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MISSING TEENS UPDATE: 2 juveniles adjudicated, sentenced in missing, killed Toledo teens case

The juveniles, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old, are among nine other people involved in the case.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Two juveniles have been adjudicated of charges and sentenced in the case of two Toledo teens who went missing and were eventually found dead in the rubble of a burned-down home in December 2022.

The juveniles, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old, are among nine others involved in the case. 

On June 5, the 14-year-old defendant was sentenced to one year in an Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) facility on two counts.

On July 7, the 17-year-old defendant was sentenced to six months in an ODYS facility.

Diamond Rivera pleaded no contest to a single felony count of obstructing justice and was found guilty on June 28. Her sentencing is set for July 17.

Eight other people are facing charges:

  • Cruz Garcia: two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping, one count of obstructing justice, one count of having weapons while under disability and one count of trafficking in marijuana
  • Gabriel Garcia: one count of murder and one count of kidnapping
  • Corbin Gingrich: two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping
  • Carrissa Eames: two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of obstructing justice
  • Don Eames: two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping
  • Brent Kohlhoffer: two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping
  • Charles Walker: two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping
  • Crystal LaForge-Yingling: one count of obstructing justice

Ke'Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15, were reported missing in early December 2022. After nearly two weeks of searching, the teens' bodies were discovered on Dec. 15 in the remnants of a burned, vacant north Toledo house.

To view a complete timeline of events regarding this case, click here.

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