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Henderson Police investigate body matching description of missing 17-year-old girl

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HENDERSON (KTNV) — Henderson Police are investigating reports of a dead woman in the desert area near Desert Sunflower Circle and Spanish Needle Street on Sunday morning.

The body matches the description of Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin, the missing 17-year-old girl, according to Henderson Police.

READ MORE: Search underway for missing 17-year-old girl last seen leaving home in Henderson

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Search underway for missing 17-year-old girl last seen leaving Henderson home

Jennaleah Reyes Hin was last seen leaving her home in the 1200 block of Grove Park Street at 8:46 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 30.

Now, a makeshift memorial is forming in the area where the body was recovered, with community members dropping off flowers in her honor.

According to officials, she’s never ran away before.

“Straight A student, exemplary in every way, never had problems with her mom and dad,” officials said.

On Sunday, many in our Valley showed an outpouring of support on social media.

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One user wrote, “This is horrific. Thoughts are with her family and everyone who knew her and the students and staff at Foothill.”

Another user wrote, “My heart breaks for her parents.”

I did reach out to Hin’s stepfather, Corey Swanson.

A spokesperson for the family returned a comment saying “He will not be answering any texts or calls at this time in relation to the recent development for this tragedy.”

Henderson police say the Clark County Coroner’s Office still needs to confirm the identity of the person whose body was found. They do not believe there was foul play.

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Anyone with information in this case is urged to call the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911, 3-1-1, or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit Crime Stoppers website. Tips directly leading to a felony arrest, or an indictment processed through Crime Stoppers, may result in a cash reward.





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Nevada inmate’s death ruled as homicide, coroner says

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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An offender within the Nevada Department of Corrections system has died from a stabbing, officials said.

According to a press release from NDOC, Dylan Walters, 33, died at University Medical Center on Oct. 27. He was serving 16 to 40 months at High Desert State Prison for attempted grand larceny.

Officials said he came to NDOC on April 18 last year from Clark County. According to the coroner, he died from multiple stab wounds, and his manner of death was ruled as a homicide.

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Lee: Trump ‘cruel’ for ending SNAP funding, Nevada ‘complicit’ for not doing more

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Lee: Trump ‘cruel’ for ending SNAP funding, Nevada ‘complicit’ for not doing more


Democratic U.S. Rep. Susie Lee on Tuesday criticized Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo for not doing more to provide substitute benefits to the hundreds of thousands of Nevadans who are supposed to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits next month but who won’t because of the government shutdown. Lee first called it “cruel” of the Trump […]



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