CHRISTINA LYNN ADKINS - 18 yo (1/1995) - / Convicted: Elias Acevedo Sr - Cleveland, OH

Christina Adkins: Medical Examiner confirms bones found at site are human

Posted: Oct 11, 2013 12:04 PM EDT Updated: Oct 11, 2013 10:41 PM EDT

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -

The search for Christina Adkins picked up steam Friday, October 11, 2013 and now confirmation by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner says the bones found at the scene are human. 

The process of identification will likely take several weeks.

FBI and Cleveland Police spent much of the morning and afternoon in the grassy area just off the 90 E and 1-76 South.
Cleveland's FBI Spokesperson Vicki Anderson says Friday's search was the result of information gathered from the October second search at Clark Fields on the city's west side.

Adkins went missing in January of 1995. She was last seen on West 25th Street. She was 18-years-old and five months pregnant.
Reporter George Smith spoke with family members of Adkins as they left their home tonight.

They did not want to talk on camera.

The family asked for privacy and wanted to thank everyone in the Cleveland area for supporting them.

Friday's search for Christina Adkins was the third this year. 

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/23668486/search-for-christina-akdins-third-this-year-underway

FBI confirms remains found belong to Christina Adkins


Posted: Oct 18, 2013 5:15 PM EDT Updated: Oct 22, 2013 3:07 PM EDT

 

Remains found Oct. 10 belong to Christina Adkins


CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -


On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the remains found Oct. 10 belong to Christina Adkins.

Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner, FBI and Cleveland Police discovered Adkins' remains off in the grassy area near 90 E and 1-76 South.

That search lead to the findings of Adkins remains.

Adkins went missing in January of 1995. She was last seen on West 25th Street. She was 18-years-old and five months pregnant. 

This statement was released by the Adkins family:

"While we are saddened to have lost Christina, we are thankful to have finally found her.

Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to find her, especially the Task Force, FBI, Cleveland Police, and the many family members, friends and neighbors who walked these streets searching for information and hanging up her posters.


Christina was a sweet, kind and loving angel who was never forgotten in the 18 years she was missing. Now we hope and pray for justice to be served.

We ask that everyone please respect our privacy as we mourn the loss of our beloved Christina."



Linking to this case, Crime Scene Investigators were at the home of suspected killer and rapist Elias Acevedo Friday afternoon.  Detectives were seen taking pictures of the Vaga Avenue home.  This comes after Acevedo was indicted on almost 300 charges in connection with a 19 year old case.

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/23731383/fbi-confirms-remains-found-belong-to-christina-adkins

Neighbor of Ariel Castro pleads guilty to murders, rapes, kidnappings


Tony Dejak / AP file
Elias Acevedo looks over to the prosecutors during his pretrial hearing, on Dec. 2, 2013, in Cleveland.

By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News

A man nabbed by Cleveland police because of the proximity of his house to the late serial rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to murder and rape charges on Monday in connection with the killings of two women.

Elias Acevedo Sr. was sentenced to 445 years in prison without parole for the murders of the women and multiple counts rape that date back as far as two decades, according to NBC affiliate, WKYC.

Acevedo became a suspect in the murders of Pamela Pemberton, 30, and Christina Adkins, 18, after detectives took a closer look at disappearances on Seymour Avenue following Ariel Castro's arrest for kidnapping and raping three women.

Acevedo, who lived doors away from Castro, pleaded not guilty in October to 293 counts, including 173 counts of rape and 115 counts of kidnapping.

On Monday, in a plea deal, Acevedo pleaded guilty to strangling Pemberton in 1994 and killing a pregnant Adkins the following year. Adkins' body was discovered in October.

Acevedo also pleaded guilty to multiple rape and kidnapping charges — some of them involving children, WKYC reported.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/30/22112946-neighbor-of-ariel-castro-pleads-guilty-to-murders-rapes-kidnappings?lite