 7th, 2009

awe the poor wee soul. I really feel so much sorrow for her family and close friends.I just cant get ma head around why anyone could harm a child.I really hope they catch the predator that has taken a life so young.

CJaye

at 04:00 on April 10th, 2009

Thank you jazzyzazzy, I really respect your comments and thoughts so much I'm so glad your here. I love reading your writings. Have a good one") thank you CJaye

Ravinwood_777

at 06:18 on April 7th, 2009

I'm at a loss for words here, i too grieve for the parents who will carry this senseless tragedy to their graves. Obviously, she was murdered, that i have no doubt of. When the perpetrator or perpetrator's are caught by either our failed system of justice or gods perfect system of justice. rest assured he or she is definitely going to get what's coming to them.

Ravinwood_777

at 06:23 on April 7th, 2009

most sad another senseless tragedy

hussain

at 12:19 on April 7th, 2009

Very tragic.

CJaye

at 04:45 on April 8th, 2009

Thank you hussain, I hope ur doing ok with it being still so soon after your fathers death. Take care my friend your are in my prayers.

amyjudd

at 12:21 on April 7th, 2009

Beyond sad, so awful.

CJaye

at 04:44 on April 8th, 2009

Thank you everyone for your comments and concern.

QueensHart

at 06:13 on April 8th, 2009

This is another reason the concept of Neighborhood watch is a good idea. Realistically the how can one live a life if they are "watching". Even old ladies don't have time. Thefact that there are never many people in the homes for they are all working so it makes it easyfor criminals to hit. Children are given way too much responsibility before they are capableof being confronted with strangers. They deserve supervision. They deserve protection!

We are in a culture now that we must say no to the freedoms we had of playing in other's yards and houses unless we know there are other attentive adults.

Yes Ravinwood there will be justice for all but there are consequences immediately too.

What can our society do about this? It really is the Parents ultimate responsibility to supervise them. At least until they are of a certain age of understanding. I never wanted my childrento fear their neighbors or Uncle So n So so I knew where they were. I was fortunate that I was a stay at home Mom until they were 12.

I don't know what the story is concerning the neighbor who kissed her in the mouth. That is a helluva red flag for a parent .

Big Brother can't have enough camera's even to catch the sly perverts.

CJaye

at 04:07 on April 10th, 2009

You are so right on with that, if we had the neighborhood watches as we did in the past I don't think we'd have as many of our children missing. Remember when? Neighbors use to talk and be friends watch each others backs. Those days are gone! So sad those days were when you could play in your yard and not worry about your children. We watched out for each others.

If a grown man kissed my child in the mouth he better be prepared to answer to the cops! Thank you for your great comment QueensHart!

Fred Miller

at 10:36 on April 11th, 2009

Amy Judd has reported this a few minutes earlier today:

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/melissa-huckaby-churchgoer-arrested-murder-sandra-cantu

CJaye

at 05:37 on April 13th, 2009

What's your point? Esta is updating my story!

Tobi Fogg (not verified)

at 17:29 on April 12th, 2009

Very sad \, my friend sent me a forword on ma phone that says:

FWD:FWD: Moment of Silence 4 Sandra the 8 yr

old girl found dead in a suitcase. If you have a heart

you'll forward this is her memory.

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