BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — The 2012 disappearance of a Broken Arrow teen is now being investigated as a homicide.
“We just want to find her body, and we want to say goodbye to her. We just want to say goodbye, “said her stepmom, Bobbie Moore.
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Paige Moore went missing from her home July 10 and was never heard from again.
Initially, listed as a runaway, hope seemed to fade for her family as the years passed.
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This was until the Broken Arrow Police Department reactivated her case in July of last year, after receiving a pivotal tip.
Detectives interviewed over 70 people, including some suspects, and that’s what led to some new information in the case.
“After interviewing those parties and other involved individuals, we determined this case to be a homicide,” said Detective Leon Rademacher.
2 News asked him what led them to believe this is a homicide.
“So after speaking with some individuals who were involved and spoke to people who could have been there, we determined that Paige was killed around the time she went missing,’ he said.
For 13 years, the Moore family has waited for answers in Paige’s case, and now, as police hone in on a suspect, there is a renewed glimmer of hope.
“I was very happy when I found out that they reopened her case because I know it was kind of going cold there for a while, and when I realized they reopened her case, it made me happy because she deserves justice and we deserve closure,” said Moore.
Currently, detectives are searching for a dark green 2002 Chevy Tracker, believed to have been used in connection with the homicide.
BA police believe it may be abandoned in the Tulsa area, after the listed owner told them he sold the car to a man named Ramon.
2 News asked Detective Rademacher if he believes this is a drug-related case.
“It’s possible that it was. Information that we have uncovered leads us to believe that there might have been drugs involved,” said Rademacher.
Moore echoes this sentiment, reflecting on the troubling influences surrounding her stepdaughter.
“There’s a possibility that it could have been drug-related. Yeah, because she got hooked up with the wrong people and the wrong crowd,” she said.
As police remain steadfast in their investigation, Bobbie Moore’s unwavering focus is one simple heartfelt wish: bring her stepdaughter home.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to contact the Broken Arrow Police Department.
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