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Rowan Ford: Complete Interviews with Sheriff, FBI

By Brad Belote

Story Created: Nov 9, 2007

Story Updated: Nov 9, 2007

Law enforcement in Newton & McDonald Counties announced a deputy found the body of nine-year-old Rowan Ford Friday morning.

Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland said Ford's body was found near Powell, about 10 miles south of the girl's hometown of Stella, a village of about 200 people.

Copeland, who spoke to reporters at the sheriff's office in
Neosho, said authorities were still determining how the girl died.

He said the Greene County coroner would conduct an autopsy.

But he said investigators are sure the girl's death was a homicide, although he declined to elaborate. The sheriff wouldn't say if there were any suspects but said no arrests had been made.

He said a McDonald County deputy found Rowan when he stopped to search the area while on his way to work. Copeland said the deputy, whom he would not identify, searched the area after recalling that there was a cavern there.


Thursday, Nov 13 at 5:27 AM patti wrote ...

It is stuff like this that makes me despise most men...I can remember being a little girl Rowan's age when the popsicle man touched me and I told my Mom, who told my Dad, and Dad beat the hell out of him, but that is all he got for it. My ex husband tried to molest a 14 yr old girl neighbor, I caught him, and her parents didn't wish to involve police. He had also shown his penis to a 5 yr old girl.Of course, he was drunk on both of these occasions, as if that is any excuse! I divorced this POS!

Saturday, Dec 15 at 9:40 PM A Friend wrote ...

i dont know y some one would do this but if they did it cause of attention i hope that chris and David dies in prison

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