Missing Woman's Mother Pleads For Answers
MICKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Accused kidnapper Enrique Arochi's bond won't be reduced and the evidence in his case will be preserved. The 24-year-old is facing aggravated kidnapping charges following the disappearance of Fort Worth woman Christina Morris.
Morris' mother left the McKinney courtroom in tears Thursday.
"I want him to tell the truth. For once tell the truth in this misery and pain, for your family, for our family," said Jonni McElroy.
Arochi didn't say a word in court Thursday. He's the last person who was seen with Morris. She vanished from a Plano parking garage at The Shops at Legacy in August after a night out with friends. Arochi and Morris are former high school classmates.
Detectives believe that Morris was inside of Arochi's vehicle when it left the parking garage. Police said that DNA samples led to Arochi's arrest. Investigators reported finding bodily fluids and hair in the trunk of his car. Several laboratories are still testing the evidence.
Testimony was given about Arochi's injuries to his hands and arms the day after Morris disappeared. The prosecution pointed out a number of inconsistencies in his statements to police.
Arochi was arrested in December of 2014. He told detectives he hurt his hands changing a tire. But he then told a co-worked he was injured in a fight. Arochi also told police he was highly intoxicated the night Morris was last seen. He said he drank five beers, ten shots and used drugs.
Police detectives said they don't believe that Morris is alive – an admission that was especially difficult for McElroy to digest.
"It's sickening. It's the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life," said McElroy. "…to know and to look at his head, or behind his head, even see his family on the left-hand side and know that he has caused the most tremendous pain that I have ever been through in my entire life."
The Plano police detective who testified first said she does believe Arochi kidnapped and killed Morris.
The victim's ATM and credit cards have not been used since she was last seen with Arochi.
Police are still looking for Morris.