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The act is, in part, named after Rhonda Sue Coleman, an 18-year-old whose body was found in a wooded area in Montgomery County, Georgia, on May 20, 1990.—Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 If your kids can’t make it through a backyard evening without itchy mosquito bites, the issue might not be a nearby pond or wooded area (though that’ll certainly contribute to the problem).—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026 Sharp was found on February 12, 1982, in a wooded area near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds.—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Cindy Wanner, James Lawhead Jr. in 1991 Placer County Sheriff's Office
A hunter discovered Wanner's body three weeks later, about 35 miles away in a wooded area in Foresthill near the Tahoe National Forest.—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wooded