Don Steven McDougal was said to be a friend of Audrii's father, allowed to live in a trailer behind their Livingston house. Now days after her disappearance, he's been charged in her death.
The man authorities looked at as a suspect in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has now been charged with capital murder in her death.
"My heart aches with the news, and I express my deepest sympathies and condolences," said Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons as he announced the tragic discovery. McDougal was first named as a primary person of interest in the case before officials labeled him a suspect. According to records, on March 31, 2007, McDougal "attempted to remove pants after getting in bed with her."
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