Parents arrested after cops find bone fragments in firepit of 2 children who technically never existed on paper, authorities say

A mother and father from Indiana are behind bars after they allegedly killed their two children and then burned their bodies in a firepit in the backyard.

Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, are facing charges of murder, neglect of a dependent causing death, abuse of a corpse and failure to report a dead body.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said deputies began investigating Sept. 20 after someone allegedly confessed to friends about killing two children and burning their bodies at their home in Wheatfield. Cops referred to the dead children as “undocumented,” meaning they were likely born at home and never received any documentation like a birth certificate, social security number and the like.

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Detectives found Valle and Sebella at a hotel in Newton County. They denied any knowledge but cops took their phones as evidence. Deputies obtained new information but the parents continued to claim innocence, cops said. Meanwhile, a third undocumented child was removed from their custody.

On Sept. 30, the Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Jasper County Coroner’s Office along with two cadaver dogs descended upon the property in Wheatfield where Valle and Sebella used to live. The couple had reportedly been evicted from the property earlier this year.