VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An unknown source demanded ransom from the family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo — police determined the request was a scam originating from outside the United States.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The body recovered from a pond by a Virginia Beach apartment Monday is 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, police said Monday afternoon. No cause of death was ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The body of 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was recovered Monday from a pond in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The discovery comes two days after police issued an AMBER ...

Donna Price, a spokeswoman for the Tidewater Medical Examiner’s Office, released the information about the death of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo in an email Wednesday afternoon. Acevedo’s ...

The ransom request was sent to the parents of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo via WhatsApp while they were on Facebook Live, which led Virginia Beach investigators to call the matter a suspected ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police said they have confirmed that a body pulled from a pond early Monday afternoon that matched the description of missing 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo is ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — As the Virginia Beach Police Department launched a massive search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, the 12-year-old boy’s family has received a ransom request, police said ...