Nov 26, 2008 9:30 pm US/Eastern
Report: Father Admits To Killing Giovanni
Police Skeptical Of Jailhouse Confession
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Giovanni is pictured here with his father, Ernesto Gonzalez.
WBZ
During a jailhouse interview with a Boston Globe reporter, a
Lynn father confessed to killing his 5-year-son, the newspaper is reporting.
According to the report, Ernesto Gonzalez Jr. admitted to stabbing his son,
Giovanni, to death and then disposing of his dismembered body parts.
The jailhouse interview took place Wednesday, though the paper says it was not allowed to tape the conversation because of jail policy.
The extraordinary confession was met with skepticism by authorities.
Steve O'Connell, spokesman for the Essex County District Attorney's Office, said authorities are reviewing Gonzalez's alleged statement to determine whether it is truthful or not. O'Connell added that the investigation is ongoing.
Giovanni disappeared last August during a custodial visit with his father. Gonzalez has since been held on $500,000 bail on a child endangerment charge.
He is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 13.
According to the Globe's report, Gonzalez said he placed his son's dismembered body parts into plastic grocery bags and then disposed of them in separate trash bins.
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