Complete coverage: Neica Gibbs murder case

Teen accused of strangling girl, leaving body near garbage, will go to trial as adult

A teenage boy accused of strangling a 14-year-old girl and leaving her body to decompose near a garbage bin will stand trial as an adult, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Fort Lauderdale: Collection is taken to pay for murder victim's funeral

Neica Marie Gibbs, the 14-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl whose body was found next to a garbage bin last week, deserves a proper burial, said the Rev. Howard Akins Jr., a radio talk show host.

Michael Mayo: In Fort Lauderdale girl's case, police attention went missing

After 14-year-old Neica Gibbs was reported missing by her family, Fort Lauderdale police said they didn't believe she was in danger and didn't suspect foul play. Police were wrong on both counts.

Boy, 15, admits to killing girl, Fort Lauderdale police say

One was a pudgy 15-year-old boy with an anger problem. The other, a 14-year-old girl abandoned by her parents.

Lauderdale's missing-child policy and Amber Alert procedures

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Judge: 15-year-old accused of Lauderdale teen murder will remain in custody

Neica Marie Gibbs, the 14-year-old girl whose body was found near a garbage bin, died after a fight with the 15-year-old boy who is accused of killing her and trying to hide her body, according to a police report released today.

Lauderdale radio host raises money for Neica Gibbs funeral

Neica Marie Gibbs, the 14-year-old girl found dead next to a garbage bin earlier this week, deserves a proper burial, a local radio talk show host says.

A telephone call interrupts a video game, and a teen is accused of murder

The summons for 15-year-old Jason Hartley to report to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, where he would be arrested for murder, came while he was playing a video game.

15-year-old boy arrested in death of missing Lauderdale girl

BULLETIN: Police Thursday night announced the arrest of a 15-year-old boy in the murder of Neica Marie Gibbs, the 14-year-old girl whose body was found near a garbage bin Tuesday night in the 2700 block of Southwest Sixth Drive. Police said the youth was an acquaintance of Gibbs.

Body found near Lauderdale garbage bin identified

A body found lying in front of a garbage bin was identified today as that of a 13-year-old girl who had been reported missing about three weeks ago.

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