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7-Year-Old Texas Boy Found Dead in Washing Machine

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His parents reported him missing, and police found him in the garage after searching the home.

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A 7-year-old boy was reported missing from a Texas home early Thursday—and was then discovered dead in a washing machine in the garage. Police have not released a cause of death for Troy Koehler, a former foster child who was adopted by a Spring couple in 2019. It’s not clear if there was water in the top-loading machine when the child was found. Asked whether it appeared to be an accident, a police spokesman told reporters, “It’s just too early...We don't know what happened, but we intend to find out.”

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