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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The household of a missing Fresno woman, believed to person been killed after she was past seen implicit a twelvemonth ago, said astatine a property league connected Thursday that they are grateful to the District Attorney's bureau for filing execution charges successful effect to the probe into her disappearance.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office has charged 37-year-old Christopher Stephens with the execution of 26-year-old Micaela Faith Navarro. They allege that connected oregon astir Sept. 1, 2023, Stevens killed Navarro. Her assemblage has yet to beryllium found.
"As this lawsuit moves forward, it whitethorn precise good beryllium the archetypal prosecution of a homicide without locating the victim's body," said Fresno Police Interim Chief Mindy Casto.
The DA's bureau believes Stephens buried Navarro's assemblage determination successful Fresno County with the assistance of 29-year-old Ryan Randall Sutter. As of Thursday, officials accidental her assemblage has inactive not been found, but officials accidental they bash person grounds that her assemblage was dumped.
Christopher Edward Stephens (R) - Ryan Randall Sutter (L)Officials accidental they attempted to find Navarro earlier they determined it was considered a homicide. After investigating for 15 months, and serving 70 hunt warrants, charges were filed against Stephens and Sutter.
Deborah Miller with the Fresno County DA's bureau says Stephens was Navarro's fellow astatine the time. Stephens was arraigned connected Thursday greeting and helium entered a not-guilty plea. Sutter is acceptable to beryllium arraigned connected Jan. 9, 2025.
Navarro's parent Shante says this is the 2nd vacation play without her daughter.
"Now her lack leaves a void that cannot beryllium filled. The symptom of knowing we volition ne'er spot her again is simply a coiled we transportation each day," she said. "Micaela wasn't conscionable our daughter, sister, oregon a friend: she was the airy successful our lives."
Shante says they inactive request assistance uncovering Navarro.
Her father, who besides spoke astatine the property league connected Thursday, says they are pleading for accusation truthful they tin yet enactment her to rest.
"And a spot to sojourn my daughter, due to the fact that that's the minimum she deserves," said her begetter Michael Navarro.
Fresno Police officers picture the lawsuit arsenic an unfastened probe and proceed to inquire the nationalist for help. Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Fresno Police Department astatine 559-621-7000.
