Update: Mystery purse owner found

Owner now living in Kentucky

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CLERMONT, Fla. – Clermont police said they have unraveled a mystery that began a week ago when a 3-year-old Great Dane found an old, weathered purse near a Clermont lake.

The purse contained a Disney ID with the name "Amy N. Edwards", some credit cards and rusted keys.

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Initially, Clermont police could not find any records of an Amy N. Edwards or a current address, but detectives told Local 6 they found the purse's owner.

Investigators said they found Amy N. Edwards safely living in Kentucky. Edwards, who used to live in Clermont, told officers she was beaten and robbed while on her way home near Jacks Lake Road in 2009.

The attacker stole Edwards' purse, but at the time, she never reported the crime to police.


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