Sunday School teacher Melissa Huckaby, 28, has been arrested in the kidnapping and murder of Sandra Cantu in Tracy, CA.
Details are scarce. Besides being a Sunday School teacher at the Clover Road Baptist Church, Melissa Huckaby is the granddaughter of the pastor of the church. That church was searched by authorities for a second time Friday in connection with the case.
Sandra Cantu, in case you do not know, was an 8-year-old Tracy girl whose body was found 10 days after she disappeared, stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a farm pond.
Local TV station CBS 5 said the following:
Melissa Huckaby had told CBS 5 that Sandra visited her home March 27, the day she disappeared, to play with her 5-year-old daughter. Huckaby also said she had left a suitcase in the driveway that day, and that it was missing. Melissa Huckaby went in for an interview with police on Friday. Police Sgt. Tony Sheneman said:
"She gave enough information to us during the course of the interview that probable cause was there to arrest her."
Interesting historical notes: Melissa Huckaby was convicted by Superior Court in Los Angeles County in November of 2006 for a petty theft in Bellflower. She was also recently convicted for petty theft in San Joaquin County. Finally, she was scheduled to appear in court on April 17 as part of a three-year probation sentence. She was required to check in with a county mental health program.
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