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Evansdale's Missing Cousins: Autopsies Complete on Bodies Found by Hunters
The medical examiner's office says all information will be released by the Black Hawk County sheriff's office.
Autopsies were completed today of the bodies believed to be two missing girls from Evansdale.
Deputy State Medical Examiner Dr. Dennis Klein told the Des Moines Register that all information about the autopsies would be released by the Black Hawk County sheriff’s office.
Authorities said Thursday they were "confident" the bodies are those of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrisey, who were last seen July 13.
Hunters discovered the bodies Wednesday in a wooded area along the Wapsipinicon River, about 25 miles north of Evansdale.
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