When a young girl is killed inside her rural North Carolina home, identifying a suspect is complicated by the fact that a party was thrown on the property that night. An investigation takes troubling turns and a child’s case goes unsolved in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Sources used to research this episode:

Sampson County Sheriff Says 11-Year-Old’s Death a Homicide (Associated Press)

Juvenile Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old (Associated Press)

Autopsy: Sampson Girl Sexually Assaulted Before Her Death (WRAL News)

Family Awaits Justice for Girl Raped and Killed in 2013 (Josh Shaffer / The News and Observer)

Juvenile Charged with Rape, Murder in Relation to 11-Year-Old’s Death (WRAL News)

15-Year-Old Charged in 11-Year-Old Sampson County Girl’s Murder (ABC13 News)

Sampson Child’s Murder Remains Unsolved, Cold (Sherry Matthews / The Sampson Independent)

Lawsuit Accuses Sheriff, SBI of Coercing Confession (Josh Shaffer / The News and Observer)

Suspect in McKenzie Sessoms’ Murder Back in Custody (Chris Berendt / The Sampson Independent)

Seven Years After Sampson Girl’s Death, Charges Dropped Against Lone Suspect (Bryan Mims / WRAL News)

Man Shot in Face During Vehicle Chase; Felony Assault, Drug Offenses Leveled (The Sampson Independent)

Sheriff: Sessoms Case is Still Active (Sherry Matthews / The Sampson Independent)

Obituary: McKenzie Sessoms

Obituary: Donnie Ray Sessoms

Case 7:23-cv-01676-FL (United States District Court for the Eastern Division of North Carolina Southern Division)

If you know anything about the death of McKenzie Sessoms, please call the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-592-4141.

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