Missing 10YO Girl From PA Found Dead in Trunk of Car in NJ; Foster Mother Charged

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A missing 10-year-old year girl from Pennsylvania was found dead in New Jersey, and her foster parent was arrested in connection to her death, according to authorities.

The body of Malayshia Alford was discovered in a car in Lindenwold, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced during a news conference on Thursday.

"It was immediately apparent that she had been there for a while," Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski said at a news conference.

Toczylowski said a medical examiner determined the girl's initial cause of death was blunt force trauma and the manner of death is homicide. Authorities described her death as a "brutal murder," WPIV reported.

The child's foster mother, Caprice Williams, was was arrested on multiple charges, including the following:

• Murder
• Endangering the welfare of a child
• Criminal use of a communication facility
• Possession of an instrument of crime
• Recklessly endangering another person
• Tampering with evidence
• Abuse of corpse

Toczylowski said investigators found the child's body in the trunk of a car overnight. The car was at an apartment complex in Lindenwold, about 20 miles east of Philadelphia, according to WPVI. The Inquirer reported that a law enforcement source said the car belonged to a relative of Alford’s foster mother.

Police, FBI agents, and community members took part in a 10-day search that included West Philadelphia and nearby areas. Investigators reviewed surveillance video and worked to establish a timeline of Alford's movements before she disappeared, the Inquirer reported. Her foster mother had told police the girl left to walk to a school bus stop, according to the outlet.

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'Brutal murder' | Missing 10-year-old from Pennsylvania found dead in New Jersey: reports

A missing 10-year-old year girl from Pennsylvania was found dead in New Jersey, and her foster parent was arrested in connection to her death.

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