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    Stepdad charged with killing 8-year-old Neb. girl

    SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) โ€” Prosecutors charged a Nebraska man Friday with killing his 8-year-old stepdaughter a day after her body was found in a remote area several miles north of their home.

    Salvador Carlos Lopez, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kerra Wilson, according to court documents. Investigators found Kerra's body Thursday evening in a rugged area of Sioux County โ€” miles away from the family's home โ€” after a rancher reported seeing something suspicious.

    A Nebraska State Patrol investigator said in court documents that Lopez acknowledged killing his stepdaughter after Kerra's body was found.

    Police spent two days searching for the girl after Lopez and her mother, Amada Lopez, reported her missing. Lopez had claimed he dropped her off at school Wednesday, but investigators don't believe that.

    Authorities said Friday that the last time the brown-haired, blue-eyed girl from Mitchell was seen by anyone other than her stepfather was Tuesday evening, when Kerra was with her grandparents.

    Mitchell Elementary School principal Kirk Kuxhausen said Kerra did not appear in any of the security camera footage shot in the school or on the playground on Wednesday.

    Investigators weren't initially able to find the body because the surrounding terrain was so rugged. Investigators were still trying to determine when and where the girl was killed, Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Monica Bartling said.

    "We were hoping to bring Kerra safely home to her family; sadly, we weren't able to do that," Bartling said.

    Kerra Wilson has three younger siblings who are all staying with family members. A phone listing for Kerra's mother was disconnected Friday.

    Lopez' co-workers at the Pathfinder Irrigation District declined to comment Friday.

    A judge ordered Lopez to be held without bond at least until his initial court appearance Monday morning. He has been held in the Scotts Bluff county jail since Thursday. Bartling said Lopez does not have an extensive criminal record.

     

    11 comments

    • vrg  •  8 mths ago
      He acknowledged killing the girl. With the mercy of the court he will get life. Bummer.
    • Dung  •  8 mths ago
      I have a 8 yrs old daughter. I cried when reading this news. Capital sentence should be reserve for anyone who kills children.
    • duke55  •  8 mths ago
      So, do you think he's one of those immigration criminals claiming they just want to feed their family so they have to break U.S. immigration law to do that? Illegal aliens need to be deported, not rewarded.
    • Bill  •  8 mths ago
      Only a monster could do this to an innocent child. He needs to be tried, convicted and executed. RIP poor baby.
    • Grow Your Soul With Love  •  8 mths ago
      So sad. God bless you, you were so adorable. I know your in Heaven now. holylove dot org
    • Jackson  •  8 mths ago
      so was he legal or not?....
    • PINKPANTHER  •  8 mths ago
      JUST HEARTBREAKING!!! Whoever thinks there is no such thing as MONSTERS is wrong! RIP sweet Kerra..
    • Robert  •  8 mths ago
      OMG what a cute girl. Hispanics are such god damn S. CUM. so evil, so criminal in their nature, just look at that criminal expression on their faces when you see them in public. They always chase white girls, then end up beating the girls and raping the daughter (if there is a daughter). All of Latin America including Spain and Portugal should be so ashamed of what their people do in this world. Anytime I hear a Hispanic surname, I immediately think of crime, rape, robbery, murder, gangs, violence, domestic violence, aggressive people, criminal nature, criminal culture. THANKS to Spain and Portugal for your genes and culture over here in the Americas. The woman should NEVER have gotten with a Hispanic man, because then here cute daughter would be ALIVE today.
    • HSL  •  8 mths ago
      Murderous mexicans. The mother should be slapped for letting her daughter live in a situation like that.
    • EconoBay.Com  •  8 mths ago
      How sad! RIP little Kerra! I wish people would care for and love children rather than hurt or murder them.
    • Bill  •  8 mths ago
      Thats figures, a filthy Mexican.
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