FBI will honor Akron woman who found bodies of missing kids

BOSTON (AP) -- The FBI is holding a ceremony this week to recognize the Ohio woman who found the bodies of two missing New Hampshire children killed by their father, who said he couldn't remember where he buried them along a 700-mile stretch of Interstate 80.
Stephanie Dietrich of Akron took it upon herself to search for the bodies of Sarah and Philip Gehring after their mother traveled to the Midwest to ask for the public's help. Dietrich and her dog searched more than 40 times near her home because of clues suggesting the gravesite could be in the region.
Dietrich found the bodies of Sarah, 14, and Philip, 11, on Dec. 1 in a remote wooded location in Hudson, located along the Ohio Turnpike-Interstate 80 corridor.
Their father, who killed himself in prison, admitted killing them and burying them somewhere in the Midwest. He could not pinpoint the gravesite, but told police of landmarks.
The FBI plans to recognize her Wednesday at FBI headquarters in Boston.