The more than yearlong search for two missing California toddlers took a disturbing twist Tuesday night when their adoptive parents were jailed on murder charges, authorities said.
Kern County District Attorney’s Office/Facebooktook a disturbing twist Wednesday when a prosecutor said the boys were killed months before they were reported missing and that their adoptive parents have been indicted on murder charges.
"This morning, I'm saddened to announce that the investigation has revealed that Orrin and Olson West are deceased," Zimmer said at a news conference Wednesday.Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer holds a press conference with law enforcement leaders and prosecutors regarding missing California toddlers Orrin and Orson West, on Mar. 3, 2022. Adoptive parents Trezell and Jacqueline West have been indicted on charges related to the death of the children.
The Wests are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday and will be appointed attorneys if they cannot afford to hire lawyers, Zimmer said. If convicted, Trezell and Jacqueline West face a sentence of 30 years to life in prison."However, I would like to emphasize that the fact that law enforcement has not found their bodies does not preclude a murder prosecution," Zimmer said.
Terry added,"We now realize that the search for the boys began after the real tragedy had already occurred.""This is not a resolution in this case and there will not be a resolution completely in this case until these boys are brought home," Terry said. In an interview with KERO just two days after the boys vanished, Trezell West claimed he last saw them playing in their backyard.
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