ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — What began as a frantic search for two missing teenagers in Orange County has ended in tragedy.
Two teens who were reported missing late last week and believed to be friends have been found dead in western Orange County, North Carolina, authorities confirmed.
On Saturday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help locating 14-year-old Lyric Woods, a ninth-grade student at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough. Woods was last seen Friday night at her home in Efland, according to her family. Deputies said she left home and could not be reached after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Missing Teen Not Initially Publicly Reported
At the same time Lyric Woods was missing, 18-year-old Devin Clark of Mebane was also unaccounted for — but his disappearance was not publicly posted by the sheriff’s office.
Clark’s mother, Tiffany Concepcion, said her son had been missing since Friday morning after leaving their home. His phone was turned off, and family members had not heard from him. He was a student at Eastern Alamance High School.
Concepcion later confirmed on social media that her son and Lyric were friends and were together before they disappeared.
Just hours before the bodies were discovered, Concepcion posted a video to Facebook pleading for help in locating her son and Lyric, saying she feared something had gone terribly wrong.
Bodies Discovered by ATV Riders
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the bodies were discovered Sunday afternoon in western Orange County by two men riding four-wheelers.
According to authorities, the men were checking trail cameras along a power-line easement when they came across the bodies shortly before 3 p.m.
Rumor has it that the two were picked up by an unidentified man, but police have not confirmed the rumors.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office said two men found two bodies in the Western part of the county Sunday afteroon.
According to authorities, the men who found the bodies were riding four-wheelers before they discovered them just before 3:00 p.m.
In a statement released Sunday, the sheriff’s office said:
“Orange County deputies responded to western Orange County this afternoon after two men reported discovering a pair of bodies just off a power-line easement. The men were riding four-wheelers checking trail cameras.
Investigators are processing the area for evidence and the medical examiner is on scene.
No additional information is available at this time.”
Investigators later confirmed the victims were a white female and a Black male, both under the age of 20.
Families Confirm the Loss
Lyric Woods’ mother, Jennifer Johnson Woods, confirmed on social media Sunday evening that her daughter had been found deceased.
On Monday morning, Tiffany Concepcion also confirmed that her son, Devin Clark, had died.
9 thoughts on “Two Missing Teens Found Dead in Western Orange County, NC”
Nobody’s talking about how she was last seen with the 18 year old ADULT getting into another man’s car. A CHILD is hanging out with an adult before she died…. On top of that the man’s family didn’t even report it until much later. Lyric has a much lesser chance to know someone with a license than the 18 year old man’s. When you’re 18 almost everyone you know drives around. Idk just saying stuff isn’t adding up…
18yrs isn’t an adult, except by law. I know I wasn’t at that age and lived in the city. Didn’t need a license, just hopped subway and bus.
Tell me tou didn’t go to parties in grade 9 and there weren’t grade 11/12s there that you knew of.
With him being 18 years old, he has reached the AGE OF MAJORITY (please note – I did not say that he was an “adult”, as that is very subjective. Yes, in the eyes of the law, a person’s legal status changes when they reach the age of 18 but being an “adult” includes a certain level of maturity and the ability to make rational decisions, both of which are not present when someone turns 18). By law, when a person reaches the age of majority, the individual cannot be officially reported missing until 24 hours has passed from the time the individual was last seen/heard from. This is not the case with a minor. This all means that she would have been reported missing much sooner due to her being under 18. He was not considered missing until after that full 24 hour time period has passed. If he was last seen/heard from on Friday night, the earliest he would have been able to be considered a missing person would have been Saturday evening.
Also, regarding the topic of having access to a car or knowing someone with a vehicle, your comment is pure speculation and it is based solely on your opinion. I have children who are both around Lyric’s age and my younger child knows just about as many people with access to a vehicle as my older child. There is no evidence she was taken against her will – supposedly she went voluntarily. Therefore, let’s not create drama where there isn’t any. This case is already tragic enough looking purely at the facts themselves.
My question would be, if there are cameras near where they were found wouldn’t they be able to check the feed to see what happened to these two babies
i live right here by where they found them , and i even went to school and was friends with lyric , when i found out that it was lyric , my heart skipped a beat , it just doesn’t make any sense lyric was an amazing person and im not sure who in their right minds would do this , to anyone not just lyric
Very sad!
Yes it is , but whoever did this wont get away thats for sure
That’s the same thing I was thinking.
Carmaria, from our understanding, there is an investigation.
Police hasn’t confirmed what type of investigation it is other than a “death” investigation.
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