1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Crime alert. I'm missy Grace breaking crime needs now. When 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Nicholas Yates his mom went missing, he described her as 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: the sweetest person ever. Now, Indiana police charged him with 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: her murder. Human remains found in the burn pit in 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: the backyard. Wow, that's original. The county coroner's office working 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: to identify the remains, but police believe they do belong 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: to Cheryl Yates, reported missing by her twenty year old son. 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: Jennifer Gould has the details. 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: Nancy Nicholas Thomas Yates is now charged with murder after 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: police say he brutally killed his own mother, Cheryl Yates 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: then spent an entire day slow roasting her body to 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 2: ash to cover the unthinkable crime. In Clinton, Indiana, Yates twenty, 13 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: triggered instant suspicion when he reported his mother missing. During 14 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: the call to cops, decalculating Sun, made a fatal verbal slip, 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 2: telling detectives quote she was the sweetest person end quote, 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: a chilling use of past tense that immediately flagged him 17 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: as the prime suspect. The lies mounted as he offered 18 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: bizarre excuses for why her phone and computer had been 19 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: left behind, later confessing he sold both electronics at a 20 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: local electronics store for quick cash the horrific motive. Cheryl 21 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: had told coworkers she was furious with her son for 22 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: wasting money while she paid his bills, and she planned 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: to make a move out. This argument over his tendency 24 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: and finances unfortunately escalated violently. Yates allegedly confessed he struck 25 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: his mom in the throat, causing her face to turn blue. 26 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: She reportedly fell backward, hitting her head first on a 27 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 2: metal bed frame, then a wooden chest, and became unresponsive 28 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: in a macab attempt At the spot US, Yates admitted 29 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 2: to stuffing her body in a wooden box, leaving it overnight, 30 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: before spending the entirety of the next day burning her 31 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: remains in that outdoor fire pit. After the murder, he 32 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: brazenly moved new roommates into the victim's bedroom, telling them 33 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: his mother was quote moving out and he was quote 34 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: afraid to be alone end quote. Police searched the backyard, 35 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: discovering the bones in the burn pit, including a charred 36 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 2: human spinal column. Confronted with the grotesque evidence, Yates allegedly 37 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: admitted to the slang. He was taken into custody without incident. 38 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: And is being held without bond. He has since pleaded 39 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: not guilty to the murder charge. His next court date 40 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: is in January. For more crime injustice news, watch Crime 41 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 2: Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox one and YouTube, and 42 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: you can also listen to Crime Stories with Nancy Grace 43 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: on your favorite podcast app. 44 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: Nancy Thanks Jennifer. More crime and justice news after this. 45 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: A California father's desperate, month long ordeal ended in handcuffs 46 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 2: after he was charged in connection with the horrific death 47 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: of his two year old son, Savior, who was fatally 48 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: swept away at a torrent of floodwaters. Brandon Aguilera Padia, 49 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: twenty six, was arrested following an investigation by the Barstow 50 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: Police Department, which culminated in the Samber Dadino County District 51 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: DA's office filing charges. While police initially booked the father 52 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: on a murder charge, the final counts are vehicular manslaughter 53 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: with gross negligence and child abuse endangerment under circumstances likely 54 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: to cause great bodily injury or death. The latter count 55 00:03:55,160 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: includes a special allegation of wilful harm resulting in death. 56 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: The terrifying incident unfolded on September eighteenth, at seven fourteen 57 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: pm on the twenty four thousand block of West Main 58 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 2: Street in Barstow, when floodwaters violently overtook Aguilera Paedia's vehicle, 59 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 2: carrying it into a wash. Reports indicate the father allegedly 60 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 2: ignored explicit warnings and drove directly into the treacherous flood zone. 61 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: After the car was overwhelmed, the father and son managed 62 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: to exit, but were immediately separated by the surging current. 63 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: This witness spoke to the media. 64 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: The current kind of took his car into a ditch. 65 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 3: When the car stopped, that's when he grabbed the baby 66 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 3: and got out of the car, and the current ripped 67 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 3: the baby out of his hands, along with his clothes, 68 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 3: his underwear, his pants, and took off. 69 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: First responders located the father on a small flooded island 70 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: and rescued him, but the search for the highly vulnerable child, 71 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 2: who suffered from autism and was nonverbal, continued through the night. 72 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: The following day, the toddlers remains were tragically discovered in 73 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: the San Bernardino County flood Control Channel. Aguilera Padilla was 74 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 2: arrested at his home. He pleaded not guilty to the 75 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 2: charges during his arraignment on October twenty first. He's being 76 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 2: held on a two hundred thousand dollars bond. The next 77 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 2: court date is October twenty seventh. Anyone with information about 78 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: this incident has been asked to call Detective Bryce Carson 79 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: at seven six zero two five five fifty one eighty three. 80 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: And Finally, an eighteen year old cheerleader's life was tragically 81 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: cut short, but her death sealed a monumental life saving legacy. 82 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 2: Kimber Mills was fatally shot at a bonfire party in Alabama, 83 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 2: suffering catastrophic wounds to her head and leg in the sudden, 84 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 2: senseless violence that wounded three others and led to the 85 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 2: arrest of twenty seven year old Stephen Tyler Whitehead. After 86 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 2: three agonizing days on life support, her devastated family made 87 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: the ultimate decision. Preparing to say their final goodbyes. On Tuesday, 88 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: Kimber was wheeled down the UAB hospital corridor in a 89 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 2: heart wrenching honor walk. Shane McKay was there and spoke 90 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: to CBS forty two News. 91 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: It was emotional as soon as she turned that corner 92 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 3: into the hull Hallway Crime. You can tell she was 93 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 3: really loved by the whole community. 94 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 2: Hundreds of staff and loved ones lined the hall as 95 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 2: the beloved student who once aspired to be a nurse, 96 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: was taken to surgery to become an organ donor. Her heart, lungs, 97 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 2: and kidneys were given to others, ensuring her final mission 98 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: was fulfilled, saving lives. In the meantime, the gunman Whitehead 99 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 2: has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, but 100 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: with Kimber's passing, charges are expected to be upgraded. Nancy. 101 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: For the latest crime injustice news, go to crime online 102 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: dot com and please join us for our daily podcast, 103 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: Crime Stories, where we do our best define missing people, 104 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert, 105 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm Nancy Grace.