The family of 7-year-old Athena Strand will spend Christmas without her after police say the little girl was killed by a delivery driver dropping off gifts.

The woman, found wearing a collar, said she was able to escape after Timothy M. Haslett left the house to take his child to school, authorities said.

Jesus Manuel Salgado is in a Merced County jail in connection with the kidnapping and deaths of a family of four.

The family members, including an 8-month-old baby, were found dead in a farming area, authorities said.

Jesus Manuel Salgado was medically sedated and unable to communicate with authorities after attempting to kill himself following the family's abduction Monday.

The family members, who include an 8-month-old baby, were “taken against their will” by a male who is believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.