PUEBLO, CO - A Colorado woman has been found guilty of murdering her boyfriend's two children and hiding the bodies in concrete and suitcases.
On Wednesday, August 27th, 36-year-old Corena Minjarez was found guilty, with the judge sentencing her to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, KOAA reported. She was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder of a victim under 12 by a person in a position of trust and two counts of abuse of a corpse.
Prosecutors said that Minjarez killed her boyfriend's children, Yesenia Dominguez and Jesus Dominguez Jr, who would have been three and five years old, respectively, when they were last seen in 2018. Prosecutors also said that she concealed their dead bodies, according to People.
The father of the children, Jesus Dominguez Sr., was also arrested and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, tampering with a deceased human body, and abuse of a corpse as part of a plea deal that required him to testify against Minjarez. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12th.
Authorities launched an investigation in early 2024 after receiving a tip about a Pueblo storage unit. On January 22, 2024, police found human remains inside a metal container filled with concrete. DNA testing revealed that the remains were those of Yesenia.
A few weeks later, on February 6, 2024, investigators discovered Jesus Jr.'s remains stuffed inside a suitcase in the trunk of a car abandoned at a scrapyard. That vehicle was registered to Minjarez.
Neither child had ever been reported missing, and according to the Pueblo Police Department, they were last seen in 2018. During her trial, prosecutors presented evidence including a receipt showing concrete purchased with her credit card and records linking the storage unit to her name.
The defense argued Minjarez acted out of fear and love for Dominguez Sr., claiming he was ultimately responsible for the children's deaths.
On Wednesday, August 27th, 36-year-old Corena Minjarez was found guilty, with the judge sentencing her to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, KOAA reported. She was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder of a victim under 12 by a person in a position of trust and two counts of abuse of a corpse.
Prosecutors said that Minjarez killed her boyfriend's children, Yesenia Dominguez and Jesus Dominguez Jr, who would have been three and five years old, respectively, when they were last seen in 2018. Prosecutors also said that she concealed their dead bodies, according to People.
The father of the children, Jesus Dominguez Sr., was also arrested and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, tampering with a deceased human body, and abuse of a corpse as part of a plea deal that required him to testify against Minjarez. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12th.
Authorities launched an investigation in early 2024 after receiving a tip about a Pueblo storage unit. On January 22, 2024, police found human remains inside a metal container filled with concrete. DNA testing revealed that the remains were those of Yesenia.
A few weeks later, on February 6, 2024, investigators discovered Jesus Jr.'s remains stuffed inside a suitcase in the trunk of a car abandoned at a scrapyard. That vehicle was registered to Minjarez.
Neither child had ever been reported missing, and according to the Pueblo Police Department, they were last seen in 2018. During her trial, prosecutors presented evidence including a receipt showing concrete purchased with her credit card and records linking the storage unit to her name.
The defense argued Minjarez acted out of fear and love for Dominguez Sr., claiming he was ultimately responsible for the children's deaths.
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2025-09-01T09:52-0400 | Comment by: James
Colorado is a marxist state. This should be the DEATH PENALTY! You people make me sick!