DPS & Texas Rangers Ask For Help Solving Murder Cold Case
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - As part of a new Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) initiative to generate new leads and bring added attention to cold cases across the state, officials are asking for help solving the murder of a 13-year-old girl.
Hailey Dunn, of Colorado City, disappeared in 2010 and her body wasn't found until 2013.
Two days after Christmas 2010, Dunn headed out to a friend's house, but never arrived. At the time of her disappearance, Hailey was in eighth-grade student and was active in cheerleading, sports and band. Her body was found near Lake J. B. Thomas, in Scurry County, on March 16, 2013.
According to CBS News, shortly after Hailey disappeared police were calling Shawn Adkins, the live-in boyfriend of Hailey's mother, a person of interest, but he has was never charged.
Officials are asking that anyone with information about the murder of Hailey Dunn to submit a tip through the Texas Rangers' Cold Case website or contact the Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 800-346-3243.
Colorado City is in West Texas, about 220 miles west of Fort Worth.
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