A few things to talk about
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Here's a link to what Det Bruce Owens said at that press conference. (link is now gone)
Detective Bruce Owens said he alerted Beseler that clues could be found in trash from around Orange Park.
"If a truck was seen, it would be best to follow it to its next location, so they could search or follow it to the closest landfill, so they could isolate it from the dump," Owens said.
Owens said he got dozens of deputies and police officers on the road after Somer was reported missing. He said he wanted all garbage trucks checked as quickly as possible.
"Time is of the essence. That collection was being done by outside companies," Owens said.
Dozens of squad cars stayed on the trail of the garbage trucks as they traveled across the state line into Georgia.
"They sifted through about 300,000 tons of waste," Owens said.
About 200,000 tons of trash was searched at a landfill in Clay County, and 100,000 tons was searched at a dump in Folkston, Ga
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Yes. My SIL lives down the street from Somers family and I asked her about this. She said they have to put the cans out and a truck comes through and people actually dump the trash into the truck, unlike here (ok) where they truck does it all.
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Diena Thompson has declined requests from The Associated Press for interviews. She spent part of the day Friday making funeral arrangements, and a law enforcement officer was seen carrying a child's white dress from the family's home. A viewing will be held Monday night and a funeral will follow on Tuesday.
