The FBI is asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing 11-year-old girl from North Carolina , Madalina Cojocari.
The agency released a short video of the sixth grader walking off a school bus two days before she is believed to have gone missing.They are asking anyone with any information about her disappearance to come forward.
“This is the last time investigators have independent confirmation of when Madalina was last seen,” the FBI in Charlotte, N.C., wrote on Twitter.The video was taken on Nov.21 at 4:59 p.m.
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23, but delayed reporting her missing until Dec.15 — a whole three weeks after she supposedly disappeared.
Story continues below advertisement The missing girl’s mother, Diana Cojocari, 31, was arrested on Saturday for failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement, according to a press release from the Cornelius Police Department .The girl’s stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, was later booked on the same charges, according to inmate records .
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The FBI said employees from Cojocari’s middle school contacted the girl’s mother “on several occasions” about Cojocari being absent from school.
“After repeated contact, Diana Cojocari went to Bailey Middle School on December 15, 2022, and reported to the School Resource Officer, Madalina was missing,” the FBI stated.
Here are additional details about the joint @CorneliusPD , @FBICharlotte , @SBI1937 investigation to #FindMadalina pic.twitter.com/sWKcapHqHy
— FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) December 20, 2022
Story continues below advertisement The 20-second video shows Cojocari wearing a plain T-shirt and backpack as she walks off a school bus, fixing her necklace and hair as she disembarks.This is the girl’s last verified location.
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“We are seeking additional witnesses outside of the family to narrow down the exact timeline of when she disappeared.”
Cojocari is described in her missing poster as being four feet and 10 inches tall and weighing 90 pounds.She has brown hair and is a fan of horses, police said .
Police updates on social media about the investigation into Cojocari’s disappearance have been flooded with well-wishers.
“We see your comments and know how much you want to help #FindMadalina ,” Cornelius police wrote on Facebook.
“Right now, the best way our community can assist is to flood the area with her precious face.Print the #FBI ‘Missing’ poster and hang it outside your home, in the window of every business, or share our official social media posts.” Story continues below advertisement On Monday, police announced that they had expanded their search area for the 11-year-old to include nearby Lake Cornelius as “a precautionary measure.”
“There’s nothing we won’t do to #FindMadalina ,” police wrote.
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