Friday, October 31, 2025

Deception, blame, cloud motive in killing of CT girl

Both people accused of tying up and starving 11-year-old Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia before hiding her body for a year denied their actions and repeatedly lied to police, each blaming the other, according to the warrants for their arrests on murder charges.

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... ut amidst the finger-pointing, Karla Roselee Garcia, Jacqueline's mother, eventually made an admission that gives a possible glimpse of her motive: Her feelings were hurt because her oldest daughter had stopped "wanting her," her arrest warrant said.

After hours of questioning, the 29-year-old, who records show gave birth to Jacqueline when she was 16 and locked up in juvenile detention, admitted she abused the girl both mentally and physically, the warrant said.

"Garcia admitted that she was hurt from her daughter not wanting her so she would stop talking to her, stop feeding her, and restrain her in zip-ties," it said. ...


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