>>Virginia Police Say Ransom for Missing Boy was Scam
(Virginia Beach, VA) -- Police in Virginia say ransom requests for a missing 12-year-old boy were a scam. Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: Voicer Script:
The body of 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was recovered from a pond earlier this week. He had been reported missing last Friday by his parents. His family says they received ransom requests during his search and they paid $500 dollars for one of the requests. Police say that ransom demand was traced to a source outside the U.S. and it was confirmed to be a scam with no connection to the family. Authorities are still investigating the case.