SC child slaying suspect was close family friend

SC child slaying suspect was close family friend July 3, 2008 - 4:45pm A makeshift memorial to eight-year-old Dymia Janae Woody outside an abandon mobile home is seen Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Greenville, S.C. A fourteen year old boy has been charged with murder in her death. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Relatives of an 8-year-old girl found raped and slain in an abandoned home said Thursday that the young teenager accused of the crime was like a member of the family. Authorities will not identify the 14-year-old boy accused of raping and killing Dymia Janae Woody, but relatives said he was a close friend of the victim's older brother and regularly visited their home. The boy appeared on television after the girl went missing Monday night that he walked her... [read full story]