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Somer Thompson Body Found in Landfill: Tentative ID

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | October 21, 2009 at 02:14 pm

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Body found in public landfill may mean tragic end for missing 7 year old Florida girl, Somer Thompson

ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young girl in a Georgia landfill.
Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said the body found Wednesday had not been identified but the parents of Somer Thompson have been notified.

Somer vanished on her mile-long walk home from school Monday in Orange Park, near Jacksonville.

She was squabbling with another child, and her sister told her to stop. The girl got upset, walked ahead of the group and wasn't seen again.

Orange Park is a suburb of Jacksonville just south of Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The area where the girl disappeared is a heavily populated residential area.

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AGK

at 14:50 on October 21st, 2009

Yes, a horrible ending. Do not know why such things have to happen at all. :( I guess its not safe to let a child walk home from school anymore. :(

Rory Cripps

at 16:26 on October 21st, 2009

Florida has major problems in this regard! My heart broke this morning when I heard the little girl's mom pleading for the return of her daughter. I can't say here what I would like to do to the MF that did this . . . . This is happening all too often and all too frequently.

AGK

at 16:33 on October 21st, 2009

Yes, Rory, it is all too frequent and just tragic, and the utter selfishness of anyone who would do such a thing to someone's child boggles the mind....

badboobee

at 20:35 on October 21st, 2009

So sad, my heart, thoughts and prayers to the family of Somer.

Amy Judd

at 07:10 on October 22nd, 2009

Good work getting on this so early

toria (not verified)

at 09:46 on October 24th, 2009

My -prayers are with the family... everyone is right this is happening to much now.....what can we do to stop it? people please be vigilant and watch your children....keep em safe!

Susan Marie Kovalinsky

at 09:48 on October 24th, 2009

Thank you, Amy.

Yes, it is happening all too often, and it seems you just cannot let children out of your sight anymore. Very sad, and should make everyone angry, too. The sex offenders registry did not prevent this tragedy, nor the 9 year old girl found dead last night in Missouri.