Residents and staff of Life Care Center of Orange Park recently adopted a community garden established in memory of a local 7-year-girl abducted and murdered on her way home from school. Volunteers ...

Her father, Sam Thompson lives in Graham.This weekend, two events are being held in Somer's memory. A memorial service is planned tomorrow in Graham. Sam Thompson said it will show how important his ...

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the abduction and killing a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill in 2009.Jarred Harrell pleaded guilty Friday in the death of Somer Thompson and ...

In the days after a 7-year-old vanished on her way home from school, authorities launched a massive manhunt, interviewing all the registered sex offenders in a 5-mile radius. In the days after a ...

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Investigators searching for the killer of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill are pursuing more than 1,000 tips received from across the U.S., authorities said ...

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Oct. 19, 2009, started like any other day for Somer Thompson. The 7-year-old woke up, ate breakfast and rushed off to school with her twin brother and older sister. It was a Monday ...

ORANGE PARK, Fla. Somer Thompson was last seen alive walking along the sidewalk in front of a vacant house, and authorities said Friday that they're searching for anyone who saw what happened to the 7 ...