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Autopsy results on Nevaeh Buchanan
Wednesday, July 15, 2009Story Media Top Stories
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Shock and anger spread through the Charlotte Arms apartment complex as word got out of how Nevaeh died. Detectives with the Monroe County sheriff's department spoke with Nevaeh's mother, Jennifer Buchanan, explaining the autopsy results.

The girl's cause of death has been ruled asphyxiation by the medical examiner. She died after inhaling dirt. According to the Monroe County sheriff's department, whether this resulted from another person forcibly pressing her face into dirt or whether she was buried alive could not be determined. But family members say investigators told Jennifer that Nevaeh was buried alive. There is no word yet if there was any evidence of sexual assault.

"The fact that Nevaeh was buried alive is gut wrenching. It's hard to even explain the thoughts of what she had to go through," says Nevaeh's cousin Shaun Lawson.

The sheriff's department is waiting more results from the Michigan state police crime lab on the analysis of evidence recovered at the gravesite. Investigators continue to request and follow up on tips from the public. Still no suspects have been identified.

VIDEO: Autopsy results on Nevaeh Buchanan
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/video?id=6915966

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=6914946

 

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Nevaeh may have been buried alive
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 8:42 a.m.
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The Monroe County Sheriff Office says Nevaeh Buchanan was either buried alive along the River Raisin or had her face pressed into dirt suffocating her to death.

The statement came Tuesday as autopsy results came back indicating the 5-year-old girl died as a result of suffocating after inhaling dirt.

Nevaeh went missing from in front of her Monroe apartment building May 24. Her body was found nearly two weeks later buried in a shallow grave along the River Raisin, just miles from her home. Her body was found crudely covered in cement by two men fishing along the river.

Monroe County officials say they are still pursuing all tips and leads in the case. No arrests have been made.

Nevaeh Buchanan

VIDEO: Nevaeh may have been buried alive
http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/video.aspx?id=324688

Article:
http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=324688

 

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Video: Nevaeh may have been buried alive WUPW 2:19
[video=youtube;or5GDDGdP0o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5GDDGdP0o[/video]

 

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Missing girl may have been buried alive
Autopsy results released
Updated: Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009, 7:09 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009, 7:08 AM EDT
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"I really don't feel relieved yet, I want to know who the killers are, if they're still out there. The only thing I can say to them is that we've gotten this far, a step closer and before we know it we will see you in court and we will ask you why you did what you did," said Nevaeh's great aunt Diana Lawson.

"Now knowing that they've found more information, they need to just go find some more and hopefully catch whoever did it and if they're watching, they need to tell them what they did," said Buchanan family friend Dorothy Morse.

In mid-June the assembled task force, headed up by the Monroe County Sheriff, Michigan State Police, and the FBI, received more than 1,200 tips regarding the case.

The task force is requesting anyone who has fished in and around the River Raisin in Raisinville Township where Nevaeh's body was located, or saw any vehicles or people in that area, to call the (734) 243-7070 tip line.

Article:
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/nati...ay_have_been_buried_alive_20090715707_2640747

 

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Sheriff Bouchard on WJR: Nevaeh Buchanan's murder will haunt community
Wednesday July 15, 2009, 7:58 AM
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Oakland County Sheriff and gubernatorial candidate Michael Bouchard says Nevaeh Buchanan's murder will likely haunt the Monroe community, family, and officers for the rest of their lives.

"It's something that will stick with you because it's just not something that's human to be able to do that to a young child," Bouchard told Paul W. Smith this morning on WJR AM-760.

As Oakland County Sheriff, Bouchard is not directly involved in the case in Monroe, but said he's willing to lend resources to Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield if needed.

But he speaks from experience, having worked a child killer case in the '70s.

"I know one of the very first cases I worked on was the Oakland County child killer where four children were murdered and it still haunts me &#8212; and everybody that worked on it in and the community &#8212; to this day."

Bouchard is running for governor of Michigan.

Audio Of Sheriff Bouchard Included In Article!

Article:
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/sheriff_bouchard_on_wjr_nevaeh.html

 

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Relative: Where is Nevaeh Buchanan's mother?
5 -year-old's great-aunt hasn't seen Jennifer Buchanan in days
July 15, 2009
Updated at 12:02 p.m.
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Diana Lawson, who lives in the same building as Jennifer Buchanan, said she last saw her niece three or four days ago.

&#8220;I don&#8217;t know where she&#8217;s at right now,&#8221; Lawson said this morning. &#8220;She could be with friends. She could be anywhere.&#8221;

Meanwhile, neighbors say investigators snipped pieces of carpet from a nearby apartment last week to see if fibers match those found under the little girl&#8217;s fingernails.

Aaron Baker said today that officers cut out a piece of the tan carpet from the apartment where his 8-year-old son, Austin, played with Nevaeh just hours before the little girl disappeared.

&#8220;That way they had something to run a test on,&#8221; he said from the apartment across the hall and one floor up from Nevaeh&#8217;s, adding the same carpet covers the floors in Nevaeh&#8217;s home. Officials from the Monroe County Sheriff's had no comment, a spokeswoman said this morning.

Now relatives are waiting to hear whether she was also molested, Jennifer Buchanan's cousin Shaun Lawson said this morning. Sean Lawson is Diana Lawson's son.

"All they've said is she was buried alive," Sean Lawson said. "There's more tests still to be done. As much evidence as they collected, they're waiting on evidence to come back.

Jennifer Buchanan

VIDEO: "What Nevaeh Buchanan's Great Aunt Said Today On Jennifer's Disappearence" 0:26
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Article:
http://www.freep.com/article/200907...S/Relative--Where-is-Nevaeh-Buchanan-s-mother

 

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UPDATED: Nevaeh's Cause Of Death Out
Autopsy Results Indicate Monroe Girl Had Dirt In Her Lungs
POSTED: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
UPDATED: 12:24 pm EDT July 15, 2009
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The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office said dirt was found in the girl's lungs, meaning she was either held down to the ground or buried alive.

"They're waiting on preliminary results to maybe see if she was sexually molested or not," Lawson said.

Lawson said waiting for answers is hard. But he said he believes investigators are doing everything they can.

Investigators said early examinations did not identify a cause of death because no outward signs of trauma were found on Buchanan's body. There were carpet fibers found under the girl's finger nails. Neighbors said investigators have taken carpet samples from different apartments in an attempt to find out where Buchanan might have been.

Authorities said they plan to search the Monroe apartment complex where Buchanan lived again.

Buchanan's mother, Jennifer, did not answer knocks on her door or her phone.

"I can't tell you where she's at. I don't know where she's at right now," Diana Lawson said. "She could be with friends. She could be anywhere."

Investigators said they plan to question a woman who has ties to George Kennedy and Roy Smith. Both Kennedy and Smith are convicted sex offenders and have been named people of interest in the case.

The Monroe County sheriff will hold a news conference Wednesday to release more details.

Video: Nevaeh's Autopsy Done
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/20053955/index.html

Article:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/20053320/detail.html

 

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Hunt for killer continues
July 15. 2009 11:08AM
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Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said that the task force remains intact and that the FBI continues to be involved in the case until an arrest is made.

"This continues to be our highest priority," Sheriff Crutchfield said. "We aren't going to let off at all."

The results of the autopsy were released Tuesday and Sheriff Crutchfield said in a prepared statement that the death was by aspiration of fine particulate material (dirt).

"This means that Nevaeh's face was forcibly maintained or embedded into a dirt surface," he wrote. "Whether this resulted from another person forcibly pressing her face into dirt or whether she was buried alive could not be determined."

The sheriff said later that investigators are still waiting for results of testing being completed by the Michigan State Police crime lab.

He maintained his policy of not releasing certain specific information, such as if Nevaeh was sexually assaulted, what type of evidence had been collected and if a prime suspect has been developed.

The sheriff said it is vital to the investigation that details known only by the suspect and investigators are kept as secretive as possible.

"We're not releasing information and certain test results for a reason," Sheriff Crutchfield said. He added that he still believes the person involved with Nevaeh's abduction and murder was a local person or someone who is familiar with the area based on where she was buried.

Article:
http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090715/NEWS01/707159968/-1/NEWS

 

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VIDEO: Autopsy Results of Nevaeh 1:27
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Autopsy Results Show Nevaeh Buchanan May Have Been Buried Alive
Findings Lead Police to Believe Murdered 5-Year-Old Could Have Been Buried Alive
July 15, 2009, 2009
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Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield was not immediately available for comment today, but said shortly after the discovery of Nevaeh's body that there were no visible signs of abuse and that she had been buried along the River Raisin "for awhile."

Crutchfield said Jennifer Buchanan was cooperating with police, but would not comment when asked if they believe she knows something about the crime or who murdered her daughter.

Whoever the killer is, Sherry Buchanan told the station, "I hope they give him everything that's got coming to him."

"I told the officer, I said, 'You're not going to be able to protect him,'" she said. "I said 'One way or another, I said, I am going to get to him."

When asked in May if Buchanan herself was a person of interest, Crutchfield replied "no comment," according to ABC affiliate WXYZ.

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Nevaeh Buchanan may have been buried alive
Posted: Jul 14, 2009 5:33 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 15, 2009 12:26 PM EDT
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Update on Nevaeh Buchana Abduction Task Force findings:

July 15 -- Investigators continue to follow up on more than 1,200 tips and leads. Only partial results have been received on the analysis of evidence recovered at the gravesite and submitted to the Michigan State Police Crime Laboratory.

Investigators continue to request anyone who fished in the area where the body was located, or who saw any vehicles or persons in that location on or around May 24 to call the tip line at 734.243.7070.

VIDEO: Grandmother Speaks Out About Nevaeh's Cause Of Death 2:29
http://www.wtol.com/global/Category...Id=3956822&topVideoCatNo=14996&autoStart=true

Article:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=10726022

 

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Nevaeh's mom 'a prisoner in her own home,' relative says
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Jennifer Buchanan is "a prisoner in her own home," still grieving over the news that her daughter Nevaeh may have been buried alive, a relative said today.

Shawn Lawson refuted reports that Buchanan, his cousin, was missing.

"She hasn't disappeared. There's a lot of rumors going around, and they need to stop," he said in the corridor outside Buchanan's basement apartment.

Lawson said Buchanan spent the day inside Apartment 63 with her mother, Sherry, brother Mike, himself and a friend. Lawson said his cousin still is grieving after hearing the results of Nevaeh's autopsy.

"It's rough," he said. "Just ask yourself how you would handle something like this. She's taking it hard. It's hard to deal with."

Just before 2 p.m., a friend slid into Buchanan's apartment carrying three Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready pizzas and a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi.

"She's not coming out," Lawson said of his cousin.

When asked why Buchanan was holed up in her apartment, he said, "Because everyone's pointing the finger. Everyone's playing the blame game."

Article:
http://www.detnews.com/article/2009...m--a-prisoner-in-her-own-home---relative-says

 

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UPDATED: Task force furious over autopsy leak
Detroit media released Nevaeh's autopsy Tuesday
Updated: Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009, 5:19 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009, 4:18 PM EDT
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Monroe County Sheriff Det. Heath Velliquette said that his department is extremely upset that Nevaeh's autopsy results were leaked and made public. The results could hamper the task force's efforts in charging a suspect with the 5-year-old's murder.

Captain Ray Carroll, with the Toledo Police Department, has been a part of hundreds of investigations and knows how the leak of information can devastate a case.

"I'm sure that was key information they wanted to keep to themselves probably for a variety of reasons," Capt. Carroll said. "I don't know how the public is better off knowing those details they're extremely disturbing."

After the autopsy results were leaked about the 5-year-old Monroe girl, the Monroe Sheriff's Department did confirm late Tuesday that she died basically from inhaling dirt, possibly after being buried alive.

Before the leak the task force had not told Nevaeh's family how she died June 10.

When detectives develop suspects in a case they keep information out of the public light that only they and the suspects know. Capt. Carroll said that is a valuable tool they may need to get a confession or make an arrest.

"Our job is to put the bad guy in jail," he said. "We're well aware that the news media is a competitive industry and we appreciate everything the media has done for us in getting information out there. We appreciate when news media understands why we don't put information out."

Video Report Included In Article: "Task force furious over autopsy leak"

Article:
http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/michigan/wupw_Task_force_furious_over_autopsy_leak_071509

 

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Search for Nevaeh timeline
Updated: Tuesday, 09 Jun 2009, 4:59 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 05 Jun 2009, 11:29 AM EDT
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Below is the sequence of events in the 11-day search for Nevaeh Buchanan.

May 24 - Sunday: 5-year-old Nevaeh Amyah Buchanan of Monroe, Mich. was reported missing from the Charlotte Arms Apartments. She was last seen around 6:30 p.m. riding a scooter in the 1100 block of Macomb Street.

May 25 - Monday: Police search the Charlotte Arms Apartment complex.

June 5 - Friday: In a news conference, Monroe County Sheriff Crutchfield notes the discovered body is the same age, size and sex of Nevaeh. An autopsy is being conducted by the Wayne County medical examiner's office in Detroit.

June 8 - Tuesday: The Michigan State Police Crime Lab in Northville, Mich., said they have positively identified through DNA testing the body found near the River Raisin is that of Nevaeh Buchanan.

Article:
http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/local/WUPW_news_local_search_for_missing_mich_girl_06052009

 

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Monroe community shocked by Nevaeh's autopsy results
Posted: Jul 15, 2009 5:22 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 15, 2009 6:05 PM EDT
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To this day mourners continue to visit the place where her body was found along the River Raisin. Now news that she may have been buried alive along its banks, have relatives calling for justice.

"The only kind of comfort would be the conviction, and this person being put to death," says Shawn Lawson, Nevaeh's 2nd cousin.

But no one seems to know who committed the crime, and when they will be brought to justice.

Investigators at the Monroe County Sheriff's Office say the search for answers is still underway.

The Nevaeh Buchanan Abduction Task Force has followed more than 1,200 tips. Neighbors say some of the tips have been leading them back to door 63 at the Charlotte Arms Apartments, where her mother Jennifer Buchanan lives.

Neighbors say investigators were seen a few days ago taking pieces of carpet from the family's apartment and that of a neighbor who lives on the 2nd floor.

"I guess they found carpet fibers on her body or under her nails," says Lawson.

VIDEO: Monroe community shocked by Nevaeh's autopsy results 1:34
http://www.wtol.com/global/Category...Id=3957677&topVideoCatNo=14996&autoStart=true

Article:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=10733113

 

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Carpet samples taken in Nevaeh slaying case
July 15, 2009
Updated at 8:40 p.m.
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The search for 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan&#8217;s killer continues, as neighbors revealed today that investigators snipped pieces of carpet from a nearby apartment last week to see if fibers match those found under the girl&#8217;s fingernails.

Aaron Baker said today that officers cut out a piece of the tan carpet from the apartment where his 8-year-old son, Austin, played with Nevaeh hours before the little girl disappeared.

&#8220;That way they had something to run a test on,&#8221; he said from the apartment across the hall and one floor up from the Buchanans&#8217; apartment.

He said the same carpet covers the floors in the apartment Nevaeh shared with her mother, Jennifer Buchanan, and her grandmother, Sherry Buchanan, who was the girl&#8217;s legal guardian because her mother was on probation for criminal problems.

Officials from the Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office declined comment today after some family members reported that investigators said the autopsy tests showed the girl was likely buried alive shortly after she disappeared May 24.

Earlier today, Lawson&#8217;s mother, Diana Lawson, expressed concern about Jennifer Buchanan&#8217;s whereabouts. She said she had not seen Nevaeh&#8217;s mother for three or four days.

However, Buchanan appeared briefly this afternoon but did not speak with the news media.

Article:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090715/NEWS05/90715030/Carpet-samples-taken-in-Nevaeh-slaying-case-

 

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VIDEO: Investigators Gather Samples In Nevaeh Case
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/20065585/index.html

 

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Nevaeh investigators probe carpet fibers
Samples removed from apartment where slain girl lived
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Investigators in the Nevaeh Buchanan murder case are focusing on carpet fibers taken from the slain 5-year-old's apartment to see if they match fibers found on her body, neighbors and relatives said Wednesday.

Brittany Green, who lives in the Charlotte Arms Apartments, where Nevaeh lived, said police have been in and out of the complex in recent weeks gathering evidence, including swatches of brown carpet.

"They took pieces of carpet from the apartment (Tuesday), I think," said Green, 21. "I see detectives coming in and out of the building all the time. One time they were carrying big brown bags out of here."

Nevaeh's autopsy revealed that carpet fibers were found under her fingernails, or on another part of her body, said her second cousin, Shawn Lawson, who said he spoke with police when they revealed the autopsy's results to the Buchanan family.

"The police told us they found carpet fibers," Lawson said. He confirmed that investigators took carpet samples from the girl's apartment.
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Jennifer Buchanan is "a prisoner in her own home," hiding not only from the news crews, which have been camped out in front of her apartment for the past two days, but from people who think she had something to do with her daughter's murder.

Otherwise, investigators have been tight-lipped about the case, although Shawn Lawson said he understood why police have been reluctant to speak.

"They don't want to let the suspect know about their investigation," he said. "We know they have to hold their tongues. There's information they don't want out there."

Sherry Buchanan, Nevaeh's grandmother, said she talked to Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield on Wednesday, and he said there was "stuff they want to keep secret."

She said her daughter, Jennifer, is cooperating with police.

Article:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090716/METRO/907160392/Nevaeh-investigators-probe-carpet-fibers

 

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Carpet taken in Nevaeh slaying case
Neighbors say fibers were under girl's nails
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July 16, 2009
The search for 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan's killer continues, as neighbors revealed Wednesday that investigators snipped pieces of carpet from a nearby apartment last week to see if fibers match those found under the girl's fingernails.

Aaron Baker said Wednesday that officers cut out a piece of the tan carpet from the apartment where his 8-year-old son, Austin, played with Nevaeh just hours before the little girl disappeared.

"That way they had something to run a test on," he said from the apartment across the hall and one floor up from the Buchanans' apartment.

He said the same carpet covers the floors in the apartment Nevaeh shared with her mother, Jennifer Buchanan, and her grandmother, Sherry Buchanan, who was the girl's legal guardian because her mother was on probation for criminal problems.

Now relatives are waiting to hear whether she was molested, said Shaun Lawson, Jennifer Buchanan's cousin.

Article:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090716/NEWS05/907160428/Carpet-taken-in-Nevaeh-slaying-case

 

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Carpet Fibers Focus In Nevaeh Case
Posted: Thursday, 16 July 2009 4:55AM
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Carpet fibers are now the focus of investigators in the Nevaeh Buchanan murder case.

Those fibers were taken from the five-year-old's apartment to see if they match fibers found on her body. One tenant who lives in the Charlotte Arms Apartments near Monroe, where Nevaeh lived, said police had been spotted in the area frequently in recent days to gather evidence.

Some of the evidence reportedly included swatches of brown carpet. This week, an autopsy revealed that carpet fibers were found under Nevaeh's fingernails and elsewhere on her body.

Article:
http://www.wwj.com/Carpet-Fibers-Focus-In-Nevaeh-Case/4813882