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WATERTOWN â City police on Tuesday confirmed they are considering criminal activity in their investigation into the death of 19-year-old Rayne Stokes. City police spokesperson Detective Lt. Joseph R. Donoghue Sr. said Tuesday that the matter is under criminal investigation, but did not say if there have been any new developments in the case. Miss Stokes, of Carthage, was found unconscious, but alive, along the Veteranâs Memorial Riverwalk at about 3:05 a.m. on Jan. 22. She was taken to Samaritan Medical Center by ambulance, where EMTs and medical staff attempted to resuscitate her for hours, unsuccessfully. She was pronounced dead at about 5:30 a.m. ....
WATERTOWN â Deidra Stokes walked with her father into the room where her 19-year-old sisterâs body was laying. She could still see her sister the way she always was â the light of their family, a future veterinarian technician and the person who touched so many lives with her empathy and kindness. The only difference was what they saw to be bruises and wounds covering Rayne Stokesâ upper body. âAt a minimum, she was assaulted,â said Donald Stokes, Rayneâs father, a 6-foot, 3-inch Army veteran. âFrom a teenager to an adult, I have beaten grown men that didnât look as bad as my daughter.â ....