PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - After days of jury selection, opening statements were finally heard in a murder case involving two children in Pueblo.

Corena Minjarez is accused of killing two children and hiding their bodies early last year.

The details of this case will be disturbing to some. Discretion is advised.

Minjarez is accused of killing Yesenia and Jesus Dominguez, Jr. and hiding their bodies. She is facing charges of Murder in a Position of Trust and Abuse of a Corpse.

According to police, in January 2024, Yesenia’s remains were found in a metal container filled with concrete at a storage unit in Pueblo. Police say in February 2024, Jesus Jr.’s remains were found in a suitcase in the trunk of a car belonging to Minjarez at a Pueblo scrap yard.

The other suspect in the case, Jesus D

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