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Body found in search for 18-year-old who went missing near Dracula’s castle 8 months ago

Summary by The Midland Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Amanda Alvarado, as published by KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · August 20, 2026 · 1 min read

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Body found in search for 18-year-old who went missing near Dracula’s castle 8 months ago. This item is based on reporting by KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS), published August 20, 2026. We have not reproduced that reporting here — follow the source link above for the full story. Midland, TX coverage on this site summarises and credits the outlets that do the original reporting.

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Category: schools · Published: August 20, 2026 · Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Reading time: 1 min

Summary created by	The Midland Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Amanda Alvarado, as published by KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Aug 20, 2026
Indexed here	Aug 20, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

Body found in search for 18-year-old who went missing near Dracula’s castle 8 months ago

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