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Christopher Scholtes, who pleaded guilty to killing his 2-year-old daughter by leaving her in a hot car, died by suicide on the day he was to surrender for sentencing.
Christopher Scholtes, 38, a Phoenix man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse in the 2024 death of his 2-year-old daughter Parker after leaving her in a hot car, died by suicide on November 5, 2025, the day he was to surrender for sentencing.
Authorities are investigating his death as a suicide, with his body found in a Phoenix home.
Scholtes admitted to leaving the child in a vehicle that reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit for about three hours while he played video games, drank beer, and watched pornography, though some details were ruled inadmissible.
His wife and older children reported a pattern of leaving children unattended.
He had accepted a plea deal carrying a maximum 30-year sentence and was scheduled for sentencing on November 21.
Christopher Scholtes, quien se declaró culpable de matar a su hija de 2 años de edad, dejándola en un coche caliente, murió por suicidio el día en que iba a rendirse para la sentencia.