Black and Missing

Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin : North Carolina teen who was kidnapped believed to be dead

Police believe they have found the remains of a North Carolina teen who was abducted by four men earlier this month.

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14 years ago

September 24, 2012

UVM Staff

Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin

Police believe they have found the unearthed Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin remains in the Seven Springs area of North Carolina on Saturday.

Kennedy Fitzgerald McLaurin missing case

McLaurin was last seen on September 9th. Authorities believe the teen was forced into a late-model 1990s bluish/gray 4-door Oldsmobile by three or four unknown men at the 700 block of Bain Street in the Woodcrest Housing Community.

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McLaurin’s mother, Kimberly Best, reported her son missing, after he failed to return home on September 10.

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