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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 2002

Page

4

Brave seven year old girl foils kidnappers ransom plot

Erica Pratt, seven, was snatched outside her Philadelphia home and held in a boarded basement. She chewed through duct tape, escaped through a basement door, and alerted neighbors who helped summon police. Investigators named James Burns and Edward Johnson as suspects known to the family.

Philadelphia Erica Pratt Erica James Burns Edward Johnson Pratts Mannwell Glenn Death Row Records Joseph Pratt Jr Derrick Pratt CP Entertainment Death Row Glenn Boles Michael Chitwood Joseph Moore Jr Pratt

Thousands attend Samantha Runnion funeral in Garden Grove

Thousands fill Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove to mourn Samantha Runnion, the 5 year old abducted and killed. The service honors a girl seen in many photographs, with pink roses surrounding her casket and a memorial outside titled The Lost Is Found. Erin Runnion sits front row as investigators reveal the suspect, Alejandro Avila, 27, faces charges of kidnapping murder and sexual assault.

Garden Grove Calif Samantha Runnion Crystal Cathedral Samantha Lisa Geneva Anaheim Ashley the King and I Erin Runnion Ton Townhome Alejandro Avila Stanton

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