Murphy said one of the interesting things about the case was how difficult it was for detectives to separate fact from fiction and rumors as they investigated. “And the theories of her disappearance ran the gamut: from a runaway - unlikely - to a victim of an accidental death, abduction or foul play.” “What made the case compelling, and poignant, was that this teenager was anybody’s definition of a good kid - straight A's student, vivacious, with loads of friends,” Murphy said. At what would have been her high school graduation last year, a chair was left empty in her honor.ĭennis Murphy, the reporter for the piece, said in an email that NBC became aware of the case within two weeks of Locklear’s disappearance and reported on it on their website. Locklear’s family and friends mourned her death. Prosecutors said Malloy, who was 17 at the time, strangled Locklear on a path in Hope Mills with Lock standing about 70 yards away. ![]() In a plea agreement, he was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison.ĭominic Tayvon Lock, who was 18 at the time Locklear was killed, was accused of helping dispose of Locklear’s body and was sentenced to at least six years in prison. Locklear’s boyfriend, Je’Michael Devanair Malloy of Autryville, pleaded guilty in 2016 to second-degree murder. Her body was later found in the South River near Autryville, weighted down with concrete blocks. Locklear was a South View High School freshman when she went missing in March 2014. ![]() Titled “The Creek,” the episode includes interviews with Locklear’s family, law enforcement officials and others who worked on the case. The 2014 murder of 15-year-old Danielle Locklear is the subject of a two-hour “Dateline” episode airing Friday at 9 p.m.
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