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Court Documents: Zahra Baker May Have Been Raped

(Dec. 1) -- A disabled North Carolina girl who had survived cancer only to be slain may have been raped before her death, and her body was likely dismembered in the bathtub of her family home, according to court documents. The new allegations were revealed Tuesday after Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Poovey ordered that...

Anger Boils Over at Birthday Vigil for Zahra Baker

(Nov. 16) -- Hundreds of angry people chanted, "We want justice!" this evening at a candlelight vigil in a North Carolina town to remember Zahra Baker on what would have been the disabled girl's 11th birthday. The memorial came amid heightened emotions in Hickory, N.C., following the release of court documents that...

Bone Found in Search for NC Girl to Be Examined

(Nov. 4) -- Investigators in North Carolina are delivering a bone that was found during a search for missing 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker to the medical examiner's office today for further examination. "As soon as they get it here, we'll be able to see if it is human or non-human," Kevin Gerity, an autopsy manager with...

NC Police: Prosthetic Leg Is Zahra Baker's

(Nov. 1) -- Investigators in North Carolina said today they have confirmed that a prosthetic leg found last week did indeed belong to Zahra Clare Baker, the 10-year-old disabled girl who is missing and feared slain. Her stepmother, meanwhile, was indicted on a charge of obstructing the investigation. "Medical records...

Police Find Missing NC Girl's Prosthetic Leg

(Oct. 27) -- Authorities in North Carolina said today they have found a prosthetic leg that they believe belonged to Zahra Clare Baker, the 10-year-old disabled girl who is missing and feared slain. Police in Hickory made the announcement today during a late-afternoon media briefing at police headquarters. According to...