LINGSTON, Texas -- A young girl reported as missing has been found dead. Audrii Cunningham. 11, disappeared last Thursday as she was on her way to the school bus in Livingston, Texas. Authorities located her body in a river on Tuesday. A man described as a friend of the family is expected to face capital murder charges. Don Steven McDougal, 42, was being questioned as a person of interest after being arrested Friday in an unrelated assault case. According to police, he lived in a trailer behind the family's home. Authorities said Cunningham's cause of death hadn't been determined as of Tuesday evening. The Polk County Sheriff said McDougal admitted leaving the house with Audrii the morning she disappeared, but wouldn't say what happened next.
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Body of missing 11-year-old Texas girl found in a river - February 21, 2024
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