01-20-2011, 04:14 AM
he's in fucking mexico by now.
PATTERSON, Calif. -- Dozens of friends and family joined the Cardenas family in a prayer vigil outside their Patterson home Wednesday.
The crowd recited the rosary and offered prayers for the safe return of 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas.
Jose Esteban Rodriguez is accused of kidnapping Juliani.
His grandmother, Amparo Cardenas, said Rodriguez forced Juliani out of her arms and took off Tuesday afternoon.
Rodriguez is Juliani’s mother’s ex-boyfriend.
"I hope Juliani is safe, and he is warm wherever he is at. And, I hope he comes home soon because I don’t believe Jose is going to hurt him. I believe everything is going to come out OK," said Tabitha Cardenas, Juliani’s mother. ...yeah, the asshole beat you and held you hostage before...good judgement mom.
"I just can’t imagine what she is going through right now," said Denise Bertoldo, who works with Tabitha Cardenas.
Karen Johnson also works with Tabitha Cardenas. During the vigil, she told KCRA the two appeared to be on good terms Friday, just days before the kidnapping.
"Friday, he brought her, her lunch, and we all sat around the table together," Johnson said. "I never ever thought I would be having lunch with a kidnapper."
Johnson said she remembers Rodriguez as quiet, but Amparo Cardenas described him as having another darker side.
"He is possessive and abusive, and he just want revenge to punish us," Amparo Cardenas said.
She said Rodriguez and her daughter, who is carrying Rodriguez’s unborn baby, had been struggling for a while.
"I think that because he thought I was never going to let him see him, and he figured he wanted to spend time with Juliani. But he went about it all wrong," Tabitha Cardenas said.
"God forgive me, he makes my stomach turn when I see him," Amparo Cardenas said. "I never did like him. Whatever is going on with him, the baby is not supposed to pay for."
PATTERSON, Calif. -- Dozens of friends and family joined the Cardenas family in a prayer vigil outside their Patterson home Wednesday.
The crowd recited the rosary and offered prayers for the safe return of 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas.
Jose Esteban Rodriguez is accused of kidnapping Juliani.
His grandmother, Amparo Cardenas, said Rodriguez forced Juliani out of her arms and took off Tuesday afternoon.
Rodriguez is Juliani’s mother’s ex-boyfriend.
"I hope Juliani is safe, and he is warm wherever he is at. And, I hope he comes home soon because I don’t believe Jose is going to hurt him. I believe everything is going to come out OK," said Tabitha Cardenas, Juliani’s mother. ...yeah, the asshole beat you and held you hostage before...good judgement mom.
"I just can’t imagine what she is going through right now," said Denise Bertoldo, who works with Tabitha Cardenas.
Karen Johnson also works with Tabitha Cardenas. During the vigil, she told KCRA the two appeared to be on good terms Friday, just days before the kidnapping.
"Friday, he brought her, her lunch, and we all sat around the table together," Johnson said. "I never ever thought I would be having lunch with a kidnapper."
Johnson said she remembers Rodriguez as quiet, but Amparo Cardenas described him as having another darker side.
"He is possessive and abusive, and he just want revenge to punish us," Amparo Cardenas said.
She said Rodriguez and her daughter, who is carrying Rodriguez’s unborn baby, had been struggling for a while.
"I think that because he thought I was never going to let him see him, and he figured he wanted to spend time with Juliani. But he went about it all wrong," Tabitha Cardenas said.
"God forgive me, he makes my stomach turn when I see him," Amparo Cardenas said. "I never did like him. Whatever is going on with him, the baby is not supposed to pay for."