TIMELINE UPDATES in RED
MC = Madalina Cojocari, 11-year-old missing from home at
18413 Victoria Bay Rd, Cornelius, NC
SDadCP = stepfather Christopher Palmiter
MomDC = mother Diana Cojocari
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JUL 8, 2020
MomDC posts FB video with comment "Is something wrong of being violent?" - VIDEO - Transcription
T NOV 22
MC attended classes at Bailey Middle School [10]
W NOV 23 - MADALINA COJOCARI LAST SEEN ------------------------------------------------------------------
NO SCHOOL [4]
[PM] - MC last seen at home [1] at 10PM [10]
when she went to bed [12]
[PM] - According to MomDC, she and SDadCP had an argument that night [12]
Th NOV 24 - DAY 1
THANKSGIVING - NO SCHOOL [4]
[AM] - According to MomDC, SDadCP drove to Michigan to "recover some items"; he claims he did not see her before he left [12]
11:30AM - According to MomDC, when she went to check on MC, she was gone [12]
F NOV 25 - DAY 2
THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL [4]
Sa NOV 26 - DAY 3
7PM - According to MomDC, SDadCP returned from his trip to Michigan and she asked him if he knew where MC was, but he did not; she did not make missing persons report because she was "worried to might start a conflict" between her and SDadCP; he claims that he asked MomDC then and in weeks following if she had "hidden" MC from him [12]
Su NOV 27 - DAY 4
[PM] According to neighbors, there were fires burning in the yard at the residence "at all hours" beginning on this day [5@2:22]
M-W DEC 12-14? - ("earlier in the week")
[TIME?] - authorities tried to make a home visit to address MC's truancy, but no one answered at residence [12]
Th DEC 15 - REPORTED MISSING - DAY 22
[TIME?] -
MC reported missing to Bailey Middle School SRO by "parents" [1]
Mom DC asked to bring MC to meeting at school about truancy but arrived without her, claiming that she did not know where MC was [12]
F DEC 16 - DAY 23
[PM] FBI, SBI searching residence, "spent hours digging in the ground in her backyard, and searching for evidence inside the home" [3]
Sa DEC 17 - SDadCP & MomDC ARRESTED - DAY 24
12:29AM [6] - SDadCP arrested for failure to report disappearance of child, held on $100k bond [2]
[AM] According to neighbors, there were fires burning in the yard at residence up to this time [5@2:22]
10:12AM - MomDC arrested for failure to report disappearance of child, held on $100k bond [7]
Su DEC 18 - DAY 25
[PM] - FBI, SBI, CPD return to residence, collect evidence, bring in K9 unit, tow vehicle [8]
View attachment 388683
M DEC 19 - DAY 26
[AM] - Search includes Lake Cornelius [9]
[AM] - SDadCP appears in court, bond increased to $200k [9]; represented by public defender; both parents state they do not know where MC is [11]
T DEC 20
[AM] - MomDC appears in court [9]; bond increased to $250k [13]; electronic monitoring will be required should she makes bond [14]
7PM - Prayer vigil scheduled in common area near home [10]
Th DEC 22
7PM - Prayer vigil scheduled at Cornelius Town Square [10]
W DEC 28
[TIME?] - Next court date for SDadCP [11]
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SOURCES
[1] C
ornelius PD FB post - Dec 15
[2]
Stepdad of missing 11-year-old - WSOC - Dec 16
[3]
FBI, SBI search Cornelius home - WCCB - Dec 16
[4]
Bailey MIddle School calendar
[5]
Police asking for public's help... VIDEO - WCNC - Dec 17
[6]
Mecklenburg Co arrest record for Christopher Palmiter (saved on
Wayback)
[7]
Mecklenburg Co arrest record for Diana Cojocari (saved on
Wayback)
[8]
FBI, SBI Return to Home of 11-Year-Old... - WCCB - Dec 18
[9]
Search for Madalina Cojocari expands - WCNC - Dec 19
[10]
Police search lake in Cornelius... - Charlotte Observer - Dec 19
[11]
Stepfather of missing 11-year-old... - WBTV - Dec 20
[12]
@DerekDlngr tweet THREAD - WJZY - Dec 20
[13]
@DerekDlngr tweet THREAD - WJZY - Dec 20
[14]
@MaryCalkinsTV tweet - WBTV - Dec 20
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MOOs
Wow, this does not sound like a healthy living situation for anyone involved. MomDC doesn't report her own child missing because she's afraid it will cause marital conflict??? So did they really each think that the other had hidden MC away to punish the other? Or is that just the story they came up with together? My heart absolutely goes out to the poor girl stuck in the middle.
Also, taking a 12+ hour roadtrip on Thanksgiving Day without your family? Sure sounds sus to me.