Sidney Randall, 14, Missing Since March 9, 2013 -- Walnut Ridge, AR

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Suspect in Missing Girl Case Found Dead in Walnut Ridge Area

-March 11, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


Sidney Nicole Randall

John Cornell, who was wanted for questioning in the case of missing 14 year old girl Sidney Randall, was found dead in the Walnut Ridge area this afternoon of a possible self inflicted gun shot wound. Mr. Cornell was found near his 2000 red ford ranger. According to his facebook page he was 37 years old.
Sidney Nicole Randall is still missing at this time. John Cornell was Sidney’s step-father.

Walnut Ridge Police Department, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Dive and Recovery Team are searching the area for the missing girl at this time.

Direct from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office– Authorities are working on an active crime scene concerning John Cornell. Civilians are NOT to come to the area of the crime scene for any reason. Professionals and law enforcement are conducting a search for the missing girl , Sidney Randall and do not need help in the search at this time. Deputies are closing Lawrence Rd. 438.

Sidney Nicole Randall 14 yr old last seen around 10:00PM last night, possibly wearing a brown Aeropostle jacket. Sidney has just below shoulder length brown hair, green eyes and 5’4” and weighs 85lbs.

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/11/suspect-in-missing-girl-case-found-dead-in-walnut-ridge-area/

Get Sidney home


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Massive Search In Lawrence County For Missing 14 yr. old Sidney Randal

– March 12, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


Tuesday, members of the Walnut Ridge Police Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas State Police, Black Rock Police, Walnut Ridge Fire Department, Arkansas State Parks and Arkansas Game And Fish met at the Walnut Ridge Police Complex to begin the search for missing Sidney Randall, missing since Saturday night.

Lawrence County Dispatch took calls all throughout the night with tips about the possible whereabouts, those that were able to be followed up on by deputies and police officers through the night were handled, others had to wait until first light.

Walnut Ridge Officers responded to several areas in and around Walnut Ridge throughout the day while Deputies from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office with the use of several ATV’s and UTV’s checkrd out other possible leads in the county. Officers traveled traveled the length of Running Water Creek from Lawrence 516 all the way to Lawrence 438.

Read more:

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/12/massive-search-enters-2nd-day-in-lawrence-county-for-missing-14-yr-old-sidney-randall/

Search For Missing Sidney Randall Continues, Search Is Expanded Throughout Lawrence County

– March 13, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


The search continues for Lawrence County continues even at this hour for missing 14 year old Sidney Randall. Members of the Walnut Ridge Police Department, Arkansas State Police and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office continued the search on Wednesday.

Sheriff Dotson sent out a request for property owners to search their property and report findings to the Lawrence County Dispatch, according to Sheriff Dotson the dispatch center has many calls from owners reporting their property to be clear, saving the searchers time and efforts. Walnut Ridge Police today were assisted by numerous K-9 searchers and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive Team in clearing several areas around the 412/67 on ramps. Deputies on ATV’s searched numerous miles of farm roads and fields while other deputies checked county roads, abandoned buildings, hunting cabins and followed up any possible sightings.

Sidney Randall’s step-father John Cornell ,who was wanted for questioning in Sidney’s disappearance, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound some 200 yards from his truck on Monday which was parked on a field road off Lawrence 438. John Cornell was an avid outdoorsman who frequented the back roads, hills, and wooded properties throughout the Lawrence County area. Tips are still coming in reporting possible locations that need to be searched, WRPD and LCSO efforts continue throughout the night searching these areas.

Read more:

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/13/search-for-missing-sidney-randall-continues-search-is-expanded-throughout-lawrence-county/comment-page-1/

Missing teen's brother speaks out

Posted: Mar 13, 2013 4:23 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 14, 2013 2:19 PM CDT

By Roger Susanin, Reporter
Posted By Evan Hoffmeyer, Digital Executive Producer


WALNUT RIDGE (KATV) - Investigators in Lawrence County extended their search for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall Wednesday.

The Walnut Ridge 8th grader disappeared Saturday night and the only suspect in the case died Monday when he reportedly killed himself.

"I'm glad he took himself out," said Sidney's brother Ben Randall, "because if he didn't, I would have."

On Wednesday, trained dogs walked the area where Sidney's stepfather, John Cornell, was found dead. Detectives have said they believe he killed himself but the state medical examiner has not yet released the findings of his autopsy.

Video at link. Read more:

http://www.katv.com/story/21633941/the-search-for-sidney-day-5

Denise Cornell speaks out on Sidney Randall's disappearance

7:40 PM, Mar 13, 2013
By Dustin Wilson



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WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KTHV) -- Lawrence County fears the worst as leads turn up no sign of missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall.

Denise Cornell, Sidney's mother said this disappearance came out of nowhere. She told THV 11 that aside from typical father / daughter arguments, Sidney and her stepdad had an okay relationship. Now after a strange turn of events, she believes John Cornell killed her daughter.

"I yelled at him and told him I called 911 and that was the last I saw of him," she recalled.

Read more:

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/254158/2/Mother-speaks-out-on-her-daughters-disappearance

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Missing teen's family reveals shocking allegations

Posted: Mar 13, 2013 9:46 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 14, 2013 1:59 PM CDT

By Janice Broach


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"She was a sweet, caring person, but she was keeping something," her brother Ben Randall said. "She never did tell anybody but she was keeping something from everybody."

Sidney Randall's father and his live-in partner said they suspected the teenager's stepfather John Cornell had been molesting her.

"She told one of her friends John slugged her in the mouth," Sidney's father Victor Randall said. "She was scared of him."

Victor says Cornell seemed to make sure Sidney was with him when he left the home.

"She said she was going to tell," he said.

Video at link. Read more:

http://www.wmctv.com/story/21636348/missing-teens-family-reveals-shocking-allegations

Sidney Randall search enters day 6

6:47 PM, Mar 15, 2013
By Amy Hancock



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WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KTHV) -- The search for missing Walnut Ridge teen, Sidney Randall has affected all levels of the small Lawrence County community.

Numerous Lawrence County residents followed law enforcement's request for help and stepped up to help in the search for missing 14-year-old Walnut Ridge teen, Sidney Randall.

Region 8 News reports that crews are focusing on Big Running Water Creek, and investigators are doing more back tracking analyzing every lead possible.

Read more:

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/254710/2/Sidney-Randall-search-enters-day-6

CONTINUING COVERAGE

Search for missing Walnut Ridge teen enters day 7

Posted: Mar 10, 2013 4:46 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 16, 2013 7:32 PM CDT

WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - The search for Sidney Nicole Randell enters day 7 Saturday morning with search crews meeting the public at the Walnut Ridge Fire Department at 9a.

A dive crew is currently searching the Big Running Water Creek. Search crews on land are combing many back roads and county roads around the creek.

"We back tracked, every little lead that we possibly could find," Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson said.

Arkansas State Police seized the computers John Cornell, Sidney's step-dad and suspect in her disappearance, recently bought with tax refund money looking for any kind of evidence.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/21568161/search-for-missing-walnut-ridge-teen-enters-day-7

Hundreds of Volunteers Help Search Saturday for Missing Teen

3/16/13 11:25 AM

Hundreds of volunteers helped law enforcement search Saturday for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall. The teen is the subject of an Amber Alert based out of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

On Friday, Walnut Ridge Police Chief Richy Thatcher told The Times Dispatch there are still no leads in her disappearance. Thatcher encouraged volunteers to participate in a coordinated search effort Saturday. Volunteers met at 9 a.m. at the Walnut Ridge Fire Department.

Authorities drew up a map and gave groups assignments on which areas to cover. Approximately 200 volunteers took part in Saturday's search efforts.

A member of the elite search group Texas Equusearch was expected to arrive at some point Saturday to help lead efforts. Additionally, more dog teams were expected to arrive.

Read more:

http://m.fox16.com/display/574/story/d6a72618d5ecfa6fc9e3c149ddba7ddc

Bring Sidney Randall home

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CONTINUING COVERAGE

Search for missing Walnut Ridge teen enters day 8

Posted: Mar 10, 2013 4:46 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 17, 2013 2:45 PM CDT


Sidney Randall (Source: Arkansas State Police)


(Source: Lawrence County Sheriff's Department)

WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - The search for Sidney Nicole Randell enters day 8 Sunday morning with search crews meeting the public at the Walnut Ridge Fire Department at 9a.

The Texas Equa Search Team has come in from Cincinnati Ohio to help take over the search portion of the investigation.

"Our forte is when we come in, we organize the searches, we get them together we do the mapping we do everything we're their eyes and ears on the ground," said Search Coordinator David Rader.

Along with adding the Texas Equa Search Team, Southeast K-9 Search and Rescue has been requested to help with search efforts.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/21568161/search-for-missing-walnut-ridge-teen-enters-day-8

Search For Missing Teen Now A Recovery Mission

Posted on: 6:28 pm, March 18, 2013, by Mike Suriani, updated on: 07:00pm, March 18, 2013

(Lawrence County, AR) It looks like searchers have given up hope of finding 14-year-old Sidney Nicole Randall alive.

Teams from all across the country have flown in to Lawrence County, Arkansas to help find Sidney.

Monday, the operation changed to a recovery mission instead of a search and rescue,

Read more:
http://wreg.com/2013/03/18/search-for-missing-teen-now-a-recovery-mission/

I blame the mother for part of this. How could she raise her daughter to be exploited by the modeling industry? How did she not know her husband was molesting her daughter? Did they live in a big mansion where the daughter's bedroom was on the next floor in the west wing! Come on...

Latest Updates On Missing Sidney Randall, Efforts Continue On Wednesday

– March 19, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


The search for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall continues in Lawrence County. Texas Equusearch volunteers have joined the Walnut Ridge Police and Lawrence County Sheriff’s investigation into the missing youth.

Sidney Randall was last seen at her residence in Walnut Ridge by her mother, Denise Cornell, around 10 pm on Saturday night. Denise Cornell awoke in the early Sunday morning hours to find her daughter, Sidney Randall and Sidney’s stepfather, John Cornell, missing from the residence. The mother stated that she had called the local hospital and 911 reporting the disappearance .

The stepfather returned alone to the residence later that morning (reported asking Denise Cornell why she was up), the mother then stated that Sidney was missing. John Cornell reportedly replied ”bull**** and then said he would go to the police station , he then left the residence in his red ford truck. John Cornell never returned home or contacted authorities of Sidney’s disappearance.

Read more:

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/19/latest-updates-on-missing-sidney-randall-efforts-continue-on-wednesday/

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Wednesday’s Search Yields Possible Clues, But No Answers Yet In Disappearance

– March 20, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Headline, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


Wednesday’s Search Yields Possible Clues, But No Answers Yet In Disappearance

K-9’s from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office were brought into Lawrence County today after articles of clothing were found on a field road off Lawrence 500. The K-9 teams were requested by Sheriff Dotson and the Equusearch team. The area of interest was on the Black River next to the county road.

Members of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive Team, Pocahontas Fire Department Dive Team and David Rader of Texas Equusearch launched boats at the Black Rock boat ramp and proceeded down river. According to the K-9 handlers, the dogs demonstrated positive signs in the area adjacent to the same area that clothing articles were found on Tuesday evening.

The Pocahontas Dive Team ran sonar through the area but were not able to locate anything. The positive hits by the K-9’s is not proof positive of a person being in the river, but each lead has to be followed up on and ruled out before searchers move on.

More pictures at link:

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/20/wednesdays-search-yields-possible-clues-but-no-answers-yet-in-disappearance/

LCSO Dive Team And Equusearch Teams Complete Sonar Search Of Black River

– March 21, 2013

Posted in: Breaking News, Featured, Headline, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


LCSO Dive Team And Equusearch Teams Complete Sonar Search Of Black River

On Thursday, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive Team with equipment from Texas Equusearch searched the Black River from where the Spring and Black meet all the way down to Powhattan. The search stemmed from K-9 alerts in the area, both on land and in water.

The equipment used today was state-of-the-art sonar showing a clear picture of the Black River’s bottom and it’s contents. The search yielded no victim in the water, the search was video recorded by the dive team and is being reviewed but no apparent targets were identified.

Read more:

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/03/21/lcso-dive-team-and-equusearch-teams-complete-sonar-search-of-black-river/

CONTINUING COVERAGE

Search for missing teen continues as winter weather threatens

Posted: Mar 10, 2013 4:46 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 21, 2013 6:27 PM CDT

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WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - The search for 14-year-old Sidney Nicole Randall continued on Thursday, with a Sonar team searching on Black River.

Some clothing was found along the river banks of the Black River, but Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson said none have been positively identified as belonging to Sidney.

Dennis Watters and his crew started looking on Black River early Thursday morning. After no signs of anything the crew packed up and headed back to the Community Center.

Search Coordinator, David Rader decided to postpone the search for the rest of the day due to expected bad weather. The search team also went ahead and called off the search for Friday.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/21568161/search-for-missing-teen-continues-as-winter-weather-threatens

Why is the story different now? Denise's husband comes home and asks why are you up and the mom states "Sidney's missing." Then he says BS and he is going to the police to report it? That is so different from the stry where she said he came home without Sidney and she asked where's her daughter and then told him as he was getting in his truck. I.m calling the police! From day one I looked at this Mom andshe is pushing her daughter to be beautiful and she is not that attractive. There have been allegations of sexual abuse and the mom had to know "something was going on". You feel your husband get out of the bed and look at the clock and listen where he's going... come on! She may have been jealous of Sidney and needed to get rid of her... It just all does not add up!

Search for Missing Walnut Ridge Girl Sidney Randall Enters Third Week

3/25/13 9:03 AM

The search for a missing Walnut Ridge girl is entering its third week.

A reward tops $3,000 for information in the disappearance of Sidney Randall, 14.

She has not been seen since the night of March 9th.

Hundreds of volunteers have been searching all across Lawrence County and neighboring counties for clues in the missing girl's case.

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and Walnut Ridge Police Department have been leading the search for Sidney.

Read more:

http://m.fox16.com/display/574/story/f716d7298eacc80c48a3902cee517d19

CONTINUING COVERAGE

Texas search team hands search for Sidney Randall back over to local police

Posted: Mar 10, 2013 4:46 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 25, 2013 3:33 PM CDT

(VIDEO)

WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) – The Equu-Search team from Texas has handed the search for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall back over to local police.

According to Walnut Ridge Police and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, the search team from Texas handed over copies of search volunteer information and search maps they covered since arriving last week.

Both the Walnut Ridge Police and Lawrence County Sheriff say they are committed to continuing the search for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall. Randall was last seen Saturday March 9th around 10pm by her mother.

Walnut Ridge Chief Richy Thatcher said they are nowhere near giving up on the search for Sidney Randall. "When this team gets done, I've already got a list of people that waiting to come and help," Thatcher said.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/21568161/texas-search-team-hands-search-for-sidney-randall-back-over-to-local-police

Searchers needed to help find missing girl

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 12:15pm



Able-bodied people, especially those with boats and all-terrain vehicles, are encouraged to help in the search for a missing Walnut Ridge girl.

The Walnut Ridge Police Department and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office are planning a volunteer search for 14-year-old Sidney Randall on Saturday, March 30.

Volunteers are asked to meet at the police department at 9 a.m. where they will be assigned specific areas to search, according to a news release from Sheriff Jody Dotson. Volunteers must sign-in before they will be assigned a search area.

“We need as many able-bodied searchers as we can get,” Sheriff Dotson said. “We have a large area to search.”

He also encourages searchers with all-terrain vehicles to bring them. “They will come in very handy throughout the day,” Dotson said.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive Team will also be out searching bodies of water. Dotson said “Any searcher with a small boat is welcome to bring their boat and will be assigned to an area of water.”

Sheriff Dotson also asks that everyone share this information.

“We need as many people as we can get for this search,” he said.

For more information, contact search coordinator Buddy Williams at (870) 844-2901.

http://lawrencecounty.kait8.com/news/community-spirit/121783-searchers-needed-help-find-missing-girl

Search for Walnut Ridge teen continues

Posted: Mar 30, 2013 5:22 PM CDT
Posted by Veronica Smith, Video Journalist


WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT)- The search for missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall continues Saturday with a record number of volunteers.

Nearly 200 volunteers came out Saturday to help in the search for Sidney Randall, who went missing earlier this month in Walnut Ridge. Police officials have been searching Lawrence County trying to find any clues to assist in the search.

Dive Team Coordinator Buddy Williams said he is grateful for the large number of volunteers.

"We need the volunteers because we got quite a bit of farm ground to cover and quite a bit of the river to cover," he said

"We are searching an area of ground that runs from Portia to Clover Bend, it's the county roads that we call the five hundreds, it's just an area of interest we don't have any new updates on the case."

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/21836102/search-continues-for

New Coordinator Named in Search for Missing Walnut Ridge Teen

By: KARK 4 News
Updated: April 3, 2013

(VIDEO)

WALNUT RIDGE, AR -- A new search coordinator has been named in the effort to find missing teen Sidney Randall.

According to the Times Dispatch, reserve deputy and head of the Lawrence County dive team Buddy Williams will head up the search.

Williams says there are plans to organize more mass searches, but no dates have been set.

Also, a donation from the community has provided a $3,500 reward for any information leading to finding the missing teen.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=650802

Investigators Still Baffled In Missing 14 Year Old Sidney Randall Case

– April 22, 2013

Posted in: Featured, Lawrence County Sheriff, News & Events


As the case of missing 14 year old Sidney Randall enters the 44th day still many questions remain as investigators from the Walnut Ridge Police Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police continue to examine leads in the case.

The Walnut Ridge Police Department and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office continue to follow up on every lead, tip and scrap of information looking for a break in the case. Although volunteer searches have been suspended with the vast majority of the county being searched, officers from both departments continue to follow up on additional leads.

With basically no indication of direction in the case, any and all tips by phone or email has been priority with both departments. Last week officers traveled out in the county several times and followed up on leads with no results. Sheriff Dotson’s boat has been put into service weekly traveling the waterways throughout the county in hopes of catching a glimpse of any clue that may be out there.

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For more information on either the Walnut Ridge Police Department or the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, visit www.cityofwalnutridge.com or www.lawrencecountysheriffsoffice.com .

Tips can be emailed to tips@lawrencecountysheriffsoffice.com .

http://www.imbodenlive.com/2013/04/22/investigators-still-baffled-in-missing-14-year-old-sidney-randall-case/

Search for Sidney continues into 7th week (Video)

Posted: Apr 26, 2013 2:09 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 26, 2013 3:25 PM CDT


WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - It's been seven weeks since a missing Walnut Ridge teen's disappearance rocked the small, Lawrence County town.

Though organized search efforts have wound down, the search hasn't stopped for Sidney Randall and many have not given up hope.

"I still get up every morning at 5 o'clock and just sit at the kitchen table, look down the hallway waiting for her to come out," Sidney's mother, Denise Cornell told Region 8 News.

She said these past seven weeks have been like a nightmare she can't wake up from.

"Not knowing where she's at...if she's okay. It's just the not knowing that hurts," she said.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/22090021/h

John Cornell's family speaks after disappearance of Sidney Randall

By Lisa Hutson
April 29, 2013, 10:52 PM



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WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KTHV) -- It's been nearly two months and still no sign of Sidney Randall. The 14-year-old girl disappeared from her home in Walnut Ridge March 9. Two days later, police found her step-father, John Cornell, dead off a county road and initially believed he shot himself. But, his family says that is not possible.

The Cornell family said rumors have swarmed their small town, painting their son and brother as an abusive father and ultimately a murderer. The Cornells said the rumors are lies, and John Cornell would never take his own life much less the life of his step-daughter.

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Police are still waiting on John Cornell's autopsy results and said his death has yet to be ruled a suicide or homicide. They believe those results will give them clues on where to go next.

John Cornell's wife Denise, Sidney Randall's mother, still believes her husband had something to do with her daughter's disappearance.

Read more:

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/262809/2/John-Cornells-family-speaks-after-disappearance-of-Sidney-Randall

Lawrence Co. Deputies Recover Woman's Body in Black River

By: Brittney Johnson, KARK 4 News
Updated: May 18, 2013

Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson confirms the body of a young woman has been found in the Black River near Old Davidsonville State Park.

Authorities say a fisherman discovered the body in a treetop floating in the river and called police around 5:40pm Saturday.

The sheriff has contacted the state crime lab and is waiting to have the body delivered for an autopsy and identification.

Read more:

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=664622

Police: Body in river may be Sidney’s


Sidney Nicole Randall is shown in this undated family photo. The 14-year-old girl from the Walnut Ridge area was last seen on March 9.

By George Jared, Sun Staff Writer
May 19, 2013

OLD DAVIDSONVILLE — A body believed to be missing 14-year-old Sidney Nicole Randall was found late Saturday afternoon floating in the Black River.

http://www.jonesborosun.com/news/#

BREAKING NEWS

Body of 14-year-old Sidney Randall found; cause of death still under investigation

Posted: May 18, 2013 7:32 PM CDT
Updated: May 20, 2013 2:36 PM CDT

LAWRENCE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – The body of missing 14-year-old Sidney Randall has been found and identified by the Arkansas State Crime Lab.

The Walnut Ridge Police Department held a press conference Monday afternoon confirming that it was Randall's body that was found Saturday.

The cause of death is still being investigated.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/22290272/body-of-14-year-old-sidney-randall-found-cause-of-death-still-under-investigation

Lawrence Co. Sheriff: Body found in river is Sidney Randall


Posted: May 20, 2013 11:53 AM CDT
Updated: May 20, 2013 11:53 AM CDT
By KAIT

Video at link:

http://www.katv.com/story/22299153/lawrence-co-sheriff-body-found-in-river-is-sidney-randall

Memorial service celebrates the life of Sidney Randall

Posted: May 25, 2013 6:13 PM CDT
Posted by Veronica Smith, Video Journalist



WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT)- The Walnut Ridge community celebrated the life of 14-year old Sidney Randall who went missing on March 9th and was found on May 18th in the Black River.

The Walnut Ridge High School gym was filled with family and friends even people in the community who didn't know Sidney but wanted to pay their respects to the family.

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Anna Bland is a junior at Walnut Ridge High School and said she will remember Sidney as the sweet girl who was always smiling.

"Sidney was on the flag line, I play the alto sax in band," Bland said. "I didn't know her well but the few times I did talk to her she was always really sweet so I just wanted to pay my respects.

Read more:

http://www.kait8.com/story/22423922/memorial-service-celebrates-the-life-of-sidney-randall

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Hundreds turn out to mourn Sidney Randall

3:03 PM, May 26, 2013
The Associated Press

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) - Hundreds of family and friends turned out at the Walnut Ridge basketball gym for funeral services for a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in the Black River nearly a month after she disappeared.

Services were held Saturday for Sydney Randall.

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A cause of the girl's death has not been released.

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/266686/2/Hundreds-turn-out-to-mourn-Sidney-Randall

Autopsy still pending on death of 14-year-old girl

4:55 PM, Jun 1, 2013
The Associated Press

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) - Lawrence County authorities say they're still waiting for an autopsy report on the cause of death of a 14-year-old Walnut Ridge girl.

Sheriff Jody Dotson told The Jonesboro Sun that a preliminary autopsy report on the death of Sidney Randall has not been released and that a full autopsy report could take months to complete.

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Dotson said an autopsy on the stepfather's body also has not been finished.

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/267583/2/Autopsy-still-pending-on-death-of-14-year-old-girl

Report Reveals Cause of Death for Missing Walnut Ridge Teen

Published 08/12 15:12 PM
Last Updated 08/12 16:55 PM



LAWRENCE COUNTY, AR -- The cause of death for Sidney Randall, the 14-year-old Walnut Ridge girl who went missing in March, has been released.

According to a report from KAIT, the medical examiner's office and Arkansas State Police say the teen died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Randall was last seen on March 9 leaving her house with her stepfather, John Cornell, who was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The teenager was found in the Black River by a fisherman on May 18.

http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/report-reveals-cause-of-death-for-missing-walnut-ridge-teen/d/story/2S1psLS8vEGZBKfXzbFWiw

Autopsy shows Sidney Randall died of blows to the head

Posted: Aug 13, 2013 10:15 AM CDT

WALNUT RIDGE (AP) - An autopsy report says a 14-year-old Walnut Ridge girl found dead in the Black River died of blows to the head with a heavy object.

The report released by Arkansas State Police says Sidney Randall was hit more than once in head and that her DNA was found under the fingernails of her now-dead stepfather - John Cornell.

State Police Sgt. Scott Pillow told The Jonesboro Sun that all evidence points to Cornell as the killer.

Randall was last seen alive March 9. Her mother awoke to find Randall and Cornell missing from their home. Cornell arrived shortly afterward and told his wife he would file a police report.

http://www.katv.com/story/23123558/walnut-ridge-teen-died-of-blows-to-the-head