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February 6th, 2004, 01:10 PM
(02/06/04) WANTAGH – A Wantagh family must deal with the loss of their 11-year-old granddaughter who was abducted and murdered in Florida.
Officials in Sarasota, Florida say they have found the body of Carlie Brucia outside a church a few miles from the car wash where she was abducted. The kidnapping was caught on a car wash surveillance tape.
Carlie was born on Long Island, and family members say Carlie would visit the Island several times a year. Joseph Brucia says his granddaughter was “enthusiastic, and had a lot of fun.”
Authorities say 37-year-old Joseph Smith has been charged with kidnapping and murder.
Officials in Sarasota, Florida say they have found the body of Carlie Brucia outside a church a few miles from the car wash where she was abducted. The kidnapping was caught on a car wash surveillance tape.
Carlie was born on Long Island, and family members say Carlie would visit the Island several times a year. Joseph Brucia says his granddaughter was “enthusiastic, and had a lot of fun.”
Authorities say 37-year-old Joseph Smith has been charged with kidnapping and murder.