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Iowa City, Ia (AP) Police say human remains discovered in rural eastern Iowa have been identified as a 10-year-old girl who has been missing since last summer. Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski says an autopsy revealed the remains are those of Breasia Terrell of Davenport. Sikorski says authorities are investigating the case as a homicide. Breasia was last seen July 10 at a Davenport apartment complex, where she was staying with her half-brother and his father, Henry Dinkins. Fishermen discovered her remains in DeWitt in rural Clinton County earlier this month. Police have not made any arrests but say Dinkins is a person of interest.
DES MOINES, Iowa Aishia Lankford prayed every day since her daughter went missing in July that the girl would be found alive.
It was almost nine torturous months, Lankford said, filled with sleepless nights and fear about what happened to 10-year-old Breasia Terrell. But the 29-year-old from Davenport, Iowa, also maintained hope that she d once again see her daughter dance and sing to her favorite songs from Disney s Moana and flash her smile, which Lankford said could light up the world.
Terrell was reported missing July 10 after spending the night with her half-brother at the apartment of his father, Henry Earl Dinkins, in Davenport. Human remains discovered last week by fishermen in a wooded area north of DeWitt in rural Clinton County, about 25 miles north of Davenport, were confirmed to be Terrell on Wednesday by the the Davenport Police Department.
“This news is heartbreaking,” Davenport Police Chief
Paul Sikorski said Wednesday at a press conference. “To both Breasia’s family and our Davenport community.”
It was Dinkins, 47, who alerted the child’s mother that she was missing the morning after the sleepover with her little brother. After a search warrant was executed at his home, Dinkins, who was convicted of a sex crime in 1990, was arrested and charged with second-offense sex offender registration violation and a probation violation, according to the report.
On Wednesday, Chief Sikorski confirmed that Dinkins remains jailed on charges unrelated to Terrell. However, he is considered a person of interest in the case, but not a suspect, police said.
Remains found in eastern Iowa identified as missing girl
Breasia Terrell disappeared in the summer of 2020.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 6:25 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Police say human remains discovered in rural eastern Iowa have been identified as a 10-year-old girl who has been missing since last summer.
Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski says an autopsy revealed the remains are those of Breasia Terrell of Davenport. Sikorski says authorities are investigating the case as a homicide. Breasia was last seen July 10 at a Davenport apartment complex, where she was staying with her half brother and his father, Henry Dinkins. Fishermen discovered her remains in DeWitt in rural Clinton County earlier this month.