Police: 5-year-old girl found in Sacramento storage facility dead for weeks

The Reno Police Department says married couple Tyler and Averyauna Anderson kept 5-year-old Cali Anderson's body inside a duffel bag in a closet at their Nevada residence since May 4, 2018. The Reno Police Department says married couple Tyler and Averyauna Anderson kept 5-year-old Cali Anderson's body inside a duffel bag in a closet at their Nevada residence since May 4, 2018. Photo: Courtesy Reno PD And Washoe County Jail Photo: Courtesy Reno PD And Washoe County Jail Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Police: 5-year-old girl found in Sacramento storage facility dead for weeks 1 / 28 Back to Gallery

This article originally appeared on KCRA.com.

New court documents obtained by KCRA 3 reveal that a Nevada girl whose remains were found in a storage facility in Sacramento has been dead for at least almost two weeks.

The affidavit, written by a Reno Police Department officer, says married couple Tyler and Averyauna Anderson kept 5-year-old Cali Anderson's body inside a duffel bag in a closet at their Nevada residence since May 4.

The couple rented a U-Haul van May 10 and drove to California with Cali's decomposed remains still inside the bag. Detectives said the couple dropped off the remains in a sealed box to a friend's storage unit on 1850 Glenrose Ave. the following night.

The owner of the storage unit believed the boxes dropped off to him were suspicious. He inspected the contents and found the remains in a duffel bag that had been placed inside a blue plastic drum in a sealed cardboard box.

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The storage unit owner notified Sacramento police Tuesday night and officers began investigating. Detectives found the couple's Nevada residence at 2401 Harvard Way #141 by tracking Tyler's cellphone information and rental agreement with U-Haul.

Sacramento police notified Reno police, prompting them to join the investigation Tuesday.

Reno police discovered the couple had three children. The two boys are the couple's biological children, but Cali – the 5-year-old-girl – was not Averyauna's biological daughter. Neighbors told police they had ever only seen the two boys but not Cali in the time that the couple has lived in Reno.

Averyauna told Reno detectives Cali seemed immobile and unresponsive May 4. Court documents said the couple tried life-saving measures from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., attempting CPR and waking Cali up with a cold shower.

She also told officers that she and Tyler kept Cali's body in a duffel bag in a closet for a full week before driving to Sacramento to hide her body.

Reno police noted in the affidavit that no emergency calls to first responders were ever made.

Court documents described the couple's Reno residence as "unkempt," with items and spoiled food scattered all across the apartment. There was also a mattress with food stains in the living room.

Detectives also found a wire animal crate inside the bathroom with handcuffs attached to it. Next to the crate was a girl's backpack with clothing inside, including a hat with the name "Cali" on it. Old food was also found inside the bathroom. No signs of pets living in the residence were apparent during the investigation.

An initial Sacramento County coroner's report found Cali's body was malnourished and emaciated.

Averyauna told detectives Cali had been experiencing health problems related to weight loss, trouble digesting food and occasional vomiting, according to court documents.

Sacramento detectives made contact with Tyler and arrested him Wednesday. He was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail. Averyauna was booked that same day into Washoe County Jail.