Deputies uncover remains believed to be Mainland High student who disappeared 20 years ago

Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal
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This photo of Autumn Lane McClure, 16, of Ormond Beach, was featured by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on missingkids.org. She disappeared 20 years ago.
This photo of Autumn Lane McClure, 16, of Ormond Beach, was featured by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on missingkids.org. She disappeared 20 years ago.

Investigators believe they may have found the remains of a Mainland High School student who disappeared 20 years ago after uncovering a grave in Ormond Beach Wednesday, bringing a resolution to the cold case, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said in a social media news release.

Autumn Lane McClure, 16, of Ormond Beach, disappeared May 10, 2004, after her boyfriend dropped her off at the Volusia County Mall, investigators said.

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Sheriff’s detectives continued to investigate McClure's case in the nearly 20 years that followed, obtaining DNA from family members, re-interviewing friends and possible witnesses, and identifying a person of interest in 2021. That person died in May 2022, but the investigation continued, sheriff's investigators said.

Investigators were led to a suspected burial site in the Ormond Beach area, where the remains were found Wednesday, the sheriff's office said.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Remains found believed to be Florida girl missing for 20 years