Concern Grows for Two Murrieta Middle School Girls Missing Since Tuesday

MURRIETA - Concerns were growing today about the welfare of two Murrieta middle school girls who walked off campus earlier this week and haven't been seen since.

The sixth-graders, 13-year-old Kira Keys and 12-year-old Odelea ''Dede'' Justin, have been missing since Tuesday morning, when they met up at Dorothy McEhinney Middle School before the start of classes and left less than an hour later, according to Murrieta Valley Unified School District officials.

Riverside County sheriff's investigators believe the girls are runaways.

''There is currently no reason to suspect foul play,'' said sheri...