A Fontana man was arrested for allegedly being an accessory after the fact in a much-publicized case in which a 3-week-old girl was kidnapped and murdered, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Police made a total of four arrests in connection with
the death of Eliza Delacruz in January. The suspects are:
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• Giseleangelique Rene D'Milian, 47, of Thousand Oaks (who was arrested in Corona). She was booked for murder, kidnapping, attempted murder and conspiracy, and is currently being held in Long Beach City Jail. Her original bail amount was $1 million and has now changed to no bail.
• Anthony Ray McCall, 29, of Oceanside. He was booked for murder, kidnapping, attempted murder and conspiracy. His original bail amount was $1 million and has now changed to no bail.
• Todd Damon Boudreaux, 43, of Fontana. He was booked for accessory after the fact. His original bail amount was $20,000 and has now changed to no bail.
• Charisse Nicole Shelton (the daughter of D'Milian), 29, of Corona. She was booked for accessory after the fact. Her original bail amount was $20,000 and has increased to $1 million.
On Jan. 3, Long Beach Police were dispatched to a shooting in the 100 block of West 51st Street, where three adults sustained gunshot wounds and baby Eliza was kidnapped. The following day, Eliza was found deceased in a trash dumpster in Imperial Beach.
Recently, detectives were able to piece together a possible motive for the kidnapping.
According to the Long Beach P.D., in 2014, Giseleangelique D’Milian fabricated a story to her boyfriend that she was pregnant with his twins. She told him that she gave birth to his children in December, while out of the country.
Based on their investigation, detectives determined D’Milian never gave birth to any children in 2014 and in order to continue with this deception, she intended to produce two children who matched the ages of her fabricated twins.
D’Milian then allegedly developed a plot with McCall to kidnap Eliza and pass her off as her own child, police said.
Initially, the investigation moved very slowly because the severity of the victims’ injuries prevented them from providing details to detectives. Once the victims were released from the hospital, they were able to provide more information.
Long Beach detectives learned that Eliza’s mother had taken a public bus home on the day of the shooting and they retraced the bus’ route to locate any surveillance video from nearby businesses. While reviewing video, detectives discovered a black Range Rover had followed the victim and Eliza, and the female driver contacted the victim after she got off the bus.
Based on interviews, detectives determined the following:
On Jan. 3, D’Milian and McCall, in separate vehicles, followed the bus that the victim with Eliza were riding.
About 4:15 p.m., the victim, carrying Eliza, got off the bus at Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevards and began to walk home. D’Milian stopped the Range Rover and had a brief conversation with the mother. The victim thought nothing more about the contact and continued home.
Less than two hours later, at about 5:50 p.m., McCall allegedly forced his way into the Delacruz home, shot three adults, and kidnapped Eliza.
The San Diego County Coroner ruled Eliza’s death a homicide. At this time, specific details related to the cause or time of her death are not being released, police said. The reason Eliza was killed remains unknown.
----- AS THE LONG BEACH INVESTIGATION CONTINUED, detectives learned that the El Segundo Police Department was investigating an assault case.
In the El Segundo incident, a 23-year-old woman was severely beaten with a bat inside a hotel room, and her 4-year-old son was uninjured inside the room. McCall was identified as a suspect.
Detectives determined D’Milian knew the El Segundo victim for several years and was aware that she recently had a child. The victim was specifically targeted because of her child’s age and because D’Milan knew where to find the woman. D’Milian put a plan into motion to have McCall kill the mother in El Segundo and kidnap her baby, so D’Milian could pretend to be its mother and convince her boyfriend that it was their son, according to police.
----- AS THE Long Beach shooting victims’ conditions improved, they began working with a sketch artist.
On March 18, the Long Beach P.D. released video of the Range Rover and two sketches, one of the female Range Rover driver and one of the male shooting suspect. As a result of the release, detectives received new tips and names that matched those in the El Segundo case.
Using information from the new tips, detectives were able to conduct several interviews with newly found witnesses who provided crucial evidence that ultimately led to the four arrests.
The investigation remains ongoing and the public’s help is still needed, police said.
Detectives believe D’Milian misrepresented that she had a charitable organization that wanted to help young mothers and their infants. Detectives believe D’Milian contacted friends and acquaintances in their efforts to find infants.
Detectives are hopeful additional witnesses, who can provide supporting evidence of D’Milian or her associates’ prior attempts to seek out infants, will come forward.
Anyone who may have received a phone call or text message is urged to call Long Beach P.D. Homicide Detail at (562) 570-7244. Anyone wishing to provide a tip related to the El Segundo investigation should call Detective Luke Muir at (310) 524-2263. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus the tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit www.LACrimeStoppers.org.