Monday 29 April 2013

8 Year Old California Girl Stabbed To Death


8 Year Old Leila Fowler was pronounced dead Saturday after her brother found her with "severe injures" in their Valley Springs home while their parents were nearby at a public event, according to Calaveras County Sheriff Capt. Jim Macedo.

"We are devastated," Crystal Walters, Leila's mother, told CNN via Facebook correspondence early Monday. "She didn't deserve this. ... She was so full of life."
Word of the killing left neighbors shaken in the community about an hour outside of Sacramento. "A lot of us here are used to keeping our doors unlocked, our cars unlocked," Connie Brodie told CNN affiliate KOVR on Sunday. "I'm sure a lot of families last night locked all their windows, locked all their doors for the first time."

Ryan Wydner, who lives across the street from the Fowlers, said the girl's death left him feeling uncertain. "Anything's really possible at this point," he said. "What's the difference between that guy going left and right and coming into my house? I don't know."

While authorities said they have "no specific suspect," they are looking for a white or Hispanic male with a muscular build, about 6 feet tall, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue pants. He is considered to be armed and dangerous, the sheriff's department said.

Detectives continue to track down dozens of leads phoned into a tip line created Saturday, including some leading to other counties, he said.
A search of the family's home overnight Saturday gave investigators a "substantial amount of evidence," he said, including fingerprints and what's believed to be DNA evidence.

Culled from CNN International
May Her Soul Rest In Peace

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