Complex sentence: In May 1999, the Haynesville Police Department discovered the skeletal remains of Shannon Capers, a 13-year-old girl who had been missing since March 8,1997 in the woods behind the Mill Street Apartments on the north side of town.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 1999, the Haynesville Police Department discovered the skeletal remains of Shannon Capers, a 13-year-old girl who had been missing since March 8,1997. She was found in the woods behind the Mill Street Apartments on the north side of town.