A Child's Remains Were Found Encased in Concrete. Now, Police Are Searching for 2 Children Who Vanished in 2018

Mar. 15, 2025

Jesus and Yesenia Dominguez.Photo:Pueblo Police Department/ FacebookPolice in Pueblo, Colo., are searching for two children who haven’t been seen since 2018 after the remains of a child were found in a metal container.On Jan. 10, police found the child’s remains in a container filled with concrete inside a storage unit, the department said in a release, adding that it was investigating the case as a homicide. The Pueblo County Coroner has not yet identified the victim.As part of the investigation, police said they are now trying to locate Jesus Dominguez and Yesenia Dominguez, who have not been seen since the summer of 2018, when they were around 5 and 3 years old, respectively.It is not immediately clear how the two children are connected to the remains found in the metal container.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Police also said they have interviewed two persons of interest in connection with the case.Anyone with information is asked to call the Pueblo Police Department at 719-553-2502 or Detective Nicholas Lile at 719-601-7751.

Jesus and Yesenia Dominguez.Photo:Pueblo Police Department/ Facebook

Pueblo Police Department/ Facebook

Police in Pueblo, Colo., are searching for two children who haven’t been seen since 2018 after the remains of a child were found in a metal container.On Jan. 10, police found the child’s remains in a container filled with concrete inside a storage unit, the department said in a release, adding that it was investigating the case as a homicide. The Pueblo County Coroner has not yet identified the victim.As part of the investigation, police said they are now trying to locate Jesus Dominguez and Yesenia Dominguez, who have not been seen since the summer of 2018, when they were around 5 and 3 years old, respectively.It is not immediately clear how the two children are connected to the remains found in the metal container.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Police also said they have interviewed two persons of interest in connection with the case.Anyone with information is asked to call the Pueblo Police Department at 719-553-2502 or Detective Nicholas Lile at 719-601-7751.

Police in Pueblo, Colo., are searching for two children who haven’t been seen since 2018 after the remains of a child were found in a metal container.

On Jan. 10, police found the child’s remains in a container filled with concrete inside a storage unit, the department said in a release, adding that it was investigating the case as a homicide. The Pueblo County Coroner has not yet identified the victim.

As part of the investigation, police said they are now trying to locate Jesus Dominguez and Yesenia Dominguez, who have not been seen since the summer of 2018, when they were around 5 and 3 years old, respectively.

It is not immediately clear how the two children are connected to the remains found in the metal container.

Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Police also said they have interviewed two persons of interest in connection with the case.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pueblo Police Department at 719-553-2502 or Detective Nicholas Lile at 719-601-7751.

source: people.com