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Search for Teen’s Remains at Baton Rouge Landfill | Tucson News
Baton Rouge police are racing against time and extreme heat to recover the remains of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather at the massive North Landfill, where investigators believe he was dumped after being brutally murdered. The suspect, 51-year-old Maurice Parms — charged with first-degree murder and refusing to cooperate — allegedly beat the teen following a dispute involving Parms’ behavior toward Minnieweather’s 16-year-old friend. With the FBI on hand and the landfill’s scale and weather conditions complicating efforts, the search continues as authorities treat the site as an active…
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