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Breaking News

Human Remains Found on Property of Ward Weaver

Aired August 24, 2002 - 20:25   ET

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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Calloway and we want to bring you up to date quickly on a story that we are following tonight. FBI and Oregon City Police have just announced moments ago that human remains have been found inside a building behind the home of Ward Weaver.

Authorities, of course, have been searching Weaver's home in Oregon City for clues in connection to the case of missing girls Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis. Those two 13-year-old girls vanished two months apart on their way to school last winter. Medical examiners on the scene at Weaver's house along with search dogs as they continue this search.

According to police it will continue for some time. It will be several days before they're able to identify the human remains that were found this afternoon. Once again, FBI and Oregon City Police saying that they have found human remains in a small building behind the home of Ward Weaver. We'll bring you more information as we get it. For now, I'm Catherine Callaway and CNN PRESENTS will continue after this break.

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