Crime & Safety
Body Of Missing Girl Audrii Cunningham Found In Trinity River
Authorities did not give a cause of death; however, said her body is being sent to the Harris County Medical Examiner.
February 20, 2024
POLK COUNTY - The body of missing 11-year-old girl from Livingston, Audrii Cunningham was found in the Trinity River on Tuesday near US 59, officials say.
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An AMBER Alert was issued for Audrii on Feb. 15. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said she should have caught the school bus at her neighborhood bus stop; however, school officials told the Sheriff's Office the school bus did not pick Audrii up, nor did she report to school.
Authorities said 42-year-old Don Steven McDougal was arrested Feb. 16 on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault. He was named as a person of interest in Audrii's disappearance after witnesses tied his dark blue 2003 Chevrolet Suburban to the case.
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