{"id":29489,"date":"2024-03-01T02:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/human-remains-found-in-florida-believed-to-belong-to-teen-who-vanished-nearly-20-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T02:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:34:33","slug":"human-remains-found-in-florida-believed-to-belong-to-teen-who-vanished-nearly-20-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/human-remains-found-in-florida-believed-to-belong-to-teen-who-vanished-nearly-20-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Human remains found in Florida believed to belong to teen who vanished nearly 20 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Authorities in Florida on Wednesday found human remains believed to belong to a teenager who disappeared nearly 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

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The remains found are believed to be those of Autumn Lane McClure.<\/span>Volusia Sheriff’s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Autumn Lane McClure, 16, of Ormond Beach, was last seen on May 10, 2004, when her boyfriend dropped her off at the Volusia Mall, according to a <\/strong>statement from the Volusia County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday afternoon, Investigators dug up a \u201csuspected burial site\u201d in the Ormond Beach area, and made the gruesome discovery, the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSheriff\u2019s detectives continued to investigate the case in the nearly 20 years that followed, obtaining DNA from family members, re-interviewing friends and possible witnesses, and identifying a person of interest in 2021,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u201cThat person died in May 2022, but the investigation continued.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The possible discovery of the girl\u2019s body who went to high school in Daytona Beach was not the conclusion his detectives wanted, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Wednesday in a post on X<\/a>. He added the investigation showed his agency cares about victims, whether from recent cases or from cases decades ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot the result anyone hoped for in 2004 or ever since, but I am very proud of the work that went into this discovery 20 years later,\u201d Chitwood wrote. \u201cAt the very least we can say we never gave up on Autumn McClure\u2019s case. Prayers and condolences to the family tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n