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Autopsy confirms body belongs to missing Van Buren teen
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:01:47 -0800
The Arkansas State Crime Lab used dental records to identify human remains found in Sebastian County as 16-year-old Angela Allen of Van Buren, who was reported missing by her grandmother more than a week ago.
Interstate 540 Northbound Slow In Sebastian County
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:56:47 -0800
SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. -- A rollover accident slowed traffic on Interstate 540 in Sebastian County, according to Arkansas State Police. The rollover happened just before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. A police dispatcher said the highway should open back up by 3:00 p.m.
Parolee charged in slaying of girl, 16
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:03:15 -0800
Sebastian County prosecutors charged a registered sex offender with first-degree murder Tuesday in the slaying of a 16-year-old Van Buren girl whom police said he met online.
Arkansas man charged with murder of teen he met online
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:24:00 -0800
A western Arkansas man accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online and hiding her body in a blue, plastic barrel has been charged with first-degree murder.
Body In Barrel Confirmed As That Of Teenager From Arkansas
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:51:34 -0800
The 14 Year-Old Disappeared February 10th
Crime Lab Begins Autopsy of Human Remains Found Near Lavaca
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:04:56 -0800
Tuesday morning medical examiners at the Arkansas State Crime lab in Little Rock began analyzing human remains found in a barrel buried on property off Highway 96 in Lavaca on Feb. 18. Investigators say the property belongs to the family of convicted rapist Lloyd Jones, 36, who is being held in connection with a Van Buren teenager's disappearance.
Ark. man charged with murder of teen he met online
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:39:50 -0800
A western Arkansas man accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online and hiding her body in a blue, plastic barrel has been charged with first-degree murder.
Fort Smith Police Check Up On Sex Offenders
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:26:57 -0800
Fort Smith police say they're monitoring sex offenders' online activity.
Ark. man pleads not guilty in death of teen
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:44:20 -0800
A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barr
Arkansas man charged with murder of teen met online- Texas man gets life in prison in neighbor torture case
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:31:04 -0800
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.