The FBI has released a video of missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari showing her last known location before she went missing in North Carolina.
The 20-second video shows the sixth grader wearing a simple T-shirt and backpack, fixing her necklace and hair as she gets off a school bus shortly before 5 p.m. on Nov. 21. Last seen on November 23.
“This is the last time investigators have independent confirmation of when Madalina was last seen. She got off the bus on 11/21/22, at 4:59 p.m. We are seeking additional witnesses outside of family to narrow down the exact timeline of when she disappeared,” said the FBI’s Charlotte.
The video was shared Tuesday afternoon and subsequently pinned to the top of the FBI Charlotte’s Twitter page as the desperate search for the girl continues.
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“The Cornelius Police Department, the FBI and the SBI [North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation] they are continuing the investigation to find 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari,” the Cornelius Police Department said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “This is the last time we have independent confirmation of when she was last seen.”
Madalina is described as being 4’10” tall and weighing 90 pounds. She has brown hair.
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Although the girl was last seen at her home in Cornelius on the night of November 23, the Cornelius Police Department said she was not reported missing until three weeks later, on Thursday, December 15. the ongoing investigation.
“As previously reported, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School employees contacted Diana Cojocari on multiple occasions to inquire about Madalina’s absence from school. After repeated contact, Diana Cojocari went to Bailey Middle School on December 15 2022 and informed the School Resource Officer, Madalina was missing.”
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On Saturday, Cornelius police arrested the girl’s stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, and her mother, Diana Cojocari, for failing to report the girl missing by December 15, authorities said.
On Monday, the FBI’s Charlotte office said it had expanded its search area to include Lake Cornelius, an area just west of Cornelius.
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“There’s nothing we won’t do to #FindMadaline,” the agency said in a tweet.
Madalina is described as being 4’10” tall and weighing 90 pounds. She has brown hair.
