Details Begin to Emerge in Teen’s 2012 Death

CANTON — Disturbing details have begun to surface about the murder of a Greenville teenager. According to sources, it appears 16-year old Alicia Moore had been sexually assaulted, and that DNA from that assault led investigators to her uncle. Michael Moore, 57, was arrested at his home exactly six months after the teenager’s body was discovered.

The girl was last seen in Greenville, her body was found in Van Zandt County, and Moore lives in Grand Prairie. Van Zandt County Sheriff Lindsey Ray says for the time being, his county has the crime scene. Ray says it took a long time to pull all the facts together. He says his office tries to work as quickly as it can on such cases, all the while being methodical, logical, and certain the right suspect is being pursued. Moore is being held on $10 million bond. Sources say he did not appear surprised when he was arrested.