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Before the family had moved to Colorado, where the murder took place, they had lived in New Mexico. According to Zoe's father, who had been embroiled in a bitter three-year custody battle over the little girl, New Mexican Social Services had removed Zoe and other children from her mother's home because of reported abuse. The children were eventually given back to their mother, but at least New Mexico was more on the ball than Colorado was.

The night that Zoe died, the two abhorrent teenagers kicked, punched, pinched, and slapped her. She lost consciousness at least once and they revived her long enough to get her in bed. When someone checked on her later (it isn't clear who), she had stopped breathing; they claim that they tried CPR and dousing her with cold water in an attempt to revive her once again.

Eventually they dialed 911 - but when the paramedics arrived on the scene, little Zoe Garcia was already dead.

Trujillo and Roberts should be thrown to the sharks, in my opinion. Put them in with the general population in prison and see how child killers get treated; it can't be any worse for them than it was for Zoe on the night that they brutally murdered her.

Charge the witness with something too - how can someone sit there and watch as a little child is being beaten to death and do NOTHING? Drunk or not, that useless person who witnessed the heinous crime should be held accountable for letting a little girl die in front of his very eyes.

Colorado has a death penalty, and only two people are currently sitting on Death Row. Looks to me like there's plenty of room for a couple of child killers in all those empty cells.

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