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TAMPA, Fla. -- A 13-year-old girl who was killed and dumped in a pond last month suffered years of abuse that included reports of beatings and witnessing violent fights between her parents, records show. More than 1,000 pages of files from the state Department of Children & Families were released Tuesday detailing the family of Sarah Michelle Lunde and the background of David Lee Onstott, the convicted sex offender accused of strangling her.

Man Charged in Fla. Death Tries to Escape May 15, 2005 5:45 PM EDT TAMPA, Fla. - The sex offender accused of killing 13-year-old Sarah Lunde was caught trying to dig a way out of his jail cell, officials said. A Hillsborough County jail deputy heard scratching noises coming from David Onstott's cell around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Debbie Carter. Onstott, 36, was found scratching on the concrete wall near the floor next to his bunk with a metal towel holder he had apparently pried off the desk in his cell, Carter said. He used the towel...

Banner on Fox news website. News conference with Florida sheriff was on Fox News.

Breaking News in Tampa....scumbag admits to murdering young girl.

RUSKIN, Fla. - An unidentified body was found Saturday near the home of a 13-year-old girl who disappeared around the time a registered sex offender unexpectedly visited her house, authorities said. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said he could not say whether the body was female, but said it was partially submerged in an abandoned fish pond about a half mile from Sarah Michelle Lunde's home. It was found by a search dog. "I cannot tell you any more about it than that right now," Gee said. Gee said he let Sarah's mother, Kelly May Lunde, know of the discovery....

RUSKIN, Fla. — Police said Saturday they found an unidentified body in a creek near the home of a missing 13-year-old who disappeared a week ago.