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Teen Busted for Body in Car Trunk

Cops tracked him on the cell phone
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 18, 2011 1:00 AM CDT
Teen Busted for Body in Car Trunk
Cops discovered a woman's body when they searched the parked Mustang of a Virginia teenager.   (?mel_rowling)

A North Carolina man was busted Friday after parking his Mustang in Virginia with a woman's body in the trunk, police report. Cops tracked cell phone calls by the 19-year-old suspected killer after discovering a crime scene, and kept watch on his parked car until he returned to it. They discovered the corpse after a search, say investigators. Police have not yet identified the woman. The 19-year-old has been charged with homicide, reports AP. (More crime stories.)

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