Albany County Sheriff's Office
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UPDATED (3;30 p.m.)  5-year old Kenneth White's 19-year old cousin has been charged with second degree murder in the strangulation death of the child according to Albany County Sheriff's Office.  Tiffany Van Alstyne is now in custody.

UPDATED (6:00 a.m.):  Police are reporting that Kenneth White, the 5-year old child allegedly abducted from his home on Thursday, has been found.  The boy's body was reportedly discovered by police dogs conducting a search in the woods near his home.  No suspects have been caught and the manhunt continues.

NYSP, Kenneth White
NYSP, Kenneth White
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All Amber Alert signs along New York State highways have been activated as authorities search for a child who was abducted near the Albany County/Schoharie County border. The child was last seen in East Berne, about 60 miles east of Oneonta.

All agencies are on the look out statewide.  Here is the link to the Oneonta Police Department Facebook page with details and a photograph of the child.https://www.facebook.com/oneontapolice

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