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Stacia Leigh Collins

Case from Van-lear, KY dated Aug 11, 2022

Victim Details

Stacia Leigh Collins

Female

White / Caucasian

Van-lear

KY

2022-08-11

12

Stacia

Leigh Collins

08/02/2026

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In a heart-wrenching turn of events, 12-year-old Stacia Leigh Collins, a female from Van Lear, Kentucky, was found deceased on August 11, 2022. The young girl, a student at Porter Elementary School, was discovered in a remote area near Millers Creek at Boone's Camp, down a seldom-traveled dirt and gravel road. An autopsy later confirmed that she had died from a gunshot wound.

The investigation into her disappearance and death began earlier that day when Johnson County deputies responded t ...
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  • WOWK 13 News: Juvenile's body found in Johnson County, Kentucky
  • https://www.wymt.com: Body of 12-year-old found in Johnson County
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