| Location | Monroe, Mi |
| Age | 5 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 03/02/2004 |
| Date of Death | 24/05/2009 |
| Visitors | 8,481 since 06/06/2009 |
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Hundreds mourn the loss of
5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan
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**Update August 7, 2009 **
$20,000 offered for clues in Nevaeh's death
http://www.freep.com/article/20090807/NEWS05/90807029/-20-000-offered-for-clues-in-Nevaeh-s-death
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**Update - July 15th, 2009**
Autopsy: 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan may have been buried alive
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/autoposy_5yearold_nevaeh_bucha.html
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Update June 20th, 2009-
The Stewart Road Christian Ministries Center was overflowing with hundreds of mourners on Saturday, who came to attend the funeral of Nevaeh Buchanan.
The 5-year-old girl disappeared May 24 after leaving her apartment to play with a friend in the same complex. Just over a week later, Nevaeh’s body was discovered encased in cement near the River Raisin. The cause of death is not yet known.
Diana Lawson, Nevaeh’s great-aunt said, “I’m just devastated.”
A portrait of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan sits near her closed casket at the Merkle Funeral Home in Monroe, Mich., June 11, 2009. (AP)After the service, balloons will be released in Munson Park as the funeral procession drives by. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, 909 N. Monroe St.
“I want to thank everybody who was with us through the whole ordeal,” said Nevaeh’s uncle, Mike Buchanan. “I hope everyone continues to pray for us. We feel a lot of sadness, but at the same time happy because of the help our family got.”
No one has been charged in connection with Nevaeh’s death, but there are several persons of interest in the case.
Also, last week a woman was questioned about a black car that was extracted from the mud behind bushes near the area where Nevaeh’s body was found.
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Family and friends are mourning the loss of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan. DNA has confirmed that the body found on the bank of the River Raisin last week is the little girl
http://www.wxyz.com/mostpopular/story/Family-Friends-Mourn-Loss-of-Nevaeh/lXqKDygF6km0r1Y5BVPqfw.cspx
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Monroe -- For several days, 5-year-old Nevaeh's family and friends spoke of hope and closure. Friday, they spoke of sadness and retribution.
A somber Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield confirmed Friday morning what many feared -- that a small girl's body found Thursday buried near the banks of the River Raisin likely was Nevaeh Buchanan.
While the family tried to cling to a sliver of hope that it may not be her -- autopsy results are pending and DNA tests haven't been completed -- many turned their anger toward the unknown abductor and murderer labeled by Crutchfield as "sick and disturbed."
"I hope and pray to God that they never rest and be able to sleep without seeing her face," said Diana Lawson, Nevaeh's great-aunt. "That child didn't deserve that. That child didn't deserve anything."
Funeral arrangements won't be made until the identification is official, said the girl's grandmother and legal guardian, Sherry Buchanan. Mother Jennifer Buchanan said she was overwhelmed by several days of uncertainty.
"I want to see her one more time no matter what," Jennifer Buchanan said. "I'm hoping that it is completely over."
Crutchfield said the body, found just north of Dixon Road on county land had -- based on age, size and gender -- been tentatively identified as that of Nevaeh, who went missing May 24 from her Monroe apartment complex.
The body was sent to the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office in Detroit, where an autopsy was continuing Friday afternoon. Office investigators said pathology tests were pending and that dental records were being researched to ensure a correct identification.
"We have to be 100 percent sure," said Albert Samuels, chief investigator with the office.
A task force of 100 local, state and federal officials have investigated more than 1,000 tips since Nevaeh's disappearance. The focus now is on developing evidence from the burial site, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena.
Crutchfield said the suspect -- he didn't rule out more than one person -- had picked the Raisinville Township site. "They knew where they were taking her. They intentionally went there."
Evidence recovered from the rural site Thursday and Friday in Raisinville was sent to the Michigan State Police Crime Lab in Northville.
"It was determined by their (investigators') observation that it was a possible burial site," Crutchfield said. "The body in appearance seemed to be in age, size and sex that of Nevaeh."
Arena said the body was found a few feet off the bank. There was some digging involved, with concrete found over the body, he said.
Crutchfield said the task force will be focusing on the area the body was found, sending in evidence specialists and divers to find clues. He said the body was found in an area that hadn't been searched because investigators focused on tips that led them elsewhere.
Crutchfield would not comment on any people of interest already named and in custody, though he said he believed the killer is still on the loose.
"That person to our knowledge is still out there in our community," Crutchfield said.
Lawson said the persons of interest questioned by the police should suffer if they had anything to do with Nevaeh's disappearance or death.
"I can't say they did it ... but if they did, I hope they are punished," she said. "I hope they suffer like that little girl."
Nevaeh's disappearance has affected all corners of Monroe, with pictures of the girl still hanging in the windows of fast food joints and gas stations. Emily Lipp, 47, a grandmother, said she went out three times searching for a girl she never knew, breaking down in tears when she heard a body was found Thursday.
"It broke my heart," Lipp said. "It breaks the whole community's heart."
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Sweet little flower of heavenly birth,
She was too fair to bloom on earth.
RIP beautiful Nevaeh Buchanan
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Thinking of you at Christmastime
You're in my thoughts today
You've only gone to Heaven
To watch over us each day.
Today we'll spend together
just like we always do
I'm sending Christmas Wishes
with love
from me to you.
Christmas blessings
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Christmas without you here with me,
can never possibly be the same.
But I carry an Angel within my heart;
one so precious, who has your name.
An Angel forever watching over me,
at Christmas time, and over the year.
Although you can't be here anymore,
inside my heart, you are so very near.
There is no special present for you,
wrapped up under my Christmas tree.
But I have a greater gift to give to you;
all the love you can still feel from me.
No, Christmas time without you here,
could not ever possibly be the same.
But, I have had the precious gift of you,
and the memories and love, will remain.
� Pamela Hall
All my love Sylvie
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEVAEH
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Birthday Remembrance
Thinking of you on your birthday Nevaeh
But that is nothing new
For no day dawns and no day ends
Without a thought of you.
We cannot send a birthday card,
Your hand we cannot touch,
But God will take our greetings
To the one we love so much.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEVAEH
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bigs hugs from me to you and your family
and friends that you miss you ever day but
in our hearts forever you will not be forgotin
all my love hugs and xxxx from me Sylvie
mommy of Samantha Belanger and
Granddaughter of Albert and Marie-Jeanne
Belanger take care bye for now.
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The sun goes down
The moon comes out
All the stars light up the sky
It’s time to rest your golden wings
And snuggle up for the night
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It’s time to say “Goodnight”
Sleep gently on you soft cloud bed
Keeping all warm and snug
God bless, Sweet dreams
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The Easter bunnies coming
Hopping all around
He is so quite
He does not make a sound
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He’s carrying lots of Easter treats
To heaven up above
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Easter eggs decorated bright
He hides them
Amongst the clouds and stars
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All the angels are having fun
Flying around excitedly
Filling up their baskets
With yummy eggs to eat
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These Easter eggs are given
With lots and lots of love
To our special angels
In heaven up above
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I was sitting here in Heaven,
And having a wonderful day,
I started thinking about you,
And all the things I didn't get a chance to say.
I don't want you to worry about me,
And please don't shed any tears,
Because I will wait for you in Heaven,
If it takes a hundred years.
Everything I had on earth,
I have in Heaven too!
My first day here,
My body became brand new.
It is really pretty here,
And I love my new home,
Although your heart is broken,
Because my body is gone.
My love will always be there,
As you go along the way,
Just take a peek inside your heart,
There is where I'll stay.
Know that I love my family,
And all my friends too,
My thoughts will be with each of you,
Your whole life through.
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