Elijah Archuleta Was Burned To Death
November 12, 2008 by impqueen
Elijah Archuleta
Denver, CO – Elijah Archuleta died last FridayFriday reviews
night, a victim of child abuse, delayed medical attention, and a web of lies. He was two years old. Elijah’s stepfather, John Vigil, burned Elijah over 75% of his body on Friday morning. His mother, Isela Reyes-Talamantes, waited for hours before getting her son help – she ran errands, went to a drug-related court hearing with Vigil, and then sat at home while Vigil went to the taqueria with his buddies. By the time she got around to getting help for Elijah, it was too late. Elijah was dead before he got to the emergency room.
John Vigil and Isela Reyes-Talamantes
Isela Reyes-Talamantes had filed for divorce from her children’s father, Jim Archuleta, back in April. Archuleta said he wanted his high school sweetheart back, but Isela, 23, wasn’t having any. She’d already met 21-year-old thug John Vigil, who disliked Jim Archuleta – and, apparently, Jim’s toddler son. Isela also has a four year old daughter, SerenitySerenity reviews, with Archuleta.
Last Friday, Vigil and the kids went to pick up Reyes-Talamantes at work at about 1:25 p.m. Elijah’s face and hands were very red, and he was dressed and in his carseat with a blanket over him. Isela noticed something wrong, but they had stuff to do, y’know? Vigil told her that the baby had been left in the bathtub alone while Vigil was outside the house, and somehow had turned the hot water on himself. You know, like kids do, just for fun and scalding.
Apparently Isela either didn’t notice her baby boy’s big black eye, or she wasn’t worried about it. She took Elijah and Serenity with her to attend Vigil’s court hearing that afternoon. Then they did some more errands, and this fine example of motherhood decided they ought to pick up some burn cream just in case. Now I don’t know whether she changed Elijah’s diaper at all during those first four or five hours, but you’d think so, right? So she had to know there was a bigger problem than an invisible black eye and a burned face and hands.   But maybe not.
Anyway, the scary little family goes home, and John Vigil decides he’s taking the car and going to the taqueria to hang out with his buds. Which he does. For several hours. During which time Isela Reyes-Talamantes does not call 911, does not call a friend for a ride, does not go outside and ask someone to get some help. Very probably, Elijah died while his mother was sitting around like a dumbass, coming up with a cover story for her penis.
After Vigil got home, there was apparently an argument. Little Serenity told investigators who talked with her that “John-John” had burned the baby, and then her mommy was crying because the baby was dead, and John-John was yelling. Probably at the baby for being stupid enough not to survive being burned over 75% of his body.
Finally, just before 11:00 p.m., Reyes-Talamantes dropped Serenity off at with her mother and took Elijah to the hospital, telling personnel that Vigil had accidentally scalded the boy at about 7:45 p.m. Which didn’t really fly, since Elijah was dead. The nurse who triaged them tried to give Elijah two rescue breaths, but stopped and called a code when he realized the baby was already cold. A code blue team worked on Elijah for a half hour, then called the code and the cops.
Isela Reyes-Talamantes lied to officers, trying to cover for Vigil. Investigators then went to get little Serenity – and she told them everything. How John-John got mad and hit Elijah, and burned him. How her mother didn’t get Elijah help all afternoon. How Vigil left the house and Isela still didn’t get help. How her brother died with nobody to help him, nobody to soothe his pain. Serenity Archuleta is my hero.
John Vigil and Isela Reyes-Talamantes are both facing murder charges in Denver and are currently being held without bond. Serenity Archuleta was in emergency custody for a few days, but by Tuesday was reunited with her father, Jim.   Funeral arrangements for baby Elijah are pending.
11:00 pm on November 12th, 2008
Maybe, just maybe she should’ve looked at her burned baby with those bug eyes as his skin was most likely bubbling in front of her very eyes!!! I have never ever even came within the same universe as a dick so good that i’d let someone harm my kids. But that’s just me….
11:10 pm on November 12th, 2008
This is so so sad. Burns are so painful. That poor little guy. Hope those 2 pieces of shit rot in hell.
11:13 pm on November 12th, 2008
I agree w/ you . what a fkn bitch. i hope that ass hole has a hot water accident is prison too. Serenity Archuleta is my HERO too. she was brave enough to let her voice be heard, and speak for her baby brother who couldnt. THERE IS NO EXCUSE for this behavior. rest in peace baby boy
11:16 pm on November 12th, 2008
What a sweet, cute little boy. I don’t think he had a chance in the world with those two pieces of crap raising him. I hope the little girl is with GOOD family now or with someone who will properly take care of her. It’s the only chance she’s got! Oh and by the way, I think these two asshats need to get thrown into a tub of boiling oil for um about 30 minutes as their punishment. If they make it out alive? Do it again. Pieces of Sh*t.
11:28 pm on November 12th, 2008
He was an adorable little boy. To die in pain like that while his stupid whore of a mother sat around and did nothing to help him…. Someone should set them both on fire and leave them to die in agony.
12:08 am on November 13th, 2008
How do you burn a baby? Just how….hearing them scream in pain….just how. I really am at a loss of words. Over 75% of his body…my god….how do you not do anything…how does anyone else not notice…just how….I’m getting tired of idiotic mothers letting their babies die. It is a mother’s responsibility to protect their child…just why…why something so innocent…
1:01 am on November 13th, 2008
She looks nuts, like she’s flying through the air and trying bore a hole in a brick wall with her eyes. She’ll have lots of time to practice that trick in prison, I hope.
He looks like your usual stupid Penis-Man, “Hey! It wasn’t my kid! What are you made about?”
I can hardly wait for the idiots in their family to start showing up here and explaining that he did it, no, she did it, no, he wouldn’t hurt a child, no, she wouldn’t hurt a child, etc.
1:10 am on November 13th, 2008
She took Elijah and Serenity with her to attend Vigil’s court hearing that afternoon.
Do you mean to tell me that, this child, was in a courthouse full of people, and no-one noticed that something was wrong?? At 2 years old, he was too big for an infant carrier, his burns and black eye couldn’t have been hidden……
1:39 am on November 13th, 2008
that cute little face,
this shit pisses me off to no end
I guess thats what gives me the drive to stay in Child Protective Services, we are overworked I got home tonight at 8 pm, no lunch, and we can’t save every single child no matter how hard we work as an individual. But no matter how many times I hear “us workers” are too blame… I will swallow that; knowing I am making a difference in the life of a child who could easily turn up like the one above.
It still makes me sad though.
1:41 am on November 13th, 2008
Thats what I was wondering!
1:50 am on November 13th, 2008
Einstein probably left him in the car, you know he had to be moaning–can you imagine the excruciating pain this little boy was in.
2:15 am on November 13th, 2008
Whoa!! That is one crazy looking bitch.
Why do these dumb ass broads keep protecting the murdering peni (plural for penis, right?)?? I am sick of it! Dildo, spin cycle, man whore… Anything to get laid that doesn’t end in the murder of a beautiful baby!!
2:21 am on November 13th, 2008
I CANT STOP CRYING… What A STUPID FUCKING CUNT HOW TRHE HELLL DO YOU JUST LOOK AT YOU BABY WHILE THEY ARE IN PAIN AND DO NOTHING . IT WOULD KILLL ME TO SEE MY KIDS LIKE THAT. I REALLY HOPE YOU 2 GET WHAT THE FUCK YOU DESERVE!!!
2:51 am on November 13th, 2008
I can’t agree with April more- that is one fucking CRAAAAAAZY lookin’ biatch! That little girl is both awesome and so brave. Standing up for her brother when no one else would. Poor little thing, I hope he’s at peace now, and I hope his fucking hoebag of a mother and that fat piece of shit get it hardcore.
3:11 am on November 13th, 2008
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http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7843943&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
“Elijah Archuleta’s father, James Archuleta, was in the courtroom and had to be restrained when the couple entered. The distraught biological father also talked to reporters Sunday night about his loss.”
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=103607&catid=339
She hadn’t been honoring visitation rights, he hadn’t seen his kids in over a month and a half…….
3:23 am on November 13th, 2008
Sorry to say but a mom not honoring visitation rights happens all the time, espcially in cases like this. Are there a lot of evil fathers and husbands that have no business being anywhere near their kids. Yup, but there are also so many mothers that are just as evil and are so deseprate for a man that they’ll do anything to keep him, if their children get raped or abused, so be it. If the father or pat/maternal grandparents try to get the kids away, nope, mother still knows best. Then when the kid is dead, you’ll hear from social services or the judge, whoops! she seemed like a good mother, mothers don’t do this blah blah. I’m sick another innocent child died at the hands of a loser boyfriend of a mom who just had to have a man in her life.
4:05 am on November 13th, 2008
RIP little Elijah….may God hold you in his loving arms forever. And may you one day be reunited with the father and sister who really do love you. And may you know that there are many more of us out here who love you as well. God help this childs father and sister through this.
I do not even want to address this little angels so-called mother and her murdering boyfriend in the same area as this little one. They are both total wastes of oxygen.
4:22 am on November 13th, 2008
This one made me cry. I have a little boy who is about 2 weeks shy of 2 years old. I can’t imagine this happening to him. I can’t imagine what he could do so wrong to deserve this. Someone at work asked me tonight “Does Parker ever even do anything wrong?” She asked because I never complain about him not sleeping or throwing tantrums or anything like that. I really had to think about it. Sure, he does normal toddler stuff. He throws tantrums, but I forget about them quickly I guess. I love him so much. He was unplanned and I am a single mother. I don’t get to go out and have fun, and I have to cancel plans and turn down invitations all the time. I’ve never even thought about taking it out on him. I had some extra money and was excited to go shopping, but then I remembered that he has a birthday party coming up, so the money will go to that. It’s ok. I’d rather spend it on him anyway. My point is…wow…I just can’t imagine someone doing this to my child and then ignoring it. That poor little boy. I wish I could have saved him.
5:42 am on November 13th, 2008
Absolutely this is one of the most disturbing stories, I just burst into tears, how very painful this poor little one had to suffer while slowly dying. I pray to god that the little girl goes to a loving family and kudos toher for having the courage to tell the truth and also i hope the lawyers really really express how unimaginable the pain for this little boy, Elijah had to go through without no help and maybe that the judge and jury will necessary prosecute these two FUCK FACES FROM EVIL and they will NEVER EVER get out of jail and they will ROT in HELL for what they did. I am so sorry little one, You are away from danger now and you can rest in peace. Those poor nurses at the hospital at times like this when these pieces of garbage come in and make up stories and the nurses have to deal with this thrown in their lap, VERY VERY SAD indeed to all involved.
6:09 am on November 13th, 2008
I also want to express my deepest and sincere sympathy to his father and I will pray for the father to get through this horrible horrible tragedy that he will forever have to deal with in his life. Be strong and be there for your daughter now, she will need you and you will need her. I am so sorry for your loss.
10:50 am on November 13th, 2008
I just cannot imagine the pain this child was in! I mean, he was burned and they kept him wrapped in blankets! He must have been sizzling under there! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!!
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how “parents” can see their child suffering and do NOTHING.
God bless that little girl for her bravery and strength. Thank God that asshole didn’t hurt her too. My deepest sympathies to the dad. How awful.
I wish the most painful death imaginable upon these 2 slugs. May death come slowly and painfully to you both. May you beg to die, only to feel more torture and pain. May you both be haunted by the memory of Elijah’s agonizing last hours on earth.
RIP sweet boy.
11:08 am on November 13th, 2008
When I was reading this story, I saw him sitting in his car carrier in my mind. He looked very sad and scared. I dont’ know why I had that image. I guess you start getting involed in the stories so much and for me especially about children. What a heartless bitch this woman was to not honor her child by helping him. And what a sick fuck this guy was to even hurt him in the first place. I don’t blame the bio Dad for having to be held back. My thoughts are with him and his family.
11:40 am on November 13th, 2008
This story breaks my heart. That poor little baby – he must’ve been in so much pain. What the hell is wrong with people? How could anyone do such a thing to such an adorable child, and why the hell didn’t his mother take care of him? So sad and tragic.
1:04 pm on November 13th, 2008
I’m cryin in my oatmeal right now…All I wanna do is hug my baby and tell her how much she means to me. I want to tell her that she means more than anyone or anything and that she will always be loved and protected.
Then I want to hug my husband and thank him for loving us the way we should be loved and providing us the comfort in knowing that he will work everyday to provide for us, not have court hearings for drugs, and most of all-we will always be safe with him.
God rest your soul little baby…
1:15 pm on November 13th, 2008
Serenity Archuleta is my hero!
How very true this little girl is a hero.
That poor baby must of been in so much pain.
I hope Mom and her Penis both are charged.
GOD I HATE PEOPLE WHO HURT INNOCENT CHILDREN!
I pray there is a place in HELL for each one of them.
These stories are so heartbreaking.
3:47 pm on November 13th, 2008
Found a myspace for the bitch….but it’s set to private. The daddy. I just feel so bad for him. He has the daughter but his poor son is gone cause of her and her penis….ugh…..I actually cried….maybe cause my daughter is 2 but really because he wen through all that pain and just finally gave up…i can’t imagine how it felt…just can’t
3:52 pm on November 13th, 2008
Better to set them on fire, let it burn for few minutes-maybe 5-and put it out. Then wrap them up in hot blankets and let them suffer the same pain Elijah did. What I don’t get is how she carried him around a courthouse, or ran errands. How could no one else notice?
That poor little baby was probably in so much pain that he just passed out and never woke up-at least I would like to hope that he didn’t suffer through it awake.
3:58 pm on November 13th, 2008
Poor Elijah, my heart and prayers go to you and your family.. May you find peace where you are now.. I have had the unfortunate experience of administering care to burn victims. It is a hideous form of care giving, but the only way to treat burns.. If that little baby was wrapped in blankets up to his head, he was indeed burned over 75% of his body.. And when you have a burn and anything is covering it, the wrap will stick to the burned tissue like glue.. and the only way to get it off is to pull it. Burns are the most excruciating wound due to this form of healing and infection.. Whatever is touching that burn will infect it, and then you have to debride it, pulling, ripping, all material from it.. It’s unbelievablely painful.. Rip little Elijah, I hope they both rot from some heinous disease in jail..
4:53 pm on November 13th, 2008
That little boy…….. another face amoung countless faces that is going to haunt my heart while I live. There are so many fucking thousands to millions of sub-human flesh trolls that are lucky I am not omnipotent. I have such little faith in humanity.
5:48 pm on November 13th, 2008
I’ve been a long-time troller but have finally decided to come out of my dark and desolate cave. So exciting! I can’t wait to bash the baddies and drop curse words I’m not allowed to say around my kids.
Sometimes even I don’t understand my obsession with true crime…particularly when it concerns children and the “parents” who destroy them.
My computer here at work won’t show me these fucktards’ pictures so I have to use my imagination…but to let your baby suffer, in pain…there’s a special place in Hell, I imagine. And the 4-year old witnessing it all, and having to be the voice of reason? Un-fucking-believable.
Can’t figure out why she loves dick more than her baby boy…
9:00 pm on November 13th, 2008
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10:55 pm on November 13th, 2008
I read about little Elijah in the forums, but the additional links Josie posted…just brought it all more horrifying. Literately this poor baby suffered countless hours as the adults in his life, including his mother, did NOTHING to ease his pain, save his life.
He must have been in shock and became mostly quiet so they found it easy enough to take him about and doing there business. The audacity of a person to call herself a “mother” and not check on the well being of your child….she must have hated him. Had she taken the time to look him over, hell to change his diaper, she would have known her baby was seriously injured and dying….somehow, I don’t think she gave a fuck and that just makes me sick.
The bio-father’s grief is heartbreaking. I wish he’d successfuly attacked the bastard in court…at least getting a good solid punch, no one would have blamed him…
“To hold him in my arms. I just want to hold him again,” says Archuleta.”
…so terribly sad.
I pray for baby Elijah, I pray for the ones who loved him…my deepest sympathies.
Rest in peace sweet baby Elijah.
11:31 pm on November 13th, 2008
Are you fukin kidding me!!! you cant tell me the fuking whore mom did not know by looking at her poor in pain son,that something was terably wrong.. WTF!! we here more stuff like this every day,i think they should burn both of these fuks to death in public..maybe if there was more concequences for ppl doing shit like this,we wouldnt read this every day…
9:16 am on November 14th, 2008
If she went all these places, and not a soul saw that black eye, what kind of community does she really live in?
That baby is adorable, this breaks my heart. I hope they both get life and Serenity knows that she brought her brother some kind of justice.
12:40 pm on November 14th, 2008
Thanks for caring, I feel the system is broken not the people working in it. Like everywhere some do a great job others just collect a paycheck. No oversight from the top down, blame is always put on the overworked case worker. Huge amounts of money spent on tons of useless administrators never held accountable, and so few field agents. Lot of well paid chiefs and no indians, just enough for the chiefs to blame
12:53 pm on November 14th, 2008
i really dont know what to say this makes me sick i cant even express how i feel about this. Poor kid, what the fuck is wrong with people
1:52 pm on November 14th, 2008
When things like this happen, one word always comes to mind: Why? Why do these boyfriends (and occasionally, fathers) hurt/kill these helpless little babies? And why, oh, why, do their mothers do nothing about it? And then try to defend/cover up for the monster who did this? Why? What the hell is wrong with people?
I can say this: if anyone, ANYONE, I don’t care how good he is in bed or how much money he makes, ever, EVER even looked like he was going to hurt my baby or spoke one harsh word to my baby, I wouldn’t stay around. And if my baby even looked like he’d been hurt, I’d examine him from head to toe, right then and there, no matter where I was or what I had to do. If it turned out he was hurt, I’d call 911 immediately. And then, heaven have mercy on the bastard who hurt my baby because I certainly wouldn’t! But then again, I’m a good mother, something this stupid twit isn’t.
2:47 pm on November 14th, 2008
Seems as many mothers kill /torture babies as boyfriends. I think the biggest deference is more women have custody of their kids so you have more non family males involved. Women are no less evil than men don’t forget pigs like Rosemary I enjoy torturing babies Kunz and all the others on here seems like a pretty good split to me
6:46 pm on November 14th, 2008
Glad to see your scalding ironic humor is still alive, Impqueen.
That poor baby.
But what is this about a black eye? Did he have a black eye? I’m confused.
9:13 pm on November 14th, 2008
She’s got devil-brows…but not in that good way!
7:00 pm on November 15th, 2008
You make a good point about why more non-family males are often involved with children than non-family females. And it’s sadly true that not only will some mothers not protect their children, they’ll have an active hand in their abuse. I still don’t understand it. People, of both genders, are supposed to protect and love children, not abuse/kill them or offer them up for the same from a step-parent figure.
I wasn’t meaning to engage in any man-bashing here. Sorry if I came across that way. Lots of men are loving, kind, and protective to children, even those that are not theirs. And lots of women are not good to children that are theirs, let alone children that aren’t. Like you said, it’s a “pretty good split.” Evil doesn’t pay attention to gender.
10:57 am on November 25th, 2008
I am sad to say i know both the mother and the father of this little boy that lost his life not only did she live with me when she was pregnant with this child i helped pick out his name i even went to the hospital when he was born this makes me so sick i just wish i had a chance to see her face to face cause i am at my ropes end with this i want to beat the life out of her i don’t understand why and how she could say that she noticed his hand red along with the redness on his face and do nothing to make sure the boy what kind of mother is she to not check him to make sure nothing was wrong after being told he burned himself i prey she gets hers in jail along with the S.O.B hat she is see and to put the record straight the boys real father was never abusive and love his kids more then anything in the world and was filing contempt on her cause the fact that she was not allowing him to see his kids
12:48 pm on November 25th, 2008
sadtosee:
Have you heard anything about the case? Was she good to her kids before this? I, too, can’t believe she would let that little boy suffer in such an atrocious way. He had to have been in shock, or clearly dieing before she got him to the hospital. Hopefully, he was in and out of conciousness to relieve some of the pain he was in.. thanks for you input. Any news on the case would be appreciated.
12:17 am on November 26th, 2008
Well at first she was a good person i really did like her as a person but then she started to change she was busy running back to her mothers house for days at a time leaving the kids dad at home this was during the marriage then she decided that she no longer wanted to be married anymore to the kids dad the mug shot of her looks like she has been on drugs and the court hearing for her boyfriend was cause he got caught selling drugs and as for the court case the mother and the boyfriend are being charge with first degree murder and fatal child abuse but that’s all i know as of right now but i do hope she never gets to get out of jail she deserves to die in there for not doing anything to take care of that boy
9:37 am on February 14th, 2009
The two scumbags will be in court at the end of this month, I’m praying for the Father to be allowed a chance to be alone with the POS and bring accelerant & lighter with him! Serenity is a Precious Little Hero! God, please watch over this Little Angel, Amen!
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_11372575
Reyes-Talamantes and Vigil are due back in court on Feb. 27 for arraignment.
3:47 am on February 17th, 2009
yeah they will be in court that day and i hope they both don’t get out i hate to say this but the mothers lawyer is trying to get her off on probation and i hope she don’t get out you can not tell me that she didn’t look at that boy and as for her parents they just lost visitation to see there granddaughter cause the grandfather didn’t want to give her back to her father they did have visitation with her for the weekend but he ruined that by not wanting to give her back and he did try to hit the father
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