Mary Wehmmeier's covering the Samantha Runnion murder. The suspect is a male Hispanic, 25-40 years old, thin black moustache and black hair. He's driving a light green 2-door vehicle, possibly a Honda or an Acura. Samantha was kidnapped from her yard in Stanton, California. Her body was found in Cleveland National Forest, in Riverside County, about 50 miles to the east. Latest:
An autopsy showed Samantha was sexually assaulted and suffocated sometime Tuesday, leading authorities to believe she was alive for several hours after her abduction, Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona said. "Because the body was found very quickly, we have a high expectation that there will be significant forensic evidence found at the scene and significant forensic evidence found on the body of Samantha Runnion," the sheriff said. Carona also said Samantha may have fought against her killer and inflicted "injuries to his hands, arms and possibly face."
Based on the account of 5-year-old Sarah Ahn, the only witness to Samantha's abduction, the suspect is a Hispanic man with slicked-back black hair and a thin, black mustache. FBI agent Richard Garcia said Sarah was able to identify speech patterns, leading investigators to believe the man is American rather than a foreigner.