The father and stepmother of an 11-year-old California boy whose emaciated body was discovered inside a storage bin in a basement nearly two years ago now face murder charges.
A criminal complaint was filed last Thursday against Jordan Piper, 35, and Lindsay Piper, 38, of Placerville, charging them with counts of murder, child abuse, torturing and poisoning in connection with the January 2020 death of Roman Lopez.
The Pipers, who have been in custody since February, remained at the El Dorado County Jail as of Monday. They are scheduled to return to court on November 19 to be arraigned on their newly filed murder charges.
Lindsay Piper (left) and Jordan Piper (right) are facing murder charges for the death of 11-year-old Roman Lopez in January 2020
Roman Lopez, 11, was malnourished and dehydrated at the time of his death
Roman's body was found in a bin in a basement at the family's Placerville, California, home
'It’s great news. Justice for Roman is what we have been aiming for this entire investigation. So long as we get justice for that little guy we will be happy,' Dan Maciel, commander with the Placerville Police Department, told CBS Sacramento.
Roman was found dead hours after being reported missing from his Placerville home in the 2800 block of Coloma Street on January 11, 2020.
The boy's body was discovered inside a storage bin in the basement of
