Shocking new details emerge from Sandra Cantu case
May 11th, 2009 - 9:14 am ICT by admin ( 13 comments )racy, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – Shocking new details about the way 8-year-old Sandra Cantu from Tracy, California died in March emerged on Sunday, a case that grabbed national headlines.
28-year-old Melissa Huckaby is suspected of murdering the young girl, but has also been charged with kidnapping and rape. Her body was found inside a suitcase in an irrigation pond but officials are no longer releasing information on the case because of a gag order. But new details emerged on Sunday, claiming Huckaby raped Sandra with a screwdriver before she died, a source told BNO News. The source said the information is not expected to be released until after the trial.
The source told BNO News that Sandra Cantu’s father, Danny Cantu, has said the Clover Road Baptist Church, where Huckaby’s grandfather is the pastor, is actually a cult with 13 members. Danny also said, according to the source, that he did not kill Sandra and that he would take a lie detector test to prove it.
Danny said he had connections “due to his past” and that the person who killed his daughter “would be taken care of.” He further said the pastor of the church had nothing to do with the girl’s murder and that Sandra’s DNA was found on a cot at the church.
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May 12th, 2009 at 1:30 am
There is a gag order in this case, which is why these details are not being reported in the regular news. If this stuff is true, it is certainly disturbing, Please bear in mind though, that in California law, rape with an object or with a body part can mean any penetration, no matter how slight. This is still horrifying. My prayers go out.
May 12th, 2009 at 3:56 am
WHEN I READ NEWS LIKE THIS, IT MAKES ME SICK.PEOPLE WHO COMMIT CRIMES LIKE THESE SHOULD BE SHOWN NO MERCY WHATSOEVER.THEY ARE JUST PLAIN EVIL. WHAT ANGERS ME THE MOST IS THAT ONCE THEY ARE CAUGHT, THEY ARE GIVEN SECURITY SO THAT NOONE CAN HARM THEM BECAUSE THEY DESERVE AFAIR TRIAL.OMG!! WHERE WAS THIS PROTECTION FOR SANDRA CANTU OR ANY OTHER CHILD THAT FALLS VICTIMS TO THESE MONSTERS.
May 13th, 2009 at 2:32 am
well, from what has been released, that is consistent. the coroner said he had “preserved the evidence” from sandra. and they did charge rape with a foreign object. and much evidence was taken from the church. the motive for why a woman would do this is unclear to me, but i would prefer it to be. my heart goes out to the parents and friends, but mostly it goes out to Sandra. :( Danny should keep his mouth shut and do what he must. just that.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:57 am
why do they do a gag order then allow stuff like this to leak out.. I myself feel its stupid to do this whole gag order thing to begin with. as we live in america and pay for our protection and courts We have a right to know. And we should be givin true information.. not something someone might have made up. thank god the time is almost at hand where they can charge this woman hopefully she relizes for her part in this she is never leaving prison and just tells the people what really happened that day so any and all parties involved are taken off the streets.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Even with the gag order in place, a jury will have to be selected, and expected to keep an open mind on all thy are going to hear and see. We can only hope that the wheels of justice will turn, and if this person is found guilty, be put far, far away forever.
May 13th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Another good reason not to commit any crimes: If you have to go to prison, screwdriver rapists will be there with you.
May 13th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Shame on you. the judge was right. Now the only picture of Sandra in my mind is not the sweet little girl, it’s drugged out of her mind, impaled on a screwdriver and tortured to death. How can they ever find a jury to be objective, weigh the evidence and find her guilty? How can you take a “reliable source” and publish this? :( the Chavez family must be horrified. The judge was right. putting a seal on some evidence should apply to the press too. she should find you in contempt, send you to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
May 14th, 2009 at 1:09 am
The killer is the evilll!!! I HATE HER… SHE DOESN’Y DESERVE ANY MERCY THEY DESERVE THE WORST THINGS. HOPELLY SOMEBODY WOULD THE SAME THING TO HER…. EVEN WORST
SANDRA CANTU SHE WAS AN INOCENT. THAT WOMAN TOOK ADVANTAGE I HOPE THE WORST TO HER
May 15th, 2009 at 1:28 am
saying theres sandras dna on a cot in the church.. is saying they found her blood there. very clear leaked evidence… no matter what anyone says
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:21 am
In my opinion the church should be closed or destroyed. Who would want to go to church there knowing that happened to Sandra? The place is evil.
February 14th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Why was there a cot in the church?
April 21st, 2010 at 4:40 am
My dad was a preacher…not like the ones involved in this church…. I can say there was never a bed or cot in any church he pastored. Not once
August 26th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I do not believe Melissa is responsible for this crime. There are other well documented crimes against children with the same MO. I do believe it wasa male Sadist who is attracted to prepubescent little girls. The crime was staged and well planned by a child predator that is obvious. I have researched other cases of children being abducted, kept for days, fed, washed, tortured with an object, murdered and found re-dressed just as Sandra Cantu was. Melissa has no history of sadistic behavior towards children. This was the work of a very experienced child predator. It would not surprise me to find out this child had partially digested food in her system and her clothing was washed before being redressed to avoid male DNA detection. There are other cases where misspelled notes have been found. I’m sure FBI profiler John Douglas Mind Hunter would see my point. The misspelled note was left behind so LE would find the child’s body. There needs to be more research done. This woman did not violate and murder this child it was too well planned by an experienced child killer.