Again, I live about a mile from where this girl was found. She was NOT found in Kirkwood which is way far away from north STL City. She was found just north-west of downtown in a very rundown neighborhood which is slightly better today but still pretty rough. At the time, there were plenty of abandoned buildings all over that neighborhood and nearby. It was actually fairly common to find bodies in these abandoned buildings (much like Detroit). The only thing that was unusual was that it was a child and not an adult male. Btw, most LE around here believe she was killed by serial killer Vernon Brown (not a family member) who was a transient with a long criminal history of committing similar murders in young women/girls. It is known that he was in the area at the time and was subsequently convicted of basically the same crime 2 years later. He was executed in 2005. Hope this helps. If anyone has questions about St. Louis CITY LE or the area where she was found please contact me. There is a ton of misinformation on this thread. FYI people who claim they are locals, but live outside of STL City aren't actual locals. I was actually born and raised a mile from Clemens.
I hope they can both have their names returned </3
