{"id":32091,"date":"2025-11-07T02:24:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32091"},"modified":"2025-11-07T02:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:24:46","slug":"dad-whose-daughter-2-died-in-hot-car-while-he-searched-for-porn-found-dead-before-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32091","title":{"rendered":"Dad whose daughter, 2, died in hot car while he searched for porn found dead before sentencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Arizona father who pleaded guilty to murdering his two-year-old daughter has been found dead on the day he was supposed to report to prison.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"xiosm69fee53ebaefe\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.xiosm69fee53ebaefe {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.xiosm69fee53ebaefe {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.xiosm69fee53ebaefe {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.xiosm69fee53ebaefe {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.xiosm69fee53ebaefe {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Christopher Scholtes, 38, last month admitted murder and child abuse after his youngest daughter, Parker Scholtes, died when she was left for as long as three hours in a hot car on the family\u2019s driveway.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking findings from the investigation revealed that Scholtes had been inside the home at the time, playing video games and allegedly searching for pornography. Temperatures that day, July 9, 2024, soared to 109\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>The dad told the authorities he had only left Parker in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/hot-car\/\">car<\/a>\u00a0for half an hour to 45 minutes after they arrived home, claiming that she was sleeping and he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to wake her\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The police investigation, however, found that the two-year-old had been left for as long as three hours. It was Scholtes\u2019 wife (and Parker\u2019s mother), Erika, who discovered Parker when she arrived home.<\/p>\n<p>The infant was rushed to Banner University Medical Center, where she was tragically pronounced dead less than an hour later. A text allegedly sent to Scholtes by his wife as their daughter was being rushed to the hospital read: \u201cI told you to stop leaving them in the car, How many times have I told you?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/06082901\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-09.28.45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"632\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scholtes was facing the possibility of 30 years in prison. Credit \/ Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Days before Scholtes\u2019 trial was meant to begin last month he pleaded guilty to murder. Had he gone to trial, the 38-year-old faced the possibility of life in prison or even the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>After his guilty plea, Pima County Attorney\u2019s Office said Scholtes would be facing between 20 and 30 years in prison under the terms of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>According to breaking reports, Scholtes was found dead yesterday, November 5, with Sgt. Brian Bower of the Phoenix Police Department telling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/christopher-scholtes-dead-daughter-hot-car-murder-11844386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0that officers discovered his body after responding to a call at 5:22 a.m..<\/p>\n<p>Scholtes died the same day he was to turn himself in following a court hearing, after which he would have remained in custody until his sentencing on Nov 21.<\/p>\n<p>Pima County Attorney Laura Conover issued a statement after it was confirmed that he had died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of coming in to take account for what has occurred here, we have been informed, and we have confirmed, that the father took his own life last night,\u201d Conover said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is obviously extraordinarily complicated and we extend our deepest sympathies and sorrow to all the loved ones who have suffered the loss of this beautiful baby girl and now another loss to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arizona father who pleaded guilty to murdering his two-year-old daughter has been found dead on the day he was supposed to report to prison. 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