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Mother Of Murdered Teen Mystified By Circumstances

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4) - The mother of one of the two teenagers murdered in a community south of Colorado Springs says she's having trouble coming to terms with her son's death.

The search continues for the teens' killer.

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Derek Greer, 15, and Natalie Partida, 16 (credit: El Paso County)

Derek Greer, 15, and Natalie Partida, 16, were best friends from Colorado Springs, both students at Coronado High School.

Sunday, a passerby discovered their bodies in Fountain near Pikes Peak International Raceway off Old Pueblo Road.

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"I don't understand what any kid could have done, or any person for that matter, to have deserved their lives to be gone forever and just not get to live a future," said one victim's mother Heather Ferguson.

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El Paso County Sheriff's deputies are asking the community to remain vigilant as they continue to investigate.

There is no suspect information.

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