Isabel Celis Missing Breaking News: Investigation Focuses on Celis Relative “Uncle” Justin Mastromarino- Cousin Is Also Former Houseguest
Tucson, AZ- Missing Since the early morning hours of Saturday April 21st from the window of her bedroom allegedly, the search for 6 year old Isabel Mercedes Celis has taken a turn toward her family.
"Playing Uncle" Photo from FB
On the heels of the appearance of Sergio and Becky Celis first public interview this morning on the Today show, sources inside the investigation have confirmed that Pima County detectives are scrutinizing the prior arrest and prior living arrangements of Justin Mastromarino, Isabel’s cousin. Although Justin was the initial spokesperson for the family immediately after Isabel’s disappearance, he dropped out of sight when investigators could not exclude him as a person of interest.
Mastromarino lived with the Celis family for some time in 2011. The image below was taken in front of the Celis home in June 2011.
FB photo of Jeep In Front of Celis Home June 2011
Yesterday, both Sergio and Becky Celis visited the Celis home and re-enacted the events of Friday April 20th and Saturday April 21st.
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Interesting how suddenly yesterday police swarmed back upon the family home despite earlier extending their search into Mexico. Obviously, this cousin isn’t Spanish or Italian descent (does anyone know what the Celis family specifically is regarding nationality? Sergio seems like he could potentially have some Italian in him, or maybe even be South American to some degree).
Blink … do you think this could very well be the break the police were looking for and finding Isabel is just a matter of time now?
I dont think I am prepared to think that yet, no justice.
B
Can anyone give arrest records urls?
Looks like a nice cousin.
However, plenty of nice guys also do meth,
coke or go crazy on alcohol, or just might be relative
incest perps when they’ve had a few or not, ala Kristian.
Maybe Isabel was in bros’ room because Justin & wife needed a bed in 2011. .
Maybe he returned to sleep one off & found Isabel there unexpectedly.
It’s interesting to me that Justin Mastromarino’s FB page doesn’t have little Isabel’s missing persons flyer as his Facebook profile pic. Justin’s brother and some of his FB friends have all changed their profile pic to the flyer. He was the family spokesperson for goodness sake. Maybe I’m reading into this too much, but just seems a little out of touch.
https://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=Justin%20Mastromarino&init=quick&tas=0.16013902724021944&search_first_focus=1336064372766#!/profile.php?id=100000457842579
“Yesterday, both Sergio and Isabel Celis visited the Celis home and re-enacted the events of Friday April 20th and Saturday April 21st.”
Do you mean that Sergio and Rebbecca visited the home to do the reenactment?
Um, yeah, fixed, thank you. I have a new keyboard that I absolutely hate. Sigh.
B
Gosh, I was just looking at his FB yesterday. He dropped out of sight? I thought it was Adam Mastromarino, the uncle who was the family spokesperson in the beginning?
If he is the perp, and lived there, that would explain why the dogs did not alert by going crazy as would have been the case with an “unknown” intruder.
Hmmm looks a little like the sketch on Nancy Grace Website of the guy who has been in the area molesting little girls. Could “uncle” have disappeared because he is out on the prowl trying to confuse police into believing that it was a stranger and not HIM? Just saying…
Wonder which bedroom was his, and if he still had a house key? Do we know when and under what circumstances he moved out?
I gotta tell ya I am inclined to believe he was in the house that very night, does not strike me as an early riser to be knocking on the neighbors door at 8 am if he wasn’t.
B
After watching the Today Show interview, I believe the parents, my heart goes out to them, and I am praying for them. God Speed, Isabel..
“Obviously, this cousin isn’t Spanish or Italian descent (does anyone know what the Celis family specifically is regarding nationality? Sergio seems like he could potentially have some Italian in him, or maybe even be South American to some degree).”
Let’s be careful not to assume a person’s heritage based on their looks.
Charlotte, I was thinking same thing. Those glasses just like the jeep; and lo, and behold there is a jeep.
when I talked about a psycic other day I found on google she said she thought she was alive and would be found by police and also it had something to do with friends or family……….This was before all this stuff about uncles and cousins were brought ut.
This guy gets around, I’m seeing addresses in Florida.
Okay, I just got creeped out, Justin uploaded a picture to his FB from Port Angeles, WA in November 2010, a cabin on Lake Ozette, WA, November 26, 2010 AND a picture of a white king cab pick up. (I know, I know a whole other case.) Anyway he appears to have been visiting Robert William Snyder there who work(ed) at Lake Ozette, which if you look up Becky Celis on People Finders it brings up Robert W. Snyder as a relative of hers, so I’m guessing this Justin person is somehow related to Becky, not Sergio.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1050709306&sk=friends&v=friends
Wonder if they’ve looked for him up in WA?
Also, I don’t know where I got Adam from, yep it’s Justin talking in the beginning.
The reason I went to look at Justin in particular by the way, is there was a blurb out there from a guy who said he sometimes gets psychic messages and to look for a guy with a “Justin Beiber” t-shirt on. Weird huh? I think he had the wrong Justin.
I watched the interview with Isabel’s parents. her mother said something like, “Isabel, we will always be looking for you.” This is strange and indicates an expectation that the search will take a long time, and it is too soon for these parents to be thinking that. Why didn’t she say, “We are looking for you. We will find you very soon”? Their manner was not nearly urgent enough in my opinion. I think they know where she is.
Just reviewed Justin’s public statements, and in every one he refers to little Isabel in the past tense. He also never referred to Isabel by name, instead choosing the word “her”.
I reviewed his videos, and his statements and I am surprised at his adept “cop speak”.
B
Oh, the other thing that was interesting about this morning’s report on the Today show was they said there was a dog “inside” as well as outside. Now, if those dogs outside were going crazy (as neighbor said) one would think the inside dog would hear them and go nuts as well, I know it happens at our place frequently. Does the neighbor know Justin from when he was living there? Just wondering.
Charlotte says:
May 3, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Hmmm looks a little like the sketch on Nancy Grace Website of the guy who has been in the area molesting little girls. Could “uncle” have disappeared because he is out on the prowl trying to confuse police into believing that it was a stranger and not HIM? Just saying…
OMG Charlotte I too have thought the very same thing. The facial hair throws me but the shape of the face, the glasses.
Remember this picture was the product of an interview by a 10 year old sister of the little girl that was molested. It was dark and she was scared.
The uncle seemed to come into focus more when a picture might have been shown to the 10 year old and she thought…maybe. MOO
My eye has been on this Cousin since day one.
It is the parents of Sergio that live down the block so I don’t think the nephew of Becky and cousin of Isabel stayed with them.
I think the cousin was staying and living right there…with his Aunt Becky!
MOO
After watching the Today show inerview ,I think somethings not right, hope im wrong
Charlotte- Thought the same thing when I saw the glasses, hairline and shape of the eyes. I even emailed Nancy and asked her to show their photos side by side… These 3 young girls did an absolute remarkable job in their description. But the age could have been off???
@Donnie says:
May 3, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Just reviewed Justin’s public statements, and in every one he refers to little Isabel in the past tense. He also never referred to Isabel by name, instead choosing the word “her”.
I’ve noticed same in Justin’s statements and in this morning’s interview her mother easily spoke consistently in the present tense. Her father did fairly well too, though it appeared he nearly slipped and corrected himself, but it could have also been nerves and not necessarily a correction of past to present.
@Donnie says:
May 3, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Wonder which bedroom was his, and if he still had a house key? Do we know when and under what circumstances he moved out?
I gotta tell ya I am inclined to believe he was in the house that very night, does not strike me as an early riser to be knocking on the neighbors door at 8 am if he wasn’t.
B
Excellent point Blink, your theory makes the most sense of how Justin could have been knocking so early, even before call was made. Thanks for pointing that out.
Blink – not sure how reliable this site is so post if you think it contributes. Statement analysis of uncle:
http://seamusoriley.blogspot.com/2012/04/missing-6-year-old-uncles-statement.html
SouthernMom says:
May 3, 2012 at 1:27 pm
If he is the perp, and lived there, that would explain why the dogs did not alert by going crazy as would have been the case with an “unknown” intruder.
@SouthernMom, I so agree. The dogs would recognize him.
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7. Charlotte says:
May 3, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Hmmm looks a little like the sketch on Nancy Grace Website of the guy who has been in the area molesting little girls. Could “uncle” have disappeared because he is out on the prowl trying to confuse police into believing that it was a stranger and not HIM? Just saying…
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@Charlotte, I, too, immediately noticed the resemblance to the face in the sketch. Does anyone know if Justin still has a beard? I have not seen any of his appearances on television, but will search for them in a few minutes.
The parents seemed very genuine on the Today Show. For someone earlier who mentioned the mom’s phrasing, it sounds as if English is Ms. Celis’s second language. If it is, and she is translating from Spanish to English in her mind (which seems to be the case), especially being under stress, her phrasing may sound “off.” I continue to believe they did not harm Isa or have anything to do with her abduction.
If it was the cousin, I have a scenario in mind as to how it played out. Regarding the other molestation less than 30 minutes away, I suspect the perp would have abducted the child if there weren’t other child witnesses in the vicinity.
My question would be, do the Celis’s have their own suspicions about this cousin?
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JMO. The cousin is innocent unless proven guilty.
Blink what would Uncle Justin look like without the facial hair?
And what would he look like without the hair and next to the composite of the other case with the three children?
2. Rose says:
May 3, 2012 at 12:44 pm
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I don’t believe he is married rose. Is he??
Blink,
I’m getting Mom and Dad and Brother (Mastromarino) all live in Florida, and Justin is the only Mastromarino/sibbling of that particular family, living in AZ? Is that correct?
There appears to be a
Dawn P. Mastromarino in Boca Raton Fl , who is also related to
Pam Mastromarino, who is also related to Justin.
Dawn, has a problem apparently with drinking and driving as recently as last year and April of this year.
http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Palm-Beach-County-FL/Dawn-P-Mastromarino.5781261.html
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1150080674&sk=wall
http://bocanewsnow.com/2012/03/29/boca-raton-realtor-arrested-for-dui-also-arrested-last-year/
We don’t have quite enough information at this time although LE may be informed. This particular person has all the access needed to acomplish the abduction.
Then, the thought hits me that there still remains the possibility of this being a scam to collect insurance money for the child to help the family get out of a financial crisis. It would take some more research to find insurance information.
Sorry to learn about the keyboard Blink. I’m still trying to get my fingers in the right place after five months. Hope you do better.
I reviewed his videos, and his statements and I am surprised at his adept “cop speak”.
B
I can’t find that first day interview Justin gave? Do you happen to have links to any of his videos and statements? I would like to take a look at them. TIA
12. T. Ruth says:
May 3, 2012 at 2:29 pm
snip>>
People Finders it brings up Robert W. Snyder as a relative of hers, so I’m guessing this Justin person is somehow related to Becky, not Sergio.
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Snyder is Becky’s maiden name. IIRC, however; I don’t recall where I
learned that from.
@Elizabeth
If anyone can link her I am out of my office at soccer games through late tonight, thanks.
Dad referred to her in past tense and quickly recovered on Today show..
Justin Mastromarino dating profile
http://www.pof.com/member14407231.htm
31. Michael says:
May 3, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Dad referred to her in past tense and quickly recovered on Today show..
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If Spanish is Mr. Celis’s native language, I don’t find his change in verb tense unusual at all. The tense of verbs is very difficult to completely master in a second language. In addition, one can find subtle/not so subtle disintegration of sentence structure and verb tense when one is under extreme pressure even when one is speaking their native language. If you recall, he spoke fluently – and more passionately, imo – in Spanish during their first statement.
I am thinking (and hoping) there may be a break in the case very soon. JMO
UUGGH! Okay, now I’m really creeped out, Cheryl!
http://pics.pof.com/dating/78/59/ifftj555zi_109187918-2.jpg
thanks Kimberley, maybe this is where you read it, I hadn’t seen it.
http://www.douglasdispatch.com/articles/2012/05/02/news/doc4fa18d3b1b98f222950905.txt
Isabela’s family has ties to Douglas. Her mom Rebecca (Snyder) Celis is a 1995 graduate of Douglas High School and at one time ran for the title of Miss Douglas.
So are the Mastromarino’s Becky’s step brothers/sisters maybe?
This appears to be Rebecca’s mom:
Mercedes Snyder, 58
Douglas, AZ Hector R Rodriguez, Rebecca L Snyder, Robertjame James Snyder, Robert W Snyder, Mark Rodriguez, Carlota Rodriguez
http://radaris.com/p/Mercedes/Snyder/AZ/
dig that silver neck chain.
first date: truck muddin’ ?
where’s his muddin grounds?
Thanks for the link Cheryl…interesting find. 1 of 4 of his profile pics is of him with his niece, Isa.
April 20th is a national holiday for smoking pot. I guarantee there were people getting very high in the Tucson area that night. Also look at the facebook page of cousin’s best friend (named Matthew L) who also happens to look like sketch. Read his status updates from April 20th through now. Kinda weird.
Interesting that Justin has a picture of himself with one of his nieces(taken in Arizona), on his dating profile…
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cheryl says:
May 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Justin Mastromarino dating profile
http://www.pof.com/member14407231.htm
The more I see these parents in front of the camera, the more I feel that they know way more than they are saying. They have been polygraphed, that much we know so they are not out of the realm of suspicion. I’m sorry, they just don’t look like grieving parents in shock over their child’s disppearance. This looks to me like a couple who is evading questions. I don’t see fear in their eyes like you would have if you didn’t know where your child was. I see the look that you give when you don’t want others to know that you know more than you are saying. I could be wrong, but I dont’ think so, this is a pattern of behavior now. And what about the cadaver dog hit? We have this cousin under extreme scrutiny, but what about what happened in that house??? I don’t like to falsely accuse, but still…….no……..tears.
Just thinking….maybe the reason Becky didn’t put her daughter’s bed clothes on her after braiding her hair, is because she knew her daughter was going somewhere. Maybe Becky arranged to have her little girl taken from the house for some reason.
Back in Oct on her FB, she took her two youngest to church to mass. She implied that it had been some time since she went to church, since she said her kids asked 20 questions, as in never having gone before. One generally has a reason to start going back to church. Sometimes it’s to try to understand a death, or sometimes trying to rely upon faith to get answers and direction when nothing else is working. She also made a comment about a weekend that month “not going as planned”, and she said it was okay though, because all her family showed up. This makes me wonder what was going on.
Just a thought.
I am confused by part of what Isabel’s dad said in this interview. Here’s the question the interviewer asked him:
“What do you remember about the last time you saw her, sergio?”
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“>> just that sweet little face . just that sweet little face . she had just gotten her hair done. it was just before she went to bed. she had a baseball game early the next morning. and becky braided her hair up. so she was going to be ready for early morning . and i was asking her if she was hungry. and she just had that little sleepy look as she was walking by. and she just said, “no, daddy. i’m tired.” she was just walking by. she is so full of life, and she is just so wonderful. and we do miss her so much. and her brothers miss her so much. he said he loves her so much. we just need everyone out there, everyone, just to keep praying for her. keep your eyes out.
Video and text of interview:
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/47276606#47276606
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So after her mom braided her hair that night she was wandering off to bed by herself? Did she put herself to bed?
Doesn’t sound like a parent put her to bed if she was “walking by” and saying she was tired, but not hungry.
Dad said that was the last time he saw her.
From what I saw on HLN the parents have not been ruled out. I wonder if the child could have been drugged before taken from the house. I understand a neighbor heard barking dogs and male voices at 6:30 am the morning Isa disappeared, but no mention of a childs voice. I’m trying to figure out a motive (as we all are) and somehow not buying an intruder theory at this point.
I have no opinion one way or the other on this cousin.
Having said that,
this could also, maybe, perhaps, be him with Isa at Oregano’s Pizza Bistro – - – looking at the man’s neck chain and chin stubble:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=381013821943829&set=a.380619455316599.91070.380121855366359&type=3&permPage=1
Another photo of Isa only – - – looks like same place, time:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=384969968214881&set=a.380619455316599.91070.380121855366359&type=3&permPage=1
There was another photo from Oregano’s with a female and Isa – - -
longish, very dark hair – - – maybe a cousin or aunt, but I can’t seem to find it now . . . weird.
Just thinking out loud here…not sure if it’s even plausible.
What if Justin set it up to sell, give or trade Isa and didn’t remove her all by hisself?
It would be fairly easy to pass her through a window at say 6:30-ish when neighbor was awakened to muted male non-hispanic sounding or “accented” voices and dogs barking. And IMO Justin doesn’t have an accent from the interviews I’ve seen.
If Justin did this alone…he knew the house well enough I’m sure, so he could have carried this out successfully in numerous ways and the open window was just for “show”.
Kimberly, you’re right. assumption of mine & wrong.
It mentions on Justin’s dating profile that he has a boat. The police should process the boat.
Who else was at the house that night? Becky, Sergio, the sons, Isa & Justin.Anyone else there?
I am curious regarding the sleeping arrangements in Isa’s home while the cousin lived there and particularly the night she disappeared. If he was in the home that night where did he sleep? Did she usually sleep with her brothers because the cousin used her bedroom? Although he may have simply slept on the couch. The home only had three bedrooms(a link with the floorplan is attached) so if the cousin tended to use her room while she bunked with her brothers why on the night of her disappearance did Isa just happen to return to sleeping in her own bed? I would also like to know the reason Isa began to slept with her brothers and why she allegedly returned to her own bedroom. Did it start when the cousin moved in? Did she bunk with her brothers because her parents allowed the cousin to use her bedroom or was something happening that made Isa afraid to sleep alone? Plenty of kids are afraid to sleep alone( I know I was) and if it was the typical fear of a monster being under the bed etc then it makes no sense that suddenly after a long tiring day the fear was gone. Unless of course there was a “monster” of sorts living in her house that wasn’t around that night for whatever reason so she was comfortable sleeping alone. Floorplan link: http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/149171495.html