Plainfield, N.J. teen with autism missing for several weeks found dead
A New Jersey teenager with autism who had been missing for more than three weeks was recently found dead, Plainfield officials and police announced on Thursday.
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A New Jersey teenager with autism who had been missing for more than three weeks was recently found dead, Plainfield officials and police announced on Thursday.
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