NC NC - Madalina Cojocari, 11, parents reported missing Dec 15, last seen at home, Cornelius, 23 Nov 2022

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Madalina’s mother ‘hindered investigation;’ ‘Begrudgingly’ reported her missing, officials say

Palmiter was told about Madalina’s disappearance three days later, records showed, and Cojocari said she waited three weeks to report her disappearance because she was worried it would affect…
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...The Mecklenburg County warrant gave a clear timeline of the events. On the night of November 23rd, a Wednesday, an argument occurred between Madalina Cojocari’s mother, 30-year-old Diana Cojocari, and her step-father, 60-year-old Christopher Palmiter. During the argument, Madlina went into her room, her mother said. Palmiter then drove to Michigan, where he has family, to retrieve some items. Around 11:30 a.m. the next day, Diana stated she went into Madalina’s room and she was gone. The mother said she didn’t report it until three weeks later because she was worried it would affect her relationship with her husband, Palmiter.
Madalina was a student at Bailey Middle School and it is unknown why she wasn’t in school that Thursday morning. The mother told the stepfather Madalina was missing on November 26th, records showed.

Palmiter was contacted after Madalina’s disappearance was reported and said the last time he had seen Madalina was a week before he left for Michigan.
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Christopher was scheduled to appear in a Mecklenburg County court at 9 a.m. Monday and Diana on Tuesday at the same time. Each was held on a $100,000 bond, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. During Monday’s court appearance, the state said Diana and Christopher have not provided any information on the girls’ whereabouts. Christopher’s next court date will be next Wednesday.
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wnk said:
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
[TIME?] - MomDC scheduled to appear in court [9]
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] Cornelius 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

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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.
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So Mom claims Step-Dad disappeared MC
Step-Dad claims Mom disappeared MC.
Parents are already turned against each other.
I think whoever spills the truth first gets best deal from LE.
 
legalmomma said:
www.qcnews.com

Madalina’s mother ‘hindered investigation;’ ‘Begrudgingly’ reported her missing, officials say

Palmiter was told about Madalina’s disappearance three days later, records showed, and Cojocari said she waited three weeks to report her disappearance because she was worried it would affect…
www.qcnews.com www.qcnews.com
...The Mecklenburg County warrant gave a clear timeline of the events. On the night of November 23rd, a Wednesday, an argument occurred between Madalina Cojocari’s mother, 30-year-old Diana Cojocari, and her step-father, 60-year-old Christopher Palmiter. During the argument, Madlina went into her room, her mother said. Palmiter then drove to Michigan, where he has family, to retrieve some items. Around 11:30 a.m. the next day, Diana stated she went into Madalina’s room and she was gone. The mother said she didn’t report it until three weeks later because she was worried it would affect her relationship with her husband, Palmiter.
Madalina was a student at Bailey Middle School and it is unknown why she wasn’t in school that Thursday morning. The mother told the stepfather Madalina was missing on November 26th, records showed.

Palmiter was contacted after Madalina’s disappearance was reported and said the last time he had seen Madalina was a week before he left for Michigan.
...
Christopher was scheduled to appear in a Mecklenburg County court at 9 a.m. Monday and Diana on Tuesday at the same time. Each was held on a $100,000 bond, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. During Monday’s court appearance, the state said Diana and Christopher have not provided any information on the girls’ whereabouts. Christopher’s next court date will be next Wednesday.
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BBM
I wonder if step-dad took MC with him on his "Thanksgiving drive to Michigan"?
 
Chelly said:
North Carolina state law requires districts to alert the district attorney or Department of Social Services if a child has 10 unexcused absences in a year, when parents haven't made a good faith effort to bring them to school.

On Monday, Cornelius police and the FBI expanded their search area to include Lake Cornelius, a standalone body of water across Interstate 77 from Lake Norman in Cornelius.

www.wcnc.com

New details in disappearance of Madalina Cojocari

School officials went to the home of the missing 11-year-old girl after she repeatedly missed class, court documents reveal as mother appears before judge.
www.wcnc.com www.wcnc.com
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Good for the school but stuff falls through the cracks all the time. In addition, it's not usually black/white
 
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This is odd, certainly in the context of a missing child. I hope Madalina is able to get to the point where she can return to happy childhood memories in order to relieve the challenges of her present.

It seems increasingly likely that her parents have denied her that.
 
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Stunned said:
These people really suck at lying. IMO and I’m sure plenty of others!
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I don't know what's worse --- their horribly unbelievable lies, or the collective shoulder shrug they seemed to bring with them to the school meeting as well as LE interviews. "Oh, yeah, we know she hasn't been in school in weeks but I woke up and she was gone and he drove somewhere and we both asked each other where she was and neither of us knew so we just went about our lives"

ETA: Sure seems like they either collectively did something to her together, he drove to dispose of the evidence, and now they're playing the ol' "we dont know what happened!" card. These people seem stupid, so I'm fairly confident they will be caught. Not trying to kink shame, but that is a weeeird age gap between them.
 
Chelly said:
Yes. I hope mother is cooperating. We don't know mom's guilt yet, but she may be a victim as well and is terrified of husband.
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Clearly this woman is not cooperating at all. Begrudgingly reported her child missing and that came after she opted not to at all, because she was worried it would affect her relationship with her husband.

So clearly, SHE came first, not her daughter.

Nope, this woman gets zero benefit of the doubt from me. None. Nada. Zip. She had her chance in front of the judge and an entire SAFE courtroom full of witnesses this morning, and she STILL chooses to stay quiet. Despicable.

jmo
 
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