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 / Modified sep 24, 2018 8:45 a.m.

Lengthy Criminal History for Suspect in Celis and Gonzalez Murders

A discussion with Arizona Daily Star reporter Caitlin Schmidt about her coverage of the arrest.

A major break in the murders of two children in Tucson happened with the arrest of a sole suspect this month. Christopher Clements, 36, will be arraigned in Pima County next week for the kidnappings and killings of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez. The girls disappeared in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

Just hours after the Tucson Police Department announced Clements's indictment, the Arizona Daily Star's Caitlin Schmidt discovered the suspect had a criminal history that spanned 20 years in four states. It included offenses that required Clements to register as a sex offender when he was 16. Schmidt and Lorraine Rivera discussed what law enforcement and public records have indicated about the suspect to date.

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