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Huntington police announced during a press conference late Friday that a female body has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.

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Huntington Mayor David Felinton observes as crime scene investigators search the property at 403 8th Avenue late Friday, December 21, 2007. The Huntington Police Department announced in a press conference late Friday that investigators found the body of a young female in the crawlspace located beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.

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Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said one of the toughest jobs in all of law enforcement is to notify family members in matters such as these. Holbrook spoke after a prepared statement was delivered by HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson that said a female body had been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.

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Law enforcement officials discuss the crime scene at 403 8th Avenue on Friday, December 21, 2007, after investigators found the body of a young female in the crawlspace located beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.

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The light in the second story apartment of Leah Hickman stays on as law enforcement officials investigate the scene at 403 8th Avenue late Friday, December 21, 2007, after a female body was found in the crawlspace of the apartment complex.

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The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.

Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.

Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.

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Law enforcement officials barricaded off a block in every direction of 403 8th Avenue late Friday after the body of a young white female was located in the crawlspace area of the apartment complex where 21-year-old Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release during a press conference Friday at HPD headquarters.

Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

Huntington police announced during a press conference late Friday, that a female body has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.