DNA Tests Confirm Body Found Is Raven Jeffries
No Arrests Made In Investigation
POSTED: Monday, August 14, 2006
UPDATED: 4:50 pm EDT August 14,
2006
The burned body of a girl found in Romulus last week is missing Detroit girl Raven Jeffries, DNA tests confirmed on Monday.
Raven, 7, was last seen on McDonald Street in southwest Detroit outside the front door of her home at about 7 p.m. on Aug. 4, according to police and Local 4 reports.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office, the Romulus Police Department and the Detroit Police Department announced the DNA test results in a news conference on Monday afternoon. Authorities said the match was achieved through a liver sample from the body and Raven's parents.
A cause of death for Raven was not given, but authorities said her body was badly burned and decomposed.
Authorities said there are several suspects they are investigating, including family members, according to Local 4.
Police also said that information about a storage facility in Taylor being searched last week was misinformation.
Investigators said last week that the clothing of the girl found dead matched Raven's clothing, according to the child's friends. Police also examined Raven's baby teeth and bedding in their investigation.
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