Somer Thompson was a seven-year-old girl from Orange Park, Florida, who went missing on October 19, 2009, after she didn't come home from school. An AMBER Alert was issued in response to her disappearance.http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=146923&catid=3
The body of a young girl was found in a Georgia landfill on October 21, 2009. The body was positively identified as that of Thompson the following morning. According to the sheriff, a birthmark and the clothing on the body matched Thompson. An autopsy was planned to collect evidence in the crime.http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/sheriff-somer-thompson-s-body-found-in-landfill-1.1538224
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Full name
Somer Renee Thompson
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Born
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Resides
Orange Park, Florida
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Went missing on October 19, 2009
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Did not return home from school
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Height
3'7"
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Weight
65 lbs
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Brown eyes and brown hiar
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Last seen in the area of West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue
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Was wearing a black shirt under a cranberry colored sweat suit
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May have had a red bow in her hair and a white scarf
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Local police, the FBI and local residents were searching
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AMBER Alert issued
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Body found in a Georgia landfill on October 21, 2009
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Body positively identified as Thompson
