Autumn Pasquale Murder Suspect Allegedly Left Clue On Facebook

An apparent Facebook exchange has surfaced between 12-year-old murder victim Autumn Pasquale and one of her alleged killers.

The exchange, which took place four days before the Clayton, N.J. girl disappeared, was initiated by Pasquale after one of the suspects posted a photo of a BMX bike on his Facebook page. The photo and the subsequent exchange were initially accessible to the public, but have since been removed from public view.

[Pasquale:] "Is that ur bike?"

[Boy:] "Yeupp"

[Pasquale:] "Thts sexy!"

[Boy:] "lol thxx ... cme 2 my house."

Pasquale disappeared on Saturday while riding her bike. Her body was found Monday in a recycling bin near her home. An autopsy revealed the girl died from blunt force trauma and strangulation. There were no signs of sexual assault, police said.

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• Autumn Pasquale

  Photos released by Clayton, N.J. Police Department show Autumn Pasquale, 12, of Clayton, N.J. Police allege that two teenaged brothers murdered Pasquale. (AP Photo/Clayton, N.J. Police Department)

• Autumn Pasquale

• People weep at a gathering outside town hall Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., not far from where a body preliminarily identified as a missing 12-year-old girl's was found in a home's recycling bin. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced early Tuesday that they believed the body of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday, in a recycling bin at a home just blocks away from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for the girl's safe return. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• An investigator loads into a police van a BMX bicycle removed Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., from a house where a body identified as missing 12-year-old girl Autumn Pasquale was found. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced early Tuesday that they believed the body of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday, in a recycling bin at a home just blocks away from her house. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• An investigator loads into a police van a BMX bicycle removed Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., from a house where the body of Autumn Pasquale was found in the home's backyard recycling bin. Authorities did not confirm the bike was the one belonging to Pasquale, but it matched the description of the white BMX she was seen riding Saturday afternoon before she disappeared. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• Jody Robinson

  Clayton High school 11th-grader Jody Robinson answers a question Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., about neighbors who live in a home where the body of Autumn Pasquale was found in the home's backyard recycling bin. Police Tuesday removed a bicycle from the home that matched the description of the white BMX Pasquale was seen riding Saturday afternoon before she disappeared. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• Corey Hewes

  Corey Hewes, center, answers a question Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., about neighbors who live in a home where Autumn Pasquale's body was found in the home's backyard recycling bin. The discovery of the body came about 48 hours after her family reported her missing. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• Paul Spadafora, Mary Pasquale

  Paul Spadafora and Mary Pasquale, the uncle and grandmother of Autumn Pasquale sit together at a gathering outside town hall Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., not far from where a body preliminarily identified as the missing 12-year-old girl's was found in a home's recycling bin. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced early Tuesday that they believed the body of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday, in a recycling bin at a home just blocks away from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for the girl's safe return. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• Sean Dalton, Paul Spadafora, Mary Pasquale

  Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton greets Paul Spadafora and Mary Pasquale, the uncle and grandmother of Autumn Pasquale at a gathering outside town hall Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., not far from where a body that Dalton identified as the missing 12-year-old girl's was found in a home's recycling bin. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• Vicky Armstrong

  Vicky Armstrong cries as she watches police investigate the crime scene on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• Sean Dalton

  A photograph of Autumn Pasquale is seen as Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton addresses a gathering outside town hall Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., not far from where a body preliminarily identified as the missing 12-year-old girl's was found in a home's recycling bin. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced early Tuesday that they believed the body of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday, in a recycling bin at a home just blocks away from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for the girl's safe return. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• People weep and listen at a gathering outside town hall Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Clayton, N.J., not far from where a body preliminarily identified as a missing 12-year-old girl's was found in a home's recycling bin. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office announced early Tuesday that they believed the body of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday, in a recycling bin at a home just blocks away from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for the girl's safe return. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

• A teen who declined to be identified is overcome with grief after visiting the crime scene on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• Tom Bianco

  Clayton Mayor Tom Bianco speaks to members of the news media on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• An investigators photographs evidence in the back yard of a house on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• Investigators gather at a house on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• An investigators walks through the back yard of a house on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house and from Borough Hall, where thousands of people gathered earlier in the evening for a tearful candlelight vigil to pray for her safe return. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

• Investigators gather at a house on Clayton Avenue in Clayton NJ on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012, after the discovery of a girl's body in a home's recycling bin. Gloucester County prosecutors say a body believed to be that of Autumn Pasquale was found around 10 p.m. Monday in the bin just blocks from her house. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

On Tuesday, two brothers, ages 15 and 17, were charged with murder in Pasquale's death. The teens face a number of charges including first-degree murder, theft, conspiracy and tampering with evidence.

Authorities have not discussed a motive and have not released the names of the brothers because they are charged as juveniles.

At a Tuesday press conference, Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said the brothers lured the young girl to their Clayton home, where authorities found what they've identified as Pasquale's BMX bike and backpack in the brothers' home. According to The Associated Press, one of the brothers traded in BMX bike parts.

Dalton said the boys' mother played an important role in the case. She came forward with information she had seen on her son's Facebook account, which ultimately led police to the boys, he said.

Contacted by The Star-Ledger, Bernie Weisenfeld, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, would not comment on the authenticity of the Facebook exchange. However, he did say that the prosecutor was aware of it, the newspaper reported.

Meanwhile, Pasquale's parents, Jennifer Cornwell and Anthony Pasquale, have broken their silence about the discovery of their daughter's body.

"She was a tough girl, a tough cookie," Cornwell told the Associated Press, saying the girl did not deserve to be treated "like a piece of trash."

Pasquale told the AP he knew the family of the boys arrested in his daughter's death.

"Everybody knows everybody," in the town of 8,000, he said, "whether they're friends or acquaintances."

Funeral services for Autumn Pasquale are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Glassboro. A public viewing will precede the funeral, beginning at 8 a.m.

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