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

[Allabouttrial]

This is from the stepfather's family? So they clearly have some kind of relationship with her.

This is what CPD say:

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Cornelius Police Department​

We want to share a personal, handwritten message with you from Madalina's extended family. Please read it and put yourself in their shoes. They ask for your positive thoughts, continued support, and for information to help #FindMadalina. Call the Cornelius Police Department at 704-892-7773 or 1-800-Call- FBI.

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ETA: So, I'm not sure what side of the family it's from.

 

[georgiajean]

Hmmm....
Not leaves and brush, then ?
The neighbors saw furniture items ?
What the heck happened at that house ?
Imo.

Family of Madalina Cojocari lit a fire in yard after she disappeared

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

From the above article:

A neighbor who saw investigators searching the home earlier this week told DailyMail.com that they spent hours outside.

'They took all kinds of samples from the fire pit area,' he said. 'I guess they were trying to figure out if they burned anything of substance there.

'It's a gross feeling to know something like this happened in your neighborhood,' he added.

Which tells me LE took time to investigate the fire pit.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Open Burning | NC DEQ

North Carolina law prohibits burning trash and non-vegetative materials. Leaves, branches and other plant growth can be burned under certain conditions.

deq.nc.gov

“Only burn these items​

• Leaves
• Limbs
• Brush
• Firewood
• Natural vegetation from your own yard
• Logs, stumps, limbs and other natural vegetation as part of land clearing”

They should have been fined for burning furniture, couch cushions, etc. Probably synthetic material.

“ It is ALWAYS illegal to burn trash, construction materials or anything man-made and non-vegetative.”

 

[SpicyFruit]

It was odd, so they did report it. Did they dump everything left after fire into the lake? Hard to believe it was just a couch that burned for days...

Oh no I know the neighbors thought it odd I meant like the fire dept. I feel like it’s something that LE should have looked into in the beginning. Like a ticket issued or something. Maybe there was and we just haven’t seen that yet?

 

[pizzaman12]

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Family of Madalina Cojocari lit a fire in yard after she disappeared

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Thanks but that still leaves a lot of questions unanswered for me

 

[MsMarple]

Family of Madalina Cojocari lit a fire in yard after she disappeared

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

From the link:

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

Reached by DailyMail.com late Wednesday, Cornelius Fire Chief Guerry Barbee acknowledged the blaze but refused to discuss specifics.

It wasn't until December 15, two weeks after the fire, that the girl's mother, Diana Cojocari, reported her daughter missing.

Police later searched the property for evidence, joined by FBI agents scouring the yard for debris.

Family of Madalina Cojocari lit a fire in yard after she disappeared

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Pretty damning for both parents.

 

[Vegasgrl]

Oh no I know the neighbors thought it odd I meant like the fire dept. I feel like it’s something that LE should have looked into in the beginning. Like a ticket issued or something. Maybe there was and we just haven’t seen that yet?

Yes, burning items at that time is super worrisome. That's very suspicious behavior IMO. You child is missing and you're burning a couch? In your yard? And the fire burns for days? The lake area was searched, but have there been search parties set up in other areas? If not, I think LE may have an idea what happened, but they're still reaching out to see if anyone may have witnessed something else that may help.

 

[TheUnderlyingCause]

I don’t know how much TOS will allow me to share/post (Mods - please snip if needed); however, this is a public Facebook post by a member of CP’s family confirming that the letter is written by the P family.

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So if I'm understanding this correctly, the second letter above from "Madalina's extended family" was released by the CPD and the first one above was posted on the Facebook page of a member of the Palmiter family?

 

[ifindedout]

From the link:

Family of Madalina Cojocari lit a fire in yard after she disappeared

Neighbors recall seeing flames and smoke billowing from the yard of the Victoria Bay Drive home in late November, prompting calls to police and the fire department in Cornelius, North Carolina.

www.dailymail.co.uk

(had to do it this way because the link wouldn't appear when quoted)

"On December 14, Cojocari called the school counselor and told her that she would bring Madalina into school the next day."
Looks like someone's pants were on fire too.

 

[KPO]

If you do some digging, you can find some extended family of the stepfather on FB. One of them posted something very interesting and IMO, it doesn't sound like they are defending CP...at all. Quite the opposite. MOO

Edit - I can actually find about 10 members of the extended family that posted the missing person flyer. Multiple of them have the same interesting reference.

 

[KPO]

FBI home page. Most Wanted Case of the week. The link has "kidnap" but the missing persons section is called Kidnappings/Missing Persons.

MADALINA COJOCARI | Federal Bureau of Investigation

November 23, 2022 Cornelius, North Carolina

www.fbi.gov

 

[Karjinx]

I’ve seen so many people refer to the picture of stockings, but I’ve not found it anywhere. Can someone link it for me? Thank you.

 

[charminglane]

This is from the stepfather's family? So they clearly have some kind of relationship with her.

She may be the best thing in their relationship with him.

 

[cedgison]

Media report on handwritten note shared by law enforcement:

Family of missing Madalina Cojocari pens handwritten note, ‘devastated’ as search continues in North Carolina

The family of Madalina Cojocari, an 11-year-old girl who vanished in Cornelius, North Carolina, wrote a personal message asking the public for help in the search.

www.foxnews.com

So it remains unclear which side of M's family wrote the message, IMO. I have found two of stepdad's family posting publicly on FB about M's disappearance, pleading for her return. One has even changed their profile pic to M's missing poster.

I shared up the thread a little bit a screenshot of a public Facebook post (I did not include the poster’s name or a link to the actual post because I didn’t want to violate TOS), however it does confirm that the letter was written by CP’s family.

 

[cedgison]

So if I'm understanding this correctly, the second letter above from "Madalina's extended family" was released by the CPD and the first one above was posted on the Facebook page of a member of the Palmiter family?

The member of the Palmiter family shared CPD’s post and, in their post, stated that it was written by the Palmiter family.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

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The next time you are on the interstate, you may see Madalina's sweet face. Our partners at Adams Outdoor Advertising donated space on digital billboards across the Charlotte area to help us #FindMadalina. Call the Cornelius Police Department at 704-892-7773 or 1-800-Call FBI.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I'm unfortunately not hopeful that this is the situation but given what I've read that's been released so far, it still seems at least possible M ran away and doesn't trust anyone enough to reach out for help.

But can you imagine any parent not calling police within a day, if an 11-year-old child "ran away?" You might go into denial for some hours, check with their friends, look around the neighborhood where they might be hanging out, but any parent would know how vulnerable their 11-year-old is and would call police by night-time when it became clear the child wasn't coming home.

I know people who give 11-year-olds a lot of freedom to hang out with friends during the day, but they know which friends, and there are none who wouldn't be calling police if they couldn't find them by nightfall.

 

[Gardenista]

New Insight Into Madalina Cojocari's Extended Family - WCCB Charlotte

A Romanian journalist talks with WCCB about how the Madalina Cojocari case is being covered in Eastern Europe. She also provides more insight into the Moldovan side of Madalina's family. This, as Christopher Palmiter's family breaks its silence on the 11-year-old's disappearance.

www.wccbcharlotte.com

 

[Allabouttrial]

New Insight Into Madalina Cojocari's Extended Family - WCCB Charlotte

A Romanian journalist talks with WCCB about how the Madalina Cojocari case is being covered in Eastern Europe. She also provides more insight into the Moldovan side of Madalina's family. This, as Christopher Palmiter's family breaks its silence on the 11-year-old's disappearance.

www.wccbcharlotte.com

From link above.

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Across the globe, investigative journalist Iosefina Pascal is researching this case from Romania. She says Madalina’s case is getting some news coverage there, but not a lot. Pascal says Diana Cojocari’s family are very well-known and well-connected musicians in Moldova. Pascal says, “Her family is traditional, Christian-orthodox values, you can tell from their imagery.” Pascal wonders why Diana’s siblings and mother haven’t said anything about the case, and she wants to know what Diana talked about with her family when she told investigators she called them to tell them Madalina was missing. Pascal says, “Her family has the knowledge, the power, the connections, to really get involved in this.”

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[wnk]

TIMELINE UPDATES in RED / contradictions in ORANGE
(I have marked NOV 21 as the "Last seen" date rather than NOV 23, as that is the last time we have confirmation from someone outside the family that M was seen. This may differ from how the media is counting.)


M = Madalina Cojocari, 11-year-old missing from home at 18413 Victoria Bay Rd, Cornelius, NC
SDadCP = stepfather Christopher Palmiter
MomDC = mother Diana Cojocari, extended family are “well-known and well-connected musicians in Moldova” [25]

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JUL 8, 2020
MomDC posts FB video with comment "Is something wrong of being violent?" - VIDEO

? OCT (“end of October”)
MomDC and M last communicated with M’s grandfather (MomDC’s father) in Moldova [22]

W NOV 16
[TIME?] - According to SDadCP, this was the last time he saw M [15]

M NOV 21 - MADALINA COJOCARI LAST SEEN ------------------------------------------
According to school counselor, this was the last time M attended school [15] - cf T NOV 22
4:59PM - M recorded disembarking from school bus at her stop - last independent sighting [18]
View attachment 389079

T NOV 22 - DAY 1
[TIME?] M attended classes at Bailey Middle School [10] - cf M NOV 21
12PM - According to MomDC's report on Dec 15, M was missing since this time [16] - cf W NOV 23

W NOV 23 - DAY 2
NO SCHOOL [4]
[PM] - According to MomDC, M was last seen at home [1] at 10PM [10] by MomDC when M went to bed [12] - cf T NOV 22
[PM] - According to MomDC, she and SDadCP had an argument that night [12]

Th NOV 24 - DAY 3
THANKSGIVING - NO SCHOOL [4]
[AM] - According to MomDC, SDadCP drove to Michigan to "recover some items"; he claims he did not see M before he left [12]
11:30AM - According to MomDC, when she went to check on M, she was gone [12]

F NOV 25 - DAY 4
NO SCHOOL [4]

Sa NOV 26 - DAY 5
7PM - According to MomDC, SDadCP returned from his trip to Michigan and she asked him if he knew where M 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" M from him [12]

Su NOV 27 - DAY 6
[PM] According to neighbors, there were fires burning in the yard at the residence "at all hours" beginning on this day [19@2:22]; items burned included couch cushions; Cornelius FD chief acknowledges blaze but can’t comment on it [26*]

M NOV 28 - DAY 7

T NOV 29 - DAY 8

W NOV 30 - DAY 9

Th DEC 1 - DAY 10

F DEC 2 - DAY 11

Sa DEC 3 - DAY 12

Su DEC 4 - DAY 13

M DEC 5 - DAY 14

T DEC 6 - DAY 15

W DEC 7 - DAY 16

Th DEC 8 - DAY 17

F DEC 9 - DAY 18

Sa DEC 10 - DAY 19

Su DEC 11 - DAY 20

M DEC 12 - DAY 21
2PM [17] - SRO tried to make a home visit to address M's truancy, but no one answered at residence [12]; truancy packet was left [15]

T DEC 13 - DAY 22

W DEC 14 - DAY 23
[TIME?] - MomDC calls school counselor and schedules meeting to discuss truancy, saying she will bring M [15]

Th DEC 15 - REPORTED MISSING - DAY 24 --------------------------------------------------
1:15PM - M reported missing to Bailey Middle School SRO by "parents" [1] MomDC supposed to bring M to meeting at school about truancy but arrived without her, admitting that she did not know where M was [12]

F DEC 16 - DAY 25
[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 26 ---------------------------------------
[TIME?] during visit to home [on this date?], LE note that kitchen was blocked off; SDadCP claimed it was to create another apartment [20]
12:29AM [6] - SDadCP arrested for failure to report disappearance of child, held on $100k bond [2] - ARREST SHEET
[AM] According to neighbors, there were fires burning in the yard at residence up to this time [19@2:22]
10:12AM - MomDC arrested for failure to report disappearance of child, held on $100k bond [7]; MomDC stated that she “believed her husband put her family in danger”; family in Moldova had told her to call the police but she did not; stated that a bookbag and clothes were missing [20] - ARREST SHEET

Su DEC 18 - DAY 27
[PM] - FBI, SBI, CPD return to residence, collect evidence, bring in K9 unit, tow vehicle [8]
View attachment 388683

M DEC 19 - DAY 28
[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 M is [11]

T DEC 20 - DAY 29
[AM] - MomDC appears in court [9]; bond increased to $250k [13]; electronic monitoring will be required should she makes bond [14]
7PM - Prayer vigil held in common area near home [10][21]

W DEC 21 - DAY 30
Interview with MomDC’s father in Moldova published [22] - cf ? OCT
5PM - Cornelius PD return to residence, possibly taking photos [23]

Th DEC 22
AM - Members of M’s extended (Palmiter [25]) family release letter requesting public’s help in finding her [24]
7PM - Prayer vigil held at Cornelius Town Square [10]

W DEC 28
[TIME?] - Next court date for SDadCP [11] and MomDC [25]

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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
[13] @DerekDlngr tweet THREAD - WJZY - Dec 20
[14] @MaryCalkinsTV tweet - WBTV - Dec 20
[15] Arrest report: Mom, dad say missing girl last seen - WSOC - Dec 20
[16] Mom has 'hindered the investigation' - WBTV - Dec 20
[17] @SydneyHeiberger tweet - Fox46 - Dec 20
[18] Cornelius PD press release tweet - Dec 20 - incl link to bus VIDEO
[19] Madalina Cojocari Missing - WCNC VIDEO - Dec 17
[20] Mother of Missing Cornelius girl - WBTV - Dec 21
[21] @observer_photog tweet - Charlotte Observer - Dec 21
[22] Ce declară bunelul fetiței dispărute în SUA - stri.md - Dec 21
[23] Large police presence spotted at home - WBTV - Dec 21
[24] ‘We are desperate to find her right now’ - WSOC - Dec 22
[25] New insight into Madalina Cojocari’s extended family - WCCB - Dec 22
[26] Family of missing Madalina Cojocari, 11, lit a fire – DailyMail *TABLOID - Dec 22