Somer Thompson

9-Year-Old Brother Tells Little Sister's Killer 'You Know You Did This'

AP | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Murder, Killer of Somer Thompson, Girl Found in Landfill, Green Cove Springs, Kidnapping, Somer Thompson, Landfill, Jarred Harrell, Samuel Thompson, Crime News

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a tras...

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Child's Body Found, Believed To Be Somer Thompson

AP | RON WORD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Missing Child, Jacksonville, Orange Park, Child's Body Found, Abduction, Body Found, Kidnapping, Somer Thompson, Georgia Landfill, Home News

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-y...

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A Plea for Somer's Family, and Some Shared Humanity

Lisa Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Abuse, Abduction, Somer-Thompson, After Etan, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Etan Patz, Predator, Missing Child, Missing Children, Lisa R. Cohen, Diena Thompson, Etan-Patz, Lisa-R-Cohen, Healthy Living News
Lisa Cohen

The news of Somer Thompson is one of those horrible stories, made worse by the inevitable media onslaught. But, that onslaught also allows for strangers to connect in shared humanity.

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