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Cold Case: Who killed Levi Frady? A family wants answers 20 years later

Levi Frady was found dead in October 1997 in Dawson County, but no arrests have been made in the case.
Levi Frady was found dead in October 1997 in Dawson County, but no arrests have been made in the case.
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Aug 31, 2017

On an October evening in 1997, 11-year-old Levi Frady pedaled his trusty bicycle toward his Forsyth County home. The sixth-grader had been at a friend’s house.

Levi’s bicycle was later found about a mile from his home. But it would be the following day before hunters made a horrific discovery in a neighboring county. Levi had been killed and left in the woods.

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Levi’s death sparked a statewide notification system to find abducted children. Ironically, his case has never been solved.

Who killed Levi Frady and why? Nearly 20 years later, his family wants answers.

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