Alabama Girl Chews Through Restraints To Escape Captivity; Kidnapping Victim's Escape Leads To Discovery of 2 Decomposing Bodies

Authorities say a small girl chewed through shackles to flee a rural Alabama house where investigators subsequently discovered two decaying remains.

José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, is charged with kidnapping and numerous counts of capital murder in connection with the deaths discovered inside the residence after a 12-year-old girl was spotted roaming along a roadside in Dadeville early Monday.

Alabama Girl Escapes Kidnapper

According to AL.com, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett informed reporters at a news conference that a car picked up the youngster and called 911, culminating in Pascual-Reyes' arrest and the awful discovery. Pascual-Reyes was detained in Auburn and is in jail pending a bail hearing. The remains were located near the location where the girl was discovered walking alone in his Dadeville home.

The rotting remains have been transferred to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for identification, according to Abbett, who added that it is unclear how long they have been there. Court documents acquired by WSFA, the girl had been bound to bedposts for over a week, she was abused and plied with a drink before escaping by biting through her shackles.

"I'd call her a hero," Abbett remarked. "It's one of those things we'll discuss later." We treated her medically. She is now secure. "We want to keep her that way," Abbett said of Pascual-Reyes, who has been at the house since February. When officers came, other people were there, but he did not elaborate, New York Post reported.

Victim's Mother Killed by Kidnapper Prior to Her Abduction

Pascual-Reyes appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday and was ordered jailed without bail. It wasn't apparent who was representing him. According to the sheriff, deputies who responded treated the youngster and began an investigation. When investigators entered the residence, they discovered two rotting remains, which Sheriff Abbett recognized as the girl's mother and brother. Sheriff Abbett stated that Pascual-Reyes was the mother's lover.

The child was abducted on July 24 and bound to bed posts for almost a week while she was raped and given alcohol to keep her incapacitated. When deputies found her, they saw she had injuries on her wrists from being restrained. As per court papers, the mother was suffocated to death with a pillow on July 24, and the brother was bludgeoned to death the same day. Sheriff Abbett stated that he was under the age of 14. He said that both bodies had been dismembered.

The girl who escaped had not been reported missing. Sheriff Abbett stated that Pascual-Reyes was in state custody and was "doing well." Pascual-Reyes worked at a construction site in Auburn, Alabama, some 25 miles southeast of Dadeville, and had been residing there since February.

Before Pascual-Reyes appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, Kevin Hall, an assistant district attorney, stated that prosecutors expected to oppose his release on bail due to the seriousness of the accusations and the fact that he was a flight risk. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are assisting in the investigation, as are local authorities, as per New York Times.

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