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Police: Jailed man indicted in abduction, killing of Ariz. pair

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A man has been indicted in the kidnapping and killing of two girls who went missing in 2012 and 2014, authoritie­s said Saturday.

Tucson police Chief Chris Magnus said Christophe­r Matthew Clements, 36, was indicted a day earlier by a grand jury on murder and kidnapping charges in the deaths of Isabel Celis, 6, and Maribel Gonzalez, 13.

Isabel Celis went miss- ing from her Tucson home in April 2012 and her body was discovered in rural southern Arizona in March 2017.

Maribel Gonzalez’s body was discovered in June 2014 near Tucson.

Authoritie­s did not say what prompted Clements’ arrest but said he provided informatio­n in 2017 that led to the discovery of Celis’ remains. Clements had already been jailed on other charges.

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