Police vetting more than 1,000 tips, chasing leads in slaying of Fla. girl found in landfill
Police vet more than 1,000 tips in girl’s death Fearful mourners anxiously await capture of Fla. girl’s killer as detectives scour for cluesORANGE PARK, Fla. — The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill is praising the work of detectives trying to solve the case. Somer Thompson cause of death known
Fla. detectives search for girl’s killer, sorting through trash and looking for witnessesORANGE PARK, Fla. — Dozens of parents, their young children in tow, have filed past the mountainous makeshift memorial that has sprouted up in memory of a 7-year-old girl found slain in a landfill some 50 miles from her suburban neighborhood. Investigators search for who may have seen what happened to 7-year-old girl found in landfillORANGE PARK, Fla. — Somer Thompson was last seen alive walking along the sidewalk in front of a vacant house, and authorities said Friday that they’re searching for anyone who saw what happened to the 7-year-old after that. Authorities: None of the 161 sex offenders interviewed is a suspect in death of Fla. girl, 7ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Investigators have finished interviewing all the registered sex offenders who live near where a slain Florida girl first vanished but don’t believe there is a suspect in that group, authorities said Friday. Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from schoolORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load. Sheriff says body in Ga. landfill identified by clothes, birthmark as 7-year-old Fla. girlORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities believe a body found under trash in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who vanished on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday. Sheriff says tentatively ID’d body found in landfill as missing 7-year-old Fla. girlORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities believe a body found in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who disappeared on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday. Police searching for missing Florida girl find a child’s body in landfill; not yet identifiedORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities say they have not identified a child’s body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl’s community feared the worst. Police find child’s body in Georgia landfill during search for missing 7-year-old Florida girlORANGE PARK, Fla. — Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young child in a Georgia landfill. Investigators baffled by 7-year-old Fla. girl’s disappearance; mom pleas on TV for her returnORANGE PARK, Fla. — Investigators have no clues three days after a 7-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school, a sheriff in north Florida said Wednesday. Investigators baffled by missing 7-year-old Fla. girl; mom on national TV to urge returnJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Investigators have no clues three days after a 7-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school, a sheriff in north Florida said Wednesday. 7-year-old girl missing after school in North Florida; more than 100 officers search for herORANGE PARK, Fla. — A daylong search for a missing 7-year-old North Florida girl who vanished on her way home from school Monday has produced more than 150 leads, but the child remained missing Tuesday afternoon and officials said they suspect foul play. AP News in Brief
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