Boy found dead in Virginia creek 50 years ago identified as missing child from Philly

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Investigators have identified a little boy found in a Virginia creek 50 years ago as a missing child from Philadelphia.

The case dates to June 14, 1972, when a 14-year-old was riding his bike home from school in Lorton, Virginia.

“There’s a small bridge that goes over a creek, and the boy looked down in the creek area and saw the body of a child,” said Detective Melissa Wallace with Fairfax, Virginia’s Cold Case Unit…

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