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FBI hopes new photos of missing N.C. girl will crack case

By Clyde Hughes
New photo of kidnapping victim Hania Aguilar from Lumberton, N.C. Photo courtesy of FBI.
New photo of kidnapping victim Hania Aguilar from Lumberton, N.C. Photo courtesy of FBI.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Authorities hoped Monday new photographs of a missing North Carolina girl will lead to her discovery.

Hania Aguilar disappeared a week ago Monday and neither police nor the FBI have found her. Over the weekend, the bureau released new photos of the 13-year-old girl, hoping they might lead to her recovery.

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A reward in the case was also raised to $20,000.

The FBI, Lumberton Police, Moore County Sheriff's Office and Fort Bragg Military Police sought to interview neighbors who lived near the girl. She was kidnapped Nov. 5 as she waited for a ride to school, police said.

A witness said they saw a man dressed in black and a yellow bandana force Aguilar into a green sport-utility vehicle. Authorities found the SUV last week, but not the girl.

Police have been asking businesses for surveillance video to help in the investigation.

The FBI is offering $15,000 in the case and North Carolina has added $5,000.

Last week, investigators identified a possible suspect in surveillance video from the girl's neighborhood.

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