Girl, 12, escapes kidnapper by chewing through restraints

Girl, 12, escapes kidnapper, 37, who tied her to a bedpost and drugged her with alcohol by CHEWING through her restraints: Cops find two decomposing in the Alabama home before arresting man, 37

Published: 16:15 EDT, 3 August 2022 | Updated: 16:15 EDT, 3 August 2022

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A 12-year-old girl escaped from her kidnapper who tied her to a bedpost and drugged her with alcohol, by chewing through her restraints. Her escape led police to find two decomposed bodies in his home. Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes (pictured top left), 37, has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, two counts of capital murder, and two counts of abuse of a corpse in Dadeville, Alabama, on Tuesday.

The girl, who was not identified by police, was found by a motorist around 8.30am on Monday while she was walking down County Road 34. After picking up the child, the driver immediately called 911, according to AL.com.

The girl was not reported missing, according to The New York Times. Authorities did not indicate whether or not the pair knew each other or how she was taken. However, they did report that she was ‘safe now’ and had received ‘medical attention.’ ‘We want to keep her that way,’ Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said at a press conference this week. Abbett also described the girl as a ‘hero’ and said they couldn’t release much information, in order to protect the child.

The following day, Reyes was arrested by State Marshalls and the Auburn Police Department after state, local, and federal investigators worked to identify him and he was taken to the Tallapoosa County Jail. While searching his mobile home, authorities discovered two decomposing bodies. The bodies were sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for identification.

There were other residents in the home when police arrived at the scene on Tuesday, but Abbett did not say whether or not they would be charged too. Reyes is now awaiting a bond hearing. Homeland Security is helping the local department with the investigation. Pictured: The road where the young girl was found.

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