Searchers Dig for Evidence of Missing Ohio Girl
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
CLEVELAND -- Police are investigating a potential break in a cold case.Acting Thursday on a tip from an incarcerated convicted murderer, the FBI and Cleveland police searched an empty lot for clues from the 2003 disappearance of Amanda Berry. She hasn't been heard from since the day before her 17th birthday on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King.The restaurant was about a 10-minute walk from her home and several miles from the search location.Cleveland police and FBI crews working under tents are digging in a grassy area within sight of Interstate 90 just west of downtown.A spokeswoman for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason says a killer locked up in state prison in Lucasville gave authorities the tip.The convict said that Amanda Berry's body is at the site. Friends of the Berry family were overwhelmed by the news of the search."We're very close to Amanda and I'm just praying, you know we loved her mom and every time we held a march for Gina, we always put Amanda right there with us."
