Body of 7-Year-Old NY Girl Exhumed After Suffering Months of Torture, Prosecutors Say
Authorities say the exhumation may help uncover evidence in the death of the 7-year-old, who suffered about 90 injuries, prosecutors said.
- The body of 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan was exhumed recently after her mother, Portia Duncan, authorized the Suffolk County District Attorney to conduct the procedure, according to attorney Heather Palmore.
- Duncan died Dec. 29 in Bayport after enduring months of alleged systematic cruelty and abuse, with The Suffolk County Medical Examiner reporting she had about 90 injuries on her body.
- Three women facing charges are legal guardian Emily Kelly, her mother Barbara Renner, and Elyssa Seymore; all three have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.
- Attorney Heather Palmore announced a lawsuit will be filed shortly, stating institutions tasked with protecting children "failed her" in their duty to intervene.
- In July, attorneys for Portia Duncan filed a notice of claim alleging the Bayport-Blue Point School District was negligent, while the Suffolk County District Attorney declined to comment on the investigation.
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Body of 7-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Tortured and Killed by Dad’s Fiancee Is Exhumed
The body of 7-year-old Jor’Dynn Duncan, who was allegedly killed by her father’s fiancée following “prolonged torture,” has been exhumed in New York as the investigation into her death continues, according to reports. Jor’Dynn was declared dead at NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk on Long Island on December 29, 2025, after her legal guardian, Emily […]
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Body of 7-year-old NY girl exhumed after suffering months of torture, prosecutors say
The body of 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan has been exhumed months after prosecutors say she endured systematic cruelty and abuse before her death
Body of 7-year-old girl exhumed as ghoulish, ‘sadistic’ adoptive family charged in torture killing: ‘Left to die’
Second grader Jor’Dynn Duncan was allegedly tormented for over a year by her since-arrested Bayport caretakers - a woman, her mom and grandmother -- before she died in December, Suffolk County prosecutors have said.
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