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The girls weren't in the same general area.
Ward was 16, and a high school student. She was last seen in Central City asking for a ride to N. Miro St. Her body was found on a bridge of I-10 at Bullard Ave.
Jasilas “Chyna” Wright, 19, was a dancer with a
questionable bf, possible pimp from Texas. Her body found along I-10 in Metairie, a good ten miles or more from the site of Ward's body.
I believe the reason LE is stressing that there is no connection between the two tragedies is because to date, the investigation into each has not shown any links among their friends, acquaintances, or lifestyles. Subject to change, naturally, as the investigation continues.
As for the bodies being found "in pieces", autopsy reports indicate dismemberment occurred as a result of the bodies being struck by oncoming traffic. So far, I've read nothing which indicates the bodies were deceased or dismembered prior to being struck by vehicles.
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"She was obviously hit and run over, several times," Cvitanovich said, discussing preliminary results from an autopsy performed Thursday morning
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Instead, troopers found Wright's remains, which had been damaged by the trauma to her body.
"There was no evidence of a stabbing that we could see. There was no evidence of strangulation. There was no evidence that we could see of a gunshot.
The injuries were consistent with being hit and run over by cars at a high speed," Cvitanovich said.
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/06/jasilas_wright_i10_metairie.html
Five days later, Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse released the teen's name and a preliminary autopsy finding that Ward died of "
multiple blunt traumatic injuries."
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/06/despite_similarities_authoriti.html
Regarding Speaks, all I can say is dream on, buddy. Even IF the two latest deaths prove to be connected, it's a very long stretch to connect even one dot to Jaren's murder
JMO