Murder-Suicide: Missing California 3YO Found Deceased At Recycling Facility

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A young girl last seen on Thursday in Fremont has been found dead at a recycling facility in San Jose, police said.

3-year-old Ellie Lorenzo was last seen about 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Casa Arroyo Apartments on Rancho Arroyo Parkway in Fremont, police said.

The girl was with her father under a custody agreement, the Fremont Police Department said.

Her biological mother Chrystal Obi reported the child missing about 12:25 p.m. Friday after she learned that the father was found dead in a nearby city, police said.

Following FPD's confirmation of Lorenzo's death, Obi issued a statement thanking the community for its support.

"We are heartbroken at the loss of our dear sweet Ellie," Obi told NBC Bay Area. "She was the most charming, funny, smart, friendly little girl. Ellie loved dancing and meeting new people. She so easily made friends and spread so much joy everywhere she went. She will be remembered for her smart and curious mind, her big smile, and her warm loving heart. Ellie’s life was full of so many people who loved her so much and will miss her beyond words can explain."

3-year-old missing child found dead, police say

A young girl last seen on Thursday in Fremont has been found dead at a recycling facility in San Jose, the Fremont Police Department confirmed.

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Ellie Lorenzo

 

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Jared Lorenzo (dad)

 

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What a little doll baby!

 

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From the mother Chrystal Obi

 

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Ellie Lorenzo, the 3-year-old whose body was found Saturday at a San Jose recycling plant, died from “craniocerebral injuries due to Blunt head trauma,” the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner reported.

San Jose police Tuesday identified Ellie’s father, Jared Lorenzo, of Fremont, as a suspect in Ellie’s death. Her mother, Chrystal Obi, of Mountain View, reported her missing Friday after learning that Lorenzo had taken his own life Friday morning.

San Francisco police would confirm only that Lorenzo died in San Francisco and that no foul play is suspected. KTVU-TV reported that the manager of a barber shop on O’Farrell Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District said she heard him hit the ground and found his body just outside her shop’s door.

Family court records reviewed by the Bay Area News Group show Obi had fought for sole custody of Ellie since her marriage to Lorenzo broke up in 2021, saying he was “increasingly erratic” and had become “progressively unstable.”

San Jose Police said Tuesday that Lorenzo last was seen with his daughter Thursday evening at a residence in Fremont before driving to his own apartment nearby. On Friday, Lorenzo left his apartment at 6 a.m., police said, “and drove to the city of San Jose where he removed Ellie’s body from the trunk of his vehicle and disposed of her in a trash receptacle.”

That trash bin later was emptied by the garbage company, and Ellie’s body was unknowingly transferred to GreenWaste recycling, off Gish Road in San Jose.

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That man was a piece of shit he did not want the mother to be able to have closure or know what happened to Ellie after he committed suicide.

I am relieved and broken hearted at the same time that her body was recovered.

He is already roasting in hell.