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Eight-year-old girl found

By Christian Boone
May 30, 2011

Atlanta police have located an 8-year-old girl missing since early Sunday afternoon.

Amanda Davis was last seen at her apartment at 50 Mount Zion Road around 12:30 p.m. According to police, the little girl was nowhere to be found when her mother awoke from a two-hour-plus nap at 3 p.m. After searching the area around the apartment complex Amanda's mother found a note in her daughter's bedroom stating she had run away from home,  police said.

A police spokeswoman announced just before 9 p.m. that they were in the process of reuniting Amanda with her family.

About the Author

A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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