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Christopher Scholtes was an Arizona man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse in the tragic 2024 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Parker, who was left in a hot car outside their home for several hours while temperatures reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
News broke on November 5, 2025, that Scholtes was found dead by apparent suicide in Phoenix on the same day he was scheduled to be taken into custody to begin serving his 20–30 year prison sentence. The development brings a tragic and abrupt end to a highly publicized case.
The public discussion centers on the tragic finality of the case. Details of the crime, including authorities stating he was distracted by playing video games, generated widespread grief and anger, and his subsequent death compounded the heartbreak of the entire event.