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Search resumes for remains of missing Michigan girls

The excavation began Monday in a wooded area near the Clinton River.

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Authorities work near a rural wooded area in Macomb Township, Mich., Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Authorities excavating woods in southeastern Michigan, about 30 miles from downtown Detroit, for the remains of a 12-year-old girl last seen in 1979, also could be looking for the bodies of up to half a dozen others who have been reported missing over the years. The search started Monday for the remains of Kimberly King, but Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said there could be others buried in the area. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police in suburban Detroit are searching for the remains of missing girls, more than a year after a similar excavation.

Heavy machines are in Macomb County's Macomb Township, about 30 miles northeast of Detroit. The excavation began Monday in a wooded area near the Clinton River. No remains were found during a search in 2018.

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The sheriff's office says it's "hoping to bring justice to victims and closure to their families." It didn't say what prompted a second search. Investigators last year said they're trying to solve the cases of seven girls who disappeared years ago.

Cindy Zarzycki's remains were found in the area in 2008. Arthur Ream is serving a life sentence for her death and is considered a suspect in other cases. He denies wrongdoing.

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FILE - This March 6, 2017, file photo released by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Arthur Ream. Ream, an inmate whose reported boasting in prison inspired police to dig for the remains of up to seven girls who have been missing for decades in suburban Detroit, says he's not aware of any bodies at the site. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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