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Justice for Elijah
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    1. The Governor of NV (+ 2 others)
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      • The Governor of NV
      • Deputy District Attorney Elliot Sattler (Reno NV. District Attorney's Office)
      • Reno NV. (Reno Police Department)
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    Keia Guia
    Reno, NV

EXTRADITE ROSALINDA LESACA BACK TO U.S. FOR QUESTIONING

I am writing to you on behalf of the family who loved baby Elijah Guia.

On June 2nd, of this year, nine month old Elijah died while in the care of his baby-sitter, Rosalina Lesaca, in Reno, Nevada. He was found with multiple bruises, lacerations, hemorrhages, signs of seizure and suffocation. Since that time, Rosalinda has fled the country to the Philippines and charges have yet to be filed.

At the time of his death, his two older brothers, ages 5 and 3, witnessed what happened. One of them suffers from nightmares to this day, and the other will barely even talk about baby Eli, even though they were very close. They have been traumatized by what they saw.

In the days following his death, detectives told Eli's mother, Reno resident Keia Herb Guia, not to contact media, and not to tell anyone the specifics of the case. (She was told that this would only damage the case, and could cause Rosalinda to flee.) Keia did as the detectives asked and suffered the burden alone - knowing the gruesome details of the pain her baby boy suffered prior to his death.

Having been 6 months from the day he died, and no charges made, it is imperrative that we tell you his story.

We want to share with you our intent... We are not out to slander or speak against the Police Department in any way. We are, in fact, looking to get enough support from the public to assist the DA, the Reno Police Department and Detectives to find justice for Elijah's death. We know it is not lawful to outright accuse anyone of anything, and we know that at this point, we can only say that Elijah died while under her care.

We have so many questions we need help finding answers to. If the babysitter didn't hurt Elijah, then why did she flee the country? Why did she call his mom the night of his death instead of immediately calling 911? Why is she not being questioned?

This past weekend, his mother, Keia, wrote a letter to the DA's office asking for a meeting. It was the third time she has requested to speak with the DA who is on the case.

Keia has started a campaign in the name of Elijah Guia. It is our hope that through this, we can seek justice. The Facebook page for our campaign began on Friday, December 2nd.

Campaign E.L.I. (Every Life is Important)
https://www.facebook.com/everylifeisimportant

We desperately need help. We must find Rosalinda and bring her back to Reno. We hope to seek the truth about what happened to Eli.

There was a candlelight vigil on December 10th, in front of the DA's office. We want to let them know that we are supporting this cause for the appropriate charges be filed against the person responsible for Elijah's death, and are pushing to have Rosalinda extradited back to the US for questioning.

We want to know what happened to baby Elijah.
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Extradite Rosalinda Lesaca back to the US for questioning

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Extradite Rosalinda Lesaca back to the US for questioning

EXTRADITE ROSALINDA LESACA BACK TO U.S. FOR QUESTIONING

I am writing to you on behalf of beloved baby Elijah Guia, who's life was ended abruptly and painfully at the tender age of 9 months.

On June 2nd, of this year, nine month old Elijah died while in the care of his baby-sitter, Rosalinda Lesaca, in Reno, Nevada. He was found with multiple bruises, lacerations, hemorrhages, signs of seizure and suffocation. Since that time, Rosalinda has fled the country to the Philippines and charges have yet to be filed.

At the time of his death, his two older brothers, ages 5 and 3, witnessed what happened. One of them suffers from nightmares to this day, and the other will barely even talk about baby Eli, even though they were very close. They have been traumatized by what they saw.

In the days following his death, detectives told Eli's mother, Reno resident Keia Herb Guia, not to contact media, and not to tell anyone the specifics of the case. (She was told that this would only damage the case, and could cause Rosalinda to flee.) Keia did as the detectives asked and suffered the burden alone - knowing the gruesome details of the pain her baby boy suffered prior to his death.

Having been nearly 8 months from the day he died, and no charges made, it is imperative that we tell you his story.

We want to share with you our intent... We are not out to slander or speak against the Police Department in any way. We are, in fact, looking to get enough support from the public to assist the DA, the Reno Police Department and Detectives to find justice for Elijah's death. We know it is not lawful to outright accuse anyone of anything, and we know that at this point, we can only say that Elijah died while under her care.

We have so many questions we need help finding answers to. If the babysitter didn't hurt Elijah, then why did she flee the country? Why did she call his mom the night of his death instead of immediately calling 911? Why is she not being questioned? Why is she free to this day? When will there be an answer to any of these questions?

His mother, Keia, has wrote letters to the DA's office asking for a meeting regarding Elijah's case. It was the third time she has requested to speak with the DA who is on the case.

Keia has started a campaign in the name of Elijah Guia. It is our hope that through this, we can seek justice. The Facebook page for our campaign began on Friday, December 2nd.

Campaign E.L.I. (Every Life is Important)
www.everylifeimportant.com

https://www.facebook.com/everylifeisimportant

We desperately need help. We must find Rosalinda and bring her back to Reno. We hope to seek the truth about what happened to Eli.

Monthly Candlelight Vigils began on December 10th in front of the DA's office and are now currently being held every month (on the second saturday) in front of the main Court House in Downtown Reno at 75 Court St. These candlelight vigils are held to continue the search for justice, in memory of baby Elijah's life, and to raise awareness to stop crimes of injustice such as this We want to let the Reno Police Department and the District Attorney's office know that we are supporting this cause for the appropriate charges be filed against the person responsible for Elijah's death, and are pushing to have Rosalinda extradited back to the US for questioning.

We want to know what happened to baby Elijah.
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Sincerely,

Campaign E.L.I Every Life is Important.
Child Advocacy and Protection
www.everylifeimportant.com
keia@everylifeimportant.com
ph 775-358-3475

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