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The body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found in a suitcase floating in an irrigation pond near her home here Monday, ending a massive hunt for the lively little girl whose disappearance 10 days earlier touched hearts throughout Northern California.

The suitcase was discovered by farmworkers at about 10 a.m. as they were draining the pond to water a field at a dairy farm on Bacchetti Road. Witnesses told investigators it was not there when they emptied the pond about two weeks ago.

The pond sits amid rows of irrigation ditches about 2 miles north of Sandra's home.

Tracy Police Chief Janet Thiessen choked up briefly at a 9 p.m. City Hall news conference as she announced what so many had hoped not to hear - "Inside the bag we located the body of Sandra Cantu" - but then her voice turned steely.

"We will be determining the person or persons responsible for this reprehensible act, and we will bring them to justice," she said. After a few more comments, she turned abruptly and walked away, leaving a sergeant to answer further questions.

For more info visit SF Chronicles:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/07/MNR116U...

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