Christopher Clements is scheduled to be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12 in Pima County Superior Court.
A jury found Christopher Clements guilty in the disappearance and death of a 13-year-old girl in Tucson in 2014.
Gasps of relief could be heard throughout the courtroom Friday afternoon as members of law enforcement as well as Maribel's family and friends witnessed the reading of the verdictGonzalez disappeared on the evening of June 3, 2014, while walking to her friend’s house. Her body was found stuffed under tires, and her clothes and shoes had been removed.According to the Associated Press, Clements is serving a prison sentence of up to 35 years for a Maricopa County burglary in 2017.
Clements is also charged with the kidnapping and first-degree murder of 6-year-old Isabel Celis, whose body was identified in 2017, five years after she disappeared. This trial is slated to take place in February.
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