D.C. police say body may be that of girl's abductor
Reuters
First posted: Monday, March 31, 2014 09:07 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:34 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Police may have found the body of a janitor suspected of murdering his wife and abducting an 8-year-old girl whose disappearance had made national headlines, District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said on Monday.
Authorities have been searching for the girl, Relisha Rudd, and her suspected abductor, 51-year-old Kahlil Tatum, since discovering the body of Tatum's wife, Andrea Denise Tatum, in a suburban Maryland motel room on March 20.
"We have tentatively identified the person we found today as that of Mr. Tatum," Lanier said, adding that the man appeared to have committed suicide. His body was discovered in Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington.
"Our primary focus here was to find Relisha ... and we're not finished," the chief said, adding that the search for the missing 8-year-old will resume in the park on Tuesday morning.
Missing girl Relisha Tenau Rudd and her suspected abductor Kahlil Malik Tatum. (METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT.)
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Reuters
First posted: Monday, March 31, 2014 09:07 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:34 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Police may have found the body of a janitor suspected of murdering his wife and abducting an 8-year-old girl whose disappearance had made national headlines, District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said on Monday.
Authorities have been searching for the girl, Relisha Rudd, and her suspected abductor, 51-year-old Kahlil Tatum, since discovering the body of Tatum's wife, Andrea Denise Tatum, in a suburban Maryland motel room on March 20.
"We have tentatively identified the person we found today as that of Mr. Tatum," Lanier said, adding that the man appeared to have committed suicide. His body was discovered in Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington.
"Our primary focus here was to find Relisha ... and we're not finished," the chief said, adding that the search for the missing 8-year-old will resume in the park on Tuesday morning.
Missing girl Relisha Tenau Rudd and her suspected abductor Kahlil Malik Tatum. (METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT.)
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