A 14-year-old girl who was found dead last week after taking her dog for a walk may have left investigators with a clue in the form of a text message.
"Omg. ... I think I'm being kidnapped," April Millsap told her boyfriend via text message on the night of her disappearance, according to the Associated Press.
[sharequote align="center"]"Omg. ... I think I'm being kidnapped."[/sharequote]
Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw confirmed to the Detroit Free Press that his department is looking ingot a text message, but declined to disclose what it said and disputed what has been reported about the message.
“We don’t know who sent it — if it was April, if it was the killer, or someone else,” he said.
This photo provided by the Millsap family via Michigan State Police on Sunday, July 27, 2014 shows April Millsap, 14, of Armada, Mich., whose body was found in a drainage ditch near a trail in southeastern Michigan on July 24. (AP Photo/Millsap family photo via Michigan State Police)
The 14-year-old's body was discovered by two joggers Thursday night near a trail about 35 miles north of Detroit, after the girl's dog led them to her body. An autopsy was later performed, but authorities have declined to elaborate on the cause of death.
Police have since released a sketch of a suspect, saying the man was seen in the vicinity around the time of Millsap's disappearance.
This image provided by Michigan State Police shows a man wanted as a "person of interest" for questioning in the killing of April Millsap, 14, whose body was found July 24, 2014 on a trail in Armada, Mich., about 35 miles north of Detroit. Police say the man was seen in the area where April disappeared while walking her dog. (AP Photo/Michigan State Police)
"If it looks like anyone you might know or see, please call us," Smith said.
Law enforcement is asking those with any information to contact the Michigan State Police.
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