Two decaying bodies were discovered in a rural Alabama residence after a 12-year-old girl being held captive at home managed to escape. Police launched an investigation after the 12-year-old girl was found walking along the road.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett told a news conference that José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was being detained in jail on a count of kidnapping. “Multiple” capital murder charges are expected, District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said.
The child was seen on the road Monday by a driver cruising through the rural area who spotted the child and called 911, authorities said. NBC affiliate WSFA-TV reported that although the child had been drugged and bound,
