Audrii Cunningham died of 'homicidal violence,' blunt head trauma, medical examiner rules

An 11-year-old girl whose body was found in the Trinity River on Tuesday died of homicidal violence, according to Harris County medical examiner records. Audrii Cunningham, who vanished on her way to school in Polk County, also suffered blunt head trauma, according to an Institute of Forensic Sciences autopsy performed this week. Her body was transferred to Harris County. A neighbor and family friend, Don Steven McDougal, 42, has been charged with capital murder in her death. He had been jailed Friday on an unrelated charge. The girl was reported missing Thursday. Days after an AMBER Alert was issued, searchers lowered the water level from the reservoir into the Trinity River and found her body.