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Wayne County deputies charge man with the murder of his girlfriend and her son

Wayne County Sheriff's Dept.

A Wayne County farm worker is now facing charges of murder in the deaths of his girlfriend and her 14 month old son.

The Sheriff’s Department says that 26 Alberto Eberardo Gutierre-Reyes, also known by the name Everardo Donoteo-Reyes,  was indicted on two counts of murder in the second degree and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

He is accused of killing his girlfriend, Selena Hidalgo-Calderon and her son Owen.

Selena and her toddler were reported missing last May. She and Gutierre-Reyes had lived in a house in Sodus near the farm where they worked.

Authorities found the mother’s body  last May, and her son’s remains were found in October. Guetierre-Reyes had initially been charged with evidence tampering, accused of moving Selena’s body.

Gutierre-Reyes was ordered held in the Wayne County Jail without bail, and is expected back in court on January 15.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.