The search for a 10-year-old girl in Baraboo, Wisconsin, came to a heartbreaking conclusion after authorities located her body near the area where she had been reported missing. The case began when Kodie Dutcher was reported missing after she was last seen during the afternoon of July 6, 2020. Her disappearance prompted an immediate response from local authorities, emergency personnel, and search teams as efforts began to determine where she had gone and bring her home safely.
According to information released by police, Kodie was last seen around 4 p.m. in the 1100 block of 12th Street in Baraboo. Officers were called to an apartment complex later that afternoon and spoke with her mother. Information gathered during the initial response led authorities to believe that the child could have been in a vulnerable situation and needed to be located quickly. Investigators also learned that she had left behind personal
