Samantha Humphrey.Photo: Schenectady Police Department/Facebook
Police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl after her body was found in a river in New York State three months after her disappearance.
On Feb. 22, police recovered a body in the Mohawk River that was later confirmed to be Humprehy’s, a Schenectady Police Departmentpress releasestates.
Humphrey’s family released a statement toCBS 6expressing their devastation.
“Normal is forever gone,” the statement reads, in part. “The pain and anguish we are feeling is compounded when the death comes at the hands of another human being and now we seek justice for our Samantha Valentine.”
“The wound in our hearts will never fully heal on this side of eternity,” the statement continues.
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Humphrey was a ninth-grade student at Schenectady High School, according toThe Daily Gazette.
Born in Metairie, La., Humphrey “lost a short but ferocious battle with evil itself, and passed into infinity,“her obituarysays.
The Schenectady Police Department said it is awaiting autopsy results before releasing any additional information about the case.
source: people.com
