Officials find remains thought to be those of missing Missouri girl
![The parents of missing girl Breeann Rodriguez search for her
body. A 43-year-old Missouri man told police that he suffocated his
3-year-old neighbor with a plastic bag, then stuffed her body in
the same bag and tossed her from a highway, according to a court
document. Shawn Morgan of Senath has been charged with first-degree
murder in the death of Breeann Rodriguez.](https://iowastatedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/8389e1fa69a68782a8cccd460dbedcf5.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Daily Dunklin Democrat
The parents of missing girl Breeann Rodriguez search for her body. A 43-year-old Missouri man told police that he suffocated his 3-year-old neighbor with a plastic bag, then stuffed her body in the same bag and tossed her from a highway, according to a court document. Shawn Morgan of Senath has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Breeann Rodriguez.
August 16, 2011
Authorities have found what they believe to be the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, a 3-year-old Missouri girl whose neighbor told police he had suffocated the girl with a plastic bag and then tossed her from a highway.
The remains were found Tuesday evening along a ditch northeast of Hornersville, Mo., about 8 to 10 miles from the girl’s home in Senath, said Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff said
Earlier Tuesday, 43-year-old Shawn Morgan of Senath appeared in court. He has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Breeann’s death.
CNN’s Marlena Baldacci contributed to this report