The 57-year-old uncle of a Texas teenager who was found dead days
after she went missing last November has been charged with capital murder,
Michael Moore was arrested
Monday at the Grand Prairie, Texas home he shares with
his father and charged with killing his 16-year-old niece, Alicia Moore. He is being
held on $10 million bond. Local authorities took DNA samples from Moore’s
family members, but would not say how they narrowed their investigation on the
uncle.
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Alicia went missing Nov. 2, after being dropped off a block from her home by
her school bus. Police released the last known image of Moore, which showed her
exiting the school bus and looking calm and normal. She was found dead four
days later inside a truck some 40 miles away in the town of Wills Point.
A
neighbor of Michael Moore’s father spoke fondly of the murder suspect when
asked about his arrest. “He is the nicest guy. He takes care of his yard,
working, cleaning everything,” said Diane
Garland.
Neighbors
saw Van Zandt County authorities searched Moore’s home for evidence Monday
night before arresting him without incident. Van Zandt County Sheriff Michael Lindsey admitted that the arrest of a family member in connection to
Alicia’s death is disturbing.
“I
know this is not the outcome that they were expecting,” he said. “I just want
our community and the community around Greenville to know we continue to hurt
for that family.”
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