More Warrants Issued for Parents Wanted in Murder of 8-Year-Old

(Benton County, WA) -- Authorities are still looking for the father and step-mother of 8-year-old Edgar Casian Jr, whose remains were discovered in Benton County earlier this year.

Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia and Araceli Medina already had nationwide warrants out for first degree murder. Now, new evidence has now lead warrants for first degree child rape and child abuse. Deputies believe the couple sexually abused and trafficked Edgar Jr. along with nine-year-old and a three-year-old girl. Deputies say the children were found in Tijuana, Mexico last November after they escaped from a hotel where they were staying with Medina.