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Fla. canal deaths: Man questioned in Delray Beach case of boy and girl found stuffed in luggage

Man questioned in deaths of kids found in canal
Clem Beauchamp Delray Beach Police Dept.

(CBS/WPEC/AP) DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Detectives are looking for evidence inside the Delray Beach home of Clem Beauchamp, a man being questioned in the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in luggage dumped in a canal.

Authorities said Friday that Beauchamp, 34, had not been charged with the deaths. He is being held on federal charges of illegal possession of a firearm silencer.

Neighbors say he lives in a house that police had cordoned off Thursday. It was not immediately known if Beuchamp has a lawyer.

According to CBS affiliate WPEC, investigators say they have tentatively identified the children as siblings but have not released their names or whether Beauchamp is related to them. They have said the girl was between 6 and 10 years old and the boy between 10 and 12.

Their bodies were found Wednesday. The girl's body was in a duffel bag. The boy was discovered hours later in a suitcase about a half-mile away.

Divers used sonar and a remote-controlled submarine to scour the canal Thursday.

Authorities did not know how long the bodies had been in the water. Autopsy reports were not immediately released.

"We believe that this situation is domestic-related," Guerriero said. She declined to elaborate and said officers were "working to confirm everything we believe."

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