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Donnie D. Foster
Sheriff
Fannin County Sheriff's Office
2375 Silo Road
Bonham, Texas 75418
(903) 583-2143


October 27, 2015

On Friday, October 23, 2014 at approximately Fannin County Sheriff?s dispatch received a
report of a runaway juvenile.

Upon arrival deputies met with the caller who reported that her 16 year old daughter, who was
possibly suicidal, had apparently gone out her bedroom window and left the premises.

Deputies searched the immediate area and outbuildings until tracking dogs arrived from the Choice
Moore Unit to assist with the search. Multiple dogs were involved in the search, however they were
unable to locate the missing girl.

Deputies were advised that the young lady had ties to McKinney, Texas and could possibly have
been given a ride to McKinney, Lamar County, or to other locations in the Bonham area.

Sheriff?s Office personnel continued the investigation throughout the weekend, contacting her known
friends and associates.

Electronic technology efforts to locate her cellphone were unsuccessful.

Sheriff?s Office personnel continued to follow tips of possible sightings, with tips coming from
Bonham, McKinney and as far as Lubbock.

On Monday, October 27, 2015, Sheriff?s personnel, along with members of Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) and Canine officers from Texas Department of Criminal Justice Wynne Unit
in Huntsville met to conduct a grid search of the area.

The young lady was found in an extremely dense wooded area, approximately mile from her
residence. She was deceased. An autopsy was ordered by Justice of the Peace Rayce Smithey.

 

Sheriff

Fannin County, Texas
(903)583-2143
dfoster@fanninco.net