Body of Erica Parsons discovered five years after she disappeared

ROWAN COUNTY, S.C. — Multiple sources confirmed to WSOC-TV that the body of Erica Parsons was discovered this week in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

The property is off Moore Road near Pageland, South Carolina, and is believed to belong to a family member of Sandy Parsons.

The Rowan County girl was last seen in November of 2011, but her family didn't report her missing until July 2013.

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At the time she was just 13 years old.

Several law enforcement and family members, who did not want to be identified, confirmed the information, but would not go into detail.

Her remains were taken to Rowan County, North Carolina, earlier this week.

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The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is expected to hold a press conference next week regarding the case.

Erica’s adoptive parents, Casey and Sandy Parsons, are serving federal prison sentences for fraud charges.

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