C.J. and Celina were not that close, as Lynn did her best to keep C.J. out of Celina’s life. He had moved on from music and started working as a bookkeeper and accountant for the Gospel of Christ Ministries Inc.
He became consumed with his newfound religious group, which was later described as more of a cult by members who had left.
When Celina arrived at her dad’s house, he decided she was no longer going to be in public school. He started homeschooling her and imposing strict rules on her. She had to attend church frequently.
Google Maps; pictured above is Crestwood Drive
At 12-years-old, Celina became pregnant, and C.J. became enraged. He told Celina he would force her to have a paternity test done on her child so he would know who the father of the baby was.
Despite his threats, Celina never told her family members who the father of her unborn baby was. She refused.
An aunt suspected that while Celina was out rollerskating one day, she had met a boy and that’s who had gotten her pregnant, but that was never confirmed.
Just 2 days before Celina disappeared, she went to go see her obstetrician. She was 9 months pregnant at the time and approximately 2 weeks away from having her baby.
She mentioned to her obstetrician that the father of her baby was not part of her church. She also told her doctor the boy was 16-years-old.
On December 15th, 1996, Celina ate dinner at home with her family. At 11 p.m. she politely thanked her cousin who had made the meal and went to her bedroom.