Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Florida Teens Charged in Murder of 14-Year-Old Danika Troy
A 14-year-old girl named Danika Jade Troy went missing from her home in Florida.
The next day, someone walking on a path found her body, which had been badly burned.
The police think two boys she knew from school did this.
They found her shoes and electric scooter near the body, which helped them figure out it was her.
The police and her family are very sad about what happened.
14-year-old Danika Jade Troy was found murdered in a wooded area in Pace, Florida.
Her body was badly burned, and she was reported missing by her mother on Monday morning.
Two teen boys known to Danika from school have been charged with her murder.
Investigators identified her through shoes and an electric scooter found near the crime scene.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff described the crime as horrific.
- Who
- Danika Jade Troy, a 14-year-old girl, was the victim; two teen boys known to her are the suspects.
- What
- Danika was found murdered, with her body badly burned.
- When
- Her body was discovered on Tuesday, and she was reported missing on Monday morning.
- Where
- The crime scene was a wooded walking path off Kimberly Road in Pace, Florida.
- Why
- The motive is not explicitly stated in the article.
- Victim
- Danika Jade Troy, 14
- Location
- Pace, Florida
- Date of Discovery
- Tuesday
- Suspects
- Two teen boys known to the victim
- Condition of Body
- Badly burned
- Reported Missing
- Monday morning
- Identifying Evidence
- Shoes and electric scooter