
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, June 10, 1994                    TAG: 9406100819 
SECTION: LOCAL                     PAGE: D4    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: CHESAPEAKE 
DATELINE: 940610                                 LENGTH: Short

TEEN WAS STRANGLED

{LEAD} A 16-year-old Virginia Beach high school student whose body was found in the 2200 block of Elbow Road in Chesapeake was strangled, police said Thursday.

Charity L. Boucher, of the 1900 block of Tiger Eye Court, was last seen alive March 9 at 8 p.m. when she left her home to visit a neighborhood friend. She was a junior at Salem High School and had been an honor roll student.

{REST} Police said they have identified a suspect in the girl's death, but no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call Chesapeake police at 547-6251 or Crime Line at 487-1234.

{KEYWORDS} MURDER STRANGULATION

by CNB