OCT 23, 2019
Father of missing 5YO says, “some weight has finally been lifted,” now that Nevaeh’s remains have been found
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Sumter Police say the body of Bradley was discovered by her son, rolled up in a rug inside her apartment. Her cause of death is listed as blunt and sharp force trauma injuries to the head and neck.
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Videos released by Sumter Police and SLED give us a look at search efforts at the Richland Landfill, at times requiring volunteers to wear hazmat suits in triple digit heat.
With some help from the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children, and multiple state agencies, Nevaeh’s remains were discovered late last week.
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“I thank them so much for the time they have spent out there. I’m so appreciative of what they’ve done out there, it’s just that I have to settle for DNA. It’s not visually telling me that’s her. I wanted to actually be able to identify my daughter, besides DNA,” Adams said.
Adams also says he finds some peace knowing that Nevaeh is gone, because, “then I know she’s in a better place. I rest with that. I’m good with that. At least I know she’s not out there being harmed. So, at least she’s not going through that, and that was one of my biggest things, wondering if she’s out there, wondering if someone’s harming her – her last moments of going through whatever she went through, what was she thinking? What was she feeling? Those things is what breaks me down, but now that I know that she’s with the Father, that weight is lifted off of me.”
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