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London Valdez's grandmother reported her missing from their Oklahoma home in June

Days later, her body was found in a rural section of Beaver County, authorities said

A 19-year-old man she was allegedly traveling with is now in custody and charged in connection with her death

A 19-year-old Oklahoma man has been charged in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl who went missing in June, authorities said.

On Thursday, Oct. 30, Brayden Brown was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said in a statement. He was already booked into the Beaver County Jail on unrelated charges at the time.

The most recent arrest stems from a suspicious death investigation after the body of a teenage girl was found in a rural

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