More Remains Found at Home of Missing Calif. Teen
Two Southern California Boys Are Still Missing, One Teen is Found Safe
Investigators found more charred human remains at the home of one of two missing Southern California boys as a third teen turned up safe Wednesday.
Felicia Sharp apparently had been staying with her mother but didn't tell her father about her whereabouts because her parents are estranged, police Lt. Dean Evans said. The girl, 17-year-olds Adrian Rios and Jose Campos were reported missing more than a week ago.
Police said Sharp was last seen Nov. 9 but wasn't reported missing until Nov. 17. They said she last logged into her MySpace page on Nov. 14.
Rios was last seen going to the Campos home Nov. 15 to watch a football game, Evans said. The fragmented remains were found in a makeshift backyard grave outside the home, which the Campos family had been renting for the past two months, he added.
"The only thing I know is my son, he never (would) stay and not talk to me for a long time," said Rios' mother, Elodia Lopez.
Evans said the none of the teens had a history of running away.
Remains found in the backyard on Nov. 18 were later identified as human and a second search Wednesday turned up more bones, which Evans said were in small pieces that may take weeks of examination to identify.
Because of their condition, Evans said he could not immediately link the remains to either of the missing teenagers.
"I can't tell you if it's one person, two people, a male, a female," he said.
Neighbors reported smelling smoke from what appeared to be a bonfire or barbecue at the home last weekend.
Matt Miller, 21, who lives two houses away, said two teenagers matching the description of the missing boys ran onto his lawn in a panic at about 6 p.m. Sunday. Their eyes were red and swollen.
The teens told him that they had been in a fight and claimed that someone had pepper-sprayed them. They also said police were after them.
Miller washed their eyes with milk and they ran off, he said. Several hours later, he and his wife smelled a foul burning odor.
"It was a very strong smell. I've never smelled it before," said his wife, Irene Miller. "We had to shut our windows, it was so bad."Do you have more information about this topic? If so, please click here to contact the editors of ABC News.
