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Vigil for slain Ore. teen as cold case warms

The Columbian
Published: June 29, 2010, 12:00am

COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — On the 10th anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance, Cory Courtright led what she hopes will be the final candlelight vigil before the case is solved.

Courtright’s daughter — 15-year-old Leah Freeman — vanished June 28, 2000, and her body was found 37 days later.

The case went cold until last week, when Coquille Police Chief Mark Dannels announced that investigators have a suspect, and District Attorney R. Paul Frasier plans to present evidence to a grand jury.

At Monday night’s vigil, Courtright thanked investigators for not giving up.

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Information from: The World, http://www.theworldlink.com

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