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TIP INVESTIGATEDOfficers use backhoe to dig for Morgan NickBOONEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — After hours of digging, police gave up the attempted search for a body on a private piece of land Tuesday night.Police had used a backhoe to dig on the property near Booneville after giving considerable weight to a tip that agirl missing since 1995 might be buried there.A police dog was also brought out in an attempt to find Morgan Nick, who disappeared from an Alma Little League Baseball Park on June 9,1995. She was 6 at the time.But police gave up theeffort by about 9:30 p.m. and said they did not plan to return.The tip, which included a name, led officers to Logan County. Because the tip was so specific, investigators decided to dig in an attempt to find the girl. Police have previouslypursued thousands of empty leads.Officers said the owner of the property searched Tuesday had nothing to do with the girl’s disappearanceMorgan vanished after going to catch fireflies with two young friends.
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Jan 16, 2002
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