RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A body discovered Wednesday in a Hillsborough County nature preserve has been identified as that of a missing 13-year-old girl from Riverview, authorities said.
The Hillsborough County medical examiner has ruled the death of 13-year-old Janessa Shannon a homicide, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Janessa's body was found Wednesday, July 12, in the Triple Creek Nature Preserve at 13305 Balm Riverview Road, a sheriff's report said.
The Hillsborough sheriff's office assisted the medical examiner's office to make the identification.
