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Missing teenager found dead in Cicero CreekThe cause ofdeath is under investigation,■ MU FUTHMTribune staff writerTIPTON—A body found in Cicero Creek is that of missing 16-year-old Thbitha Raines, who was reported missing Thursday, Tipton authorities said Saturday evening.Tipton Coroner Brad Nichols confirmed a female body was found near the hospital Saturday,but said details of the death arepending.“We did find a female body,” Nichols said Saturday evening.Tabltha RainesBody found inTipton Countycreek“It’s still in the midst of an investigation by the police department’’According to Tipton Police Chief Gordon Tbcco, the body was identified as Raines after 11 was found about 1:55 p.m. in the creek at Tipton City Park near-Tipton County Memorial Hospital.Tocco said the cause of the young woman’s death' has not been determined, and an autopsy is to be conducted Monday.The chief did not say what condition the teen's body was in when it was discovered.Raines, a 16-year-old wife and mother of a 5-month-old, was last seen Wednesday by her husband, Michael Raines, 19, police said.Michael Raines told police that about 650 pm Wednesday, his wife left their home at 429 N, East St, and said she was going to his mothers residence to ask her to baby-sit while she went to visit a friend’s sick grandmother, Tocco said.Mike Fletcher, THbum reporter, may be reached at 454-8565 or via e-mailat mlke.fletcher@kokomo(ribune.comYou can help:Anyone with information about this case should contact either the Tipton Police Department at (765) 675-2152 or CrimeStoppers.of Central Indiana at (800) 92ALERT. Anyone with Informationleading to an arrestmay be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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Kokomo Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Sun, Oct 06, 2002
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