Crime & Safety

Mother Confirms Missing Evansdale Girls Have Died

Hunters found two bodies in the woods on Wednesday. Police connected the bodies to the missing Evansdale girls case, but stopped short of confirming identities.

The mother of one of two missing girls from Evansdale has confirmed that the girls have died.

Hunters found two bodies in the woods on Wednesday. Authorities connected the bodies to the missing Evansdale girls case, but stopped short of confirming the identities were Elizabeth Collins, 9, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 11.

On her Facebook page, Heather Collins posted that the girls have died.

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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

We knew when our girls went missing that would be two outcomes unfortunately this is not the one that we wanted but we know our girls our dancing up with our savior.We know that he will continue to be with us giving us strength and comfort always.

Thank you for all your support and prayers and continued prayers. Please understand if I do not respond to your FB messages right away we have be over loaded with them, welcomed just alot to go thru.

Thank You, all our Love The Collins Family

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