Body of Audrii Cunningham, missing 11-year-old Texas girl, found in river
The body of missing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was found in the Trinity River in Texas, officials announced Tuesday.
The body of missing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was found in the Trinity River in Texas, officials announced Tuesday.
Don Steven McDougal, 42, in custody on an unrelated matter, will be charged with capital murder in connection with her death, Polk County District Attorney Shelly Sitton said at a news conference.
A case will be filed "based on all the evidence," she said.
Sheriff Byron Lyons said information from the suspect, cellphone data and social media imagery sent in by citizens led them to the body off Highway 59 in the county.
A local water authority lowered the water level of the river to assist divers in their search, the sheriff said. Her body was with a medical examiner, who would determine an exact cause and manner of death, he said.
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