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PORTLAND — A 12-year-old boy is accused of killing an elderly woman found dead in her Eugene-area home on Monday. The boy, who has notbeen identified by Lane County authorities, is being held at the Serbu Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of murder and first-degree burglary, according to Jason Davis, a Lane County Health and Human Services Department spokesman. The boy was booked into the juvenile detention center early Thursday in connection with the death of 92-year-old Erma Burnell, according to Davis. Burnell was found dead in her home in Creswell around 12:20 p.m.

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