Names Released Of Women Murdered in Crichton

Alabama Mobile Three children were also at the home at the time.

by Steve Alexander

Published: Thu, April 23, 2009 - 9:19 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, April 23, 2009 - 9:42 pm CST

Mobile Police have now identified the two women shot and killed at a Crichton home Thursday.
Three children were home at the time.
Police say the two women are 26 year old Maria Teresa Hernandez Reyes and 22 year old Yesenia Bustos Gaonia.
The shooting happened about 12:30 Thursday afternoon at 206 Page Avenue.
Police believe the children belong to two couples, husband and wife, who live at the home.
Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson said, "The oldest one might be three. The youngest one might be six months."
They were not hurt.
Tyson also said, "We have apparently mothers murdered in the presence of their children. The children are not old enough to talk, to tell us what happened."
Shari Rupe and her daughter live across the street.
Rupe said, "When we came home from the store, we heard the baby crying on the porch in the seat and my 13 year old daughter and I went to check."
Tyson said, "Everybody describes these women as being very pleasant."
Leontine West, another neighbor, said of the women, "You didn't see any disturbance and 'no coming and going,' no more than getting the kids out of the car, or getting her groceries."
Bags of what appeared to be groceries still sat on the front porch.
Rupe said, "My daughter, the 13 year old, is the one that opened the door and found the two women. We could see the other baby in the window crying. I was scared to go in, though."
When asked if her daughter could tell what kind of condition the women were in, Rupe said, "No, she didn't know. She said, 'Mommy, you have to check. I don't know if they're dead or if they're alive.' She said, 'I can't go in there.' "
Across from the street from the home where the shootings happened, there is a cellular phone business about a half a block down.
And there are security cameras mounted on the outside of the building.
The owner of the business said police took video from the cameras, but all the video showed was the store parking lot.
There are no arrests as of yet in the case and police haven't released a motive.

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BamaBob Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:39 am

It could have simply been a crack head, a gun and an opportunity. Sure doesn’t look that simple though. Looks more like they were targeted for some reason.

Janels40 Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:31 am

This is horrific….and to think the children were witness to the events of their mother’s deaths. So sad. I wonder if they walked in on an intruder… I just hope that he/she/they are caught very very soon. Good Bless.

4thekids35 Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:20 am

Wonder what the motive was? maybe they surprised a burglar? they didn’t even get a chance to put the groceries away.I really hope they catch this guy, he’s definitely dangerous if could kill 2 women in cold blood like that to keep from getting caught, then just leave those kids there alone.

Citronellemomma Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:02 am

OMG…this is just horrible….I feel for the kids to have witnessed such a horrible crime. My question is Why did this have to happen???

KxVicious Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:19 am

Yep, and without Mr. Thomas to just spank the offenders and send them on their way, I think we’ll be seeing some changes pretty soon.

claycitymadness Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 7:24 am

mornin carl and bob. yes it is getting worse than horrible. we had a drive by in daphne last week, no where is immune. looks like i am going to be ading wire to the top pf my fence

carl Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:36 am

It’s a lot worse than most people realize and drug related fatalities on innocent,non-drug users is still rising.People need to get out and see their neighborhood and report any possible drug dealings going on in them.The drug dealers and crooks don’t like much attention and the more they get in an area,the less likely they are to set up shop there.I feel so bad for these infants and it really grabs my heart.Cases like This is one reason I’m for capital punishment,To make sure this person or persons will never be able to do it again.

BamaBob Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:53 am

This is gruesome! It also sounds like things we hear about happening in border towns across the southwest. What is going on in Mobile? Just how bad is this drug problem?