https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JSViPxbbP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I can’t find any information about the specific guy online, but this is kind of freaky that it’s supposedly linked to Grayson Murray… If anyone knows anything please reach out, I already contacted authorities about this but I want to reach a wider audience.

15-year-old Sebastian was last seen on February 25, 2024 in the area of Stafford Court located in Henderson, Tennessee.

At the time of his diappearance, Sebastian was staying with his mom, Katie Rogers and his stepfather, Chris Proudfoot (who was out of town on a business trip at the time he went missing). His dad, Seth Rogers shares custody of him.

According to Katie, she heard a thump from Sebastian's bedroom at 10:00 p.m. and told him to go to sleep. The next day, Katie discovered that Sebastian wasn't in bed. Sebastian left his shoes by the front door, his phone was left in the kitchen and he left his medication & Nintendo Switch behind.

After searching the house for him, Katie called the police. His dad stated that Sebastian wouldn't wander off and didn't like walking around barefoot. Since Sebastian went missing, Katie and Chris have moved out of their home and are residing in an RV; they haven't publicly disclosed their location due to threats.

Sebastian has autism, severed ADHD and a rare genetic disorder called 6Q27 Chromosome Deletion Syndrome, which causes intellectual disabilities and developmental delays.

In July of 2026, Seth Rogers filed two federal lawsuits against the Sumner County Sherrif's Office and the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, seeking $10 million in damages.

Seth alleges that Sebastian's case has been mishandled and wants a new investigation into Sebastian's disappearance re-opened. He also stated that the DCS had opened two cases of possible abuse\neglect of Sebastian, but they were closed without taking protective action and without notifying Seth about it.

Katie has passed a polygraph in Sebastian's disappearance. As of 2026, Sebastian's disappearance remains unsolved. Although foul play hasn't been discovered in his disappearance, his case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/sebastian-wayne-drake-rogers

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2026/07/18/father-of-sebastian-rogers-missing-since-2024-sues-tn-agencies-for-25m/90958181007/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/sebastian-rogers-father-sues-sumner-county-sheriffs-office-dept-of-childrens-services/

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/07/15/they-failed-my-son-sebastian-rogers-dad-sues-sheriff-state-agency-over-tennessee-teens-disappearance/

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2026/07/18/father-of-sebastian-rogers-missing-since-2024-sues-tn-agencies-for-25m/90958181007/

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/02/26/two-years-since-sebastian-rogers-disappeared-sheriff-shares-truths-investigation-continues-into-missing-teens-active-ongoing-case/

https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/02/26/2-years-since-sebastian-rogers-was-last-seen-missing-teens-mom-discusses-his-disappearance/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/two-years-after-sebastian-rogers-went-missing-father-demands-fbi-steps-in/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/sebastian-rogers-tennessee-missing-person-rcna199526

We are still searching for Sally Have you heard anything or seen Sally or the citrine pendant?

25-year-old Jenna was house-sitting at her parents' home in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. On August 19, 2017, she texted a friend of hers at 2:00 in the morning to say that she was going to lie down.

Jenna has not been seen since. She left the TV and lights on in her parents home; her parents' elderly cat wasn't fed; the doors were locked; and a family heirloom: an Egyptian tapestry (which was bought by Jenna's grandfather in the 1940s) was missing. Jenna took her two cell phones, but left her shoes, makeup and phone chargers behind.

Jenna's car disappeared as well, but two weeks after she went missing, it was discovered seven miles from her parents' home parked along Defoor Place in northwest Atlanta.

The car was almost out of gas and the driver's seat had been pushed back to accommodate a driver taller than Jenna. Her suitcase, shoes, wallet and glasses were discovered in the car along with an unidentified person's shoes and phone charger.

Jenna was diagnosed with high-functioning autism in 2016 which affects her social interactions. She is known to be impressionable, trusting and can be easily taken advantage of. Her parents say that she's a very regimented person and her disappearance is out of character for her.

Six months before she went missing, Jenna lost her full-time job at a pet store and was charged with misdemeanor theft after stealing $3,000 from work.

Jenna's parents didn't approve of her friends, stating that they took advantage of Jenna and that the money she stole was for her friends. After Jenna's dad accessed her cell phone records out of concern about her relationships with friends, she was angry and moved out of her parents' home.

At the time of her disappearance, Jenna was living at an apartment in a room that she rented from a friend. The roommate told the police that he planned on throwing Jenna's belongings out in the street because she hadn't paid for her rent. The roommate refused to allow the police to search the apartment, but hasn't been named a suspect in Jenna's disappearance.

According to Jenna's boyfriend, Jenna stopped by his house on August 18, 2017. At the time, he had broken up with her. The boyfriend also claimed that Jenna was a drug addict and a prostitute (which hasn't been established as true).

As of 2026, Jenna's case remains unsolved. Her family fears that she might be being held against her will and her case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/jenna-ruth-van-gelderen

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/parents-dekalb-woman-missing-since-2017-seek-closure-justice/4765ZLFWTRGHHGAYLYGOZPSOHA/

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/woman-vanishes-car-found-empty/85-476644040

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jenna-van-gelderen-missing-georgia-woman-disappearance

https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/family-decides-to-mourn-jenna-van-gelderen/

https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/people/jenna-van-gelderen

https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/what-happened-egyptian-tapestry-jenna-van-gelderen-disappearance

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-georgia-woman-jenna-van-gelderen-s-vehicle-found-she-n802306

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/fbi-joins-search-atlanta-woman-who-went-missing-while-house-sitting

https://www.decaturish.com/archives/almost-two-years-later-jenna-van-gelderen-still-missing/article_c80bfb1e-9db4-5edd-aa72-7a4f70fe6af0.html

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/reward-for-missing-dekalb-county-woman-grows-to-17000/85-481597169

11-year-old Ryan was last seen on May 17, 2021 at La Vista West Elementary School in La Vista, Nebraska.

He has autism, Tourette's syndrome and epilepsy (which requires medication). Although Ryan is considered to have high-functioning autism, he is usually non-verbal with strangers and has a history of running & hiding in small places.

After Ryan became frustrated with a math problem, he went to another room to calm down and be by himself. An adult was supposed to be supervising Ryan, but one supervisor had to leave the room and their replacement was late.

While Ryan was unsupervised, he left school between 11:55 A.M. and 12:05 P.M. The school called Ryan's mom, Tammi Larsen at 12:27 P.M. to inform her that he was missing. At 12:29 P.M., the police was notified and arrived five minutes later to start searching for Ryan.

A neighbor last saw Ryan at the Southfield Apartments (located about 2 blocks from his school) at 1:45 p.m. holding an umbrella. He lived at the apartment complex with Tammi and an older sister, but couldn't have gone inside because he didn't have a key. Six weeks later, Ryan's umbrella was discovered near a dumpster behind the Southfield Apartments complex in the place where he was last seen.

Due to Ryan's autism, he has a history of running away and hiding; but he would usually be found nearby a short time after running away.

Because of his habit of running off, Ryan was enrolled in Project Lifesaver which equips vulnerable people with a GPS tracking bracelet so they can be located; however, Ryan kept cutting off the tracker and Tammi eventually stopped making him wear it.

Prior to his disappearance, Ryan searched online for topics such as "how to hide underground", "how to avoid being spotted" and "how to hide from police".

In early 2023, Tammi Larsen petitioned the court to have Ryan legally declared deceased, saying that it was unlikely that Ryan was alive due to his autism and other health issues. She also intended to file a claim against the Papillion-La Vista Public School District for Ryan's wrongful death.

In April of 2023, a judge threw out Tammi's petition, stating that there wasn't enough evidence to declare Ryan dead. Tammi later filed a lawsuit in federal court for violating Ryan's civil rights; however, in November of 2023, the petition was dismissed.

Tammi later sued the school district in state court for negligent supervision of Ryan and neglect infliction of emotional distress on herself during and after Ryan's disppearance. In May of of 2024, the state lawsuit was dismissed under "sovereign immunity" protections.

Tammy appealed the dismissal of the state lawsuit; In September of 2025, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously sided with her and allowed the lawsuit to go forward.

As of 2026, Ryan's case remains unsolved and he is classified as an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/ryan-d-larsen

https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-supreme-court-reverses-lawsuit-dismissal-papillion-la-vista-school-ryan-larsen/65994472

https://www.wowt.com/2025/09/05/nebraska-supreme-court-revives-lawsuit-ryan-larsen-disappearance/

https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/public/viewOpinion?docId=N00012681PUB

https://www.ketv.com/article/ryan-larsen-disappearance-five-years-missing/71220141

https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_17e91324-fc44-4435-ba96-55d7a7747dac.html

https://www.ketv.com/article/investigators-wont-release-surveillance-footage-of-ryan-larsen-ask-public-to-respect-familys-privacy/36560513

https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/17/today-history-may-17-ryan-larsen-disappears-la-vista-school/

https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/dna-on-umbrella-places-ryan-larsen-near-his-la-vista-home-on-day-he-disappeared/article_91168d66-a7a4-5ba3-9c6e-a490ec33f5e8.html?mode=nowapp

https://www.3newsnow.com/papillion-lavista-ralston-bellevue/it-was-difficult-for-everyone-la-vista-police-continue-search-for-ryan-larsen-as-it-enters-fourth-year

20-year-old Rose was last seen in Okmuglee, Oklahoma on February 2, 2016. Rose was a resident at a care home at the time of her disappearance.

Rose went to bed at 10:00 p.m., but she kept getting up. The last time that the staff at the care home saw Rose was at 2:30 a.m. When a staff member tried to check on Rose at 4:00 a.m., her door was locked.

The staff member was able to get into Rose's room through the bathroom and discovered that Rose's room was empty, the window was open and her belongings were strewn across the yard. The care home staff immediately notified the police.

Rose has high-functioning autism, schizophrenia and is developmentally delayed with the mental capacity of a 13-year-old. She needs daily medications (which she doesn't have with her) and at the time she went missing, Rose's doctor was adjusting them.

Rose was also delusional, seeing & talking to people who weren't there. Rose may have extreme emotional episodes or episodes where she doesn't speak or is unresponsive to her surroundings.

Prior to her disappearance, Rose's doctor planned to admit her to the hospital as soon as a bed was available. Rose wasn't happy about this because she disliked the hospital. She previously ran away from foster homes, but would usually return on her own within a few hours.

Before she went missing, Rose was on the phone with someone that she said was "Uncle Charles" and that he was going to take her to a family funeral; however, there is nobody in Rose's extended family who went by that name or if "Uncle Charles" was involved in Rose's disappearance.

As of 2026, Rose's case remains unsolved. Her case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/rose-timperley

https://oklahomacoldcases.org/rose-timperley/

https://www.facebook.com/letsfindRose/

https://kfor.com/news/nearly-3-years-later-vanished-20-year-old-with-disabilities-still-haunts-family/

https://ktul.com/news/local/father-of-missing-girl-body-found-in-okmulgee-stirred-roller-coaster-of-emotions

https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/sheriff-s-office-asks-for-help-finding-20-year-old-woman-missing-since-2016

https://ktul.com/news/local/father-makes-desperate-plea-for-missing-okmulgee-daughter

She was only 21. She never made it back to college.
Tammy “Zee” Zywicki left her New Jersey home on August 23, 1992, for the drive back to Grinnell College in Iowa. An art and history major with a passion for animals, photography, and James Dean, she was flying back early to photograph the college’s preseason sports teams.
Tammy dropped her brother off at Northwestern University before continuing west. On the trip, her aging Pontiac kept getting overheated.
Somewhere along Interstate 80 in central Illinois, everything changed.
Witnesses saw Tammy standing beside her disabled car near LaSalle. A white truck with two brown diagonal stripes sat behind her and a man appeared to be helping her.
He was described as:
White male
30–45 years old
About 6 feet tall
Dark, bushy, collar-length hair
Tammy was never seen alive again.
When she failed to arrive at Grinnell College, her mother reported her missing. The next day, Tammy’s locked Pontiac was found abandoned along Interstate 80 near Utica, Illinois. Her luggage and personal belongings were still inside.
Tammy wasn’t.
Her purse and car keys were also missing.
So, 30 years later, investigators still believe that someone knows what happened on that stretch of highway.
Did you visit I-80 in Illinois in August 1992? Do you remember Tammy, her Pontiac, or the distinctive white truck with brown diagonal stripes?
Sometimes the smallest memory becomes the missing piece.
Read more about Tammy’s case: https://morbidology.com/who-killed-tammy-zywicki/
#TammyZywicki #UnsolvedMystery #ColdCase #TrueCrime #JusticeForTammy #MissingPersons #Interstate80 #Illinois #GrinnellCollege #NeverForget

19-year-old Kadin was last seen at his home in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania on December 17, 2022. At the time, he moved out of his dad's home and residing with a childhood friend & the friend's family.

On December 18, 2022, Kadin's cell phone pinged 2.4. miles from a cell tower located on Old Commons Road in the Lower Windsor\East Prospect, Pennsylvania. On December 19, 2022, he missed work at the job that he had started two weeks earlier.

Kadin has bipolar disorder, high-functioning autism and oppositional defiant disorder. Prior to his disappearance, he attended an alternative school for students who have social, emotional or behavioral issues.

In March of 2022, Kadin was arrested after getting into a physical altercation with a bus driver on his way home from school. A court date was set for January of 2023 and Kadin was worried about being sent to jail.

Kadin was close to his family and kept in touch with them regularly. At the time he went missing, he was acting normally and wasn't distressed. As of 2026, his case remains unsolved and is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/kadin-mckallaster-black

https://www.facebook.com/p/Find-Kadin-Black-100088956758623/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/s-just-big-question-mark-authorities-say-disappearance-pennsylvania-te-rcna79439

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/01/04/kadin-blacks-mother-police-plead-for-information-about-missing-man/69776560007/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/kadin-black/

https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-family-of-kadin-black-seeks-answers-about-2022-disappearance/60748534

https://local21news.com/news/local/kadin-blacks-mom-responds-to-police-saying-foul-play-is-possible

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/lower-windsor-township-police-seek-tips-in-kadin-black-disappearance/70087457007/

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/missing-kadin-black-wrightsville-teen-search/521-ceea3471-bc5f-43ef-8933-b308b8c5b05c

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2024/12/man-still-missing-2-years-after-disappearance-from-york-county-home-we-have-not-forgotten.html

Thirty-two-year old Hannah Upp was last seen on September 14, 2017 in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She went missing a week before Hurricane Irma struck St. Thomas and a week before Hurricane Maria came, causing heavy rain to occur.

At the time, Hannah took a teaching job at the Virgin Islands Montessori School. She left her sundress, sandals, her car and her car keys at a small bar on Sapphire Beach, where she would go snorkling.

This was not the first time that Hannah went missing.

In August of 2008, Hannah went missing in New York City. At the time, she had a job teaching at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem and went missing on the first day of school.

Hannah wasn't found for 20 days and was later discovered floating facedown in the water by people on the Staten Island Ferry. She was rescued and treated for hypothermia. She was later hospitalized in a psychiatric unit where she was diagnosed with dissociative fugue.

In 2010, she moved to Maryland where she took a job at a Montessori school. Just like in New York City, Hannah disappeared on the first day of school.

Two days later, Hannah found herself in a creek located a mile and a half from her school. She had apparently gone into a state of dissociative fugue again, but she returned to work afterwards.

As of 2026, Hannah remains missing and her case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/hannah-emily-upp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Hannah_Upp

https://www.facebook.com/FindHannahUppUSVI/

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/nyregion/thecity/01miss.html

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP50503

https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/st-thomas-school-honors-missing-teacher/article_2fc3a0e6-aab2-11ef-b75b-af274b197f43.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/nyregion/missing-teacher-virgin-islands.html

Twenty-nine-year-old Shantina Smiley was last seen in Olympia, Washington on March 13, 2010 with her 8-year-old son, Azriel Carver.

The two of them were driving from Silverdale, Washington to Castle Rock, Washington to visit relatives, but got lost along the way. At 10:00 that evening, Shantina stopped at a private house to ask for directions and use the telephone.

Shantina and Azriel never made it to Castle Rock. The next day on March 14, 2010, Shantina's van was discovered partially submerged in water on a remote beach located on the Puget Sound. The van's doors were open; Shantina's wallet, credit cards, ID and keys were inside the van as well, but her purse was missing.

On March 18, 2010, Azriel's body washed up on the beach located at the South end of Fox Island located near Gig Harbor, Washington. Azriel's death was ruled as an accidental drowning.

At the time of Shantina's disappearance, she recently graduated from college with plans to become a medical billing specialist. She was also engaged to be married to her fiance; however, she had been in trouble with the law and struggled with alcoholism which resulted in investigations by child protective services.

As of 2026, Shantina's disappearance remains unsolved. Her case is classified as being a lost or injured person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/shantina-marie-smiley

https://abcnews.com/GMA/TheLaw/shantina-smiley-suffered-alcoholic-replase-fiance/story?id=10122149

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shantina-smiley-and-son-missing-pictures-vanished-into-thin-air/

https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/love-like-a-cloud-surrounded-missing-silverdale-woman-ep-419840804-357675071.html

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article25249813.html

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/state-investigated-wa-mom-for-abuse/283-71700388

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/northwest/nationwide-appeal-for-help-in-finding-missing-mom-and-son/293-171360671

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2010/03/search_continues_for_missing_w_1.html

https://komonews.com/news/local/ground-water-searches-called-off-for-missing-mom-son

https://abcnews.com/GMA/TheLaw/shantina-smiley-search-renewes-evidence-washes-ashore/story?id=10134521

https://tdn.com/news/local/article_24f1e9d4-32db-11df-93cf-001cc4c03286.html

https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/03/16/washington-moms-disappearance-baffles-authorities/

Thirty-two-year old Hannah Upp was last seen on September 14, 2017 in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She went missing a week before Hurricane Irma struck St. Thomas and a week before Hurricane Maria came, causing heavy rain to occur.

At the time, Hannah took a teaching job at the Virgin Islands Montessori School. She left her sundress, sandals, her car and her car keys at a small bar on Sapphire Beach, where she would go snorkling.

This was not the first time that Hannah went missing.

In August of 2008, Hannah went missing in New York City. At the time, she had a job teaching at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem and went missing on the first day of school.

Hannah wasn't found for 20 days and was later discovered floating facedown in the water by people on the Staten Island Ferry. She was rescued and treated for hypothermia. She was later hospitalized in a psychiatric unit where she was diagnosed with dissociative fugue.

In 2010, she moved to Maryland where she took a job at a Montessori school. Just like in New York City, Hannah disappeared on the first day of school.

Two days later, Hannah found herself in a creek located a mile and a half from her school. She had apparently gone into a state of dissociative fugue again, but she later returned to work afterwards.

As of 2026, Hannah remains missing and her case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/hannah-emily-upp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Hannah_Upp

https://www.facebook.com/FindHannahUppUSVI/

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/nyregion/thecity/01miss.html

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP50503

https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/st-thomas-school-honors-missing-teacher/article_2fc3a0e6-aab2-11ef-b75b-af274b197f43.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/nyregion/missing-teacher-virgin-islands.html

Forty-year-old Marion McCleneghan-Sodo was last seen on February 6, 2010 in Brooklyn, New York.

Marion went to a party located on 14th Street & 7th Avenue where she got into an argument with Richard Eric Sosa (the host of the party) and angrily left the party at 2:00 A.M. Neighbors heard arguing and a loud noise at Richard's home just before Marion went missing.

The day after the party, a local bodega owner said that he saw Marion at 7:00 P.M. where she tearfully told him that she was going to Long Island and he wouldn't be seeing her anymore. Marion's brother lives on Long Island, but he hasn't heard from her.

According to Marion's family, it was out of character for her to leave with warning. At the time, she had gotten a new job working at a medical marketing firm and was satisfied with her life (although she was grieving the deaths of her dad, two aunts and a friend). Marion was separated from her husband, but they were on friendly terms with each other & remained in contact with each other.

Although Richard Eric Sosa has been interviewed by authorities several times, he has not been named a suspect in Marion's disappearance.

As of 2026, Marion's disappearance remains unsolved and her case is classified as being an endangered missing person.

Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/marion-mccleneghan-sodo

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marion-mccleneghan-new-york-woman-vanishes-after-a-party-just-blocks-from-her-house/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-family-search-for-missing-n-y-woman

https://nypost.com/2010/02/19/kin-pals-fear-for-missing-brooklyn-gal/

https://nypost.com/2010/02/24/where-is-marion/

https://nypost.com/2010/02/24/friends-to-conduct-massive-search-for-missing-sloper/

This case is literally keeping me up at night! I can't stop thinking about it. There are so many strange details, and a lot of things just don't make sense. The more I research this case, the more confused I become.

Here's my entire breakdown, research, and analysis of the case.

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Disappearance Timeline

Madalina Cojocari was 11 years old when she disappeared sometime between November 21 and November 23, 2022.

Both of her parents, Diana Cojocari (mother) and Christopher Palmiter (stepfather), failed to report her missing for 22 days.

Madalina was last seen on November 21, 2022, when the school bus's onboard surveillance camera captured her getting off at her regular bus stop outside her home at approximately 4:59 PM in Cornelius, North Carolina. This is the last independently confirmed sighting of her by anyone outside her immediate family.

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The School's Role

Madalina Cojocari officially stopped attending school on November 22, 2022, the Tuesday right before the Thanksgiving holiday break.

When classes resumed on November 28, 2022, so that's 6 days later, her unexcused absences mounted, triggering automatic truancy warnings and prompting school officials from Bailey Middle School to repeatedly reach out to the family.

When school staff first made contact with the mother, Diana, following the Thanksgiving break, she kept telling them over the phone that Madalina was "sick."

As the weeks dragged on, the school guidance counselor and the school resource officer realized the medical excuse was stretching far beyond realistic limits.

On December 12, 2022 (14 days after she disappeared), school staff made an unannounced home visit to drop off an official truancy warning packet. (Basically warning the parents that if the child did not return immediately, the school would file criminal charges against the parents or contact Child Protective Services.)

The counselor knocked on the front door, but no one answered, so they left the formal truancy warning packet directly at the front door.

Because of that warning that was left at the front door, Diana knew things were escalating and that law enforcement was likely going to become involved. She called the school guidance counselor back on December 14, just a day or two after the packet was left, and desperately tried to buy more time.

The counselor adamantly demanded to see Madalina.

Diana lied and promised she would physically bring her daughter to school the next morning.

When she showed up on December 15, 2022, the next morning, alone without Madalina, and sat down with the counselor, she finally confessed that she had no idea where her daughter was, stating she hadn't seen Madalina since the night of November 23.

This led the school to contact law enforcement.

Detectives arrived at the school, took the mother into official custody for interrogation, and formally opened the missing child investigation.

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Diana Cojocari (Madalina Mothers)

The mother's role in this case is so suspicious and strange that it's hard not to think she was responsible for her daughter's disappearance.

1. Her explanation for not reporting her daughter missing for 22 days

The mother, Diana Cojocari, claimed that November 23, 2022, was the last night she saw Madalina. She told investigators that she and Christopher Palmiter, the stepfather, had a severe argument after they went to bed that evening. Diana claimed that hours later, around 11:30 AM on Thanksgiving morning (November 24), she went into Madalina's room and found her gone.

She told detectives she didn't report Madalina's disappearance sooner because she feared it would cause severe "conflict" with Christopher Palmiter. She painted a picture of a volatile household and claimed she was deeply afraid of how he would react if law enforcement swarmed the house and that it would spark an even greater, more volatile conflict or argument with her husband right after he got back from his trip.

She later said that she believed Palmiter was actively putting the entire family in danger.

She claimed that she had a plan and was secretly using that 22-day window to secure cash and arrange a network to "smuggle" herself and Madalina away from the home forever.

Furthermore, she claimed that she was trapped in a "bad relationship," wanted a divorce, and believed that involving the police while she was still living under Palmiter's roof would ruin her ability to escape with her daughter undetected.

**Personal Thought:**

This makes no logical sense at all. If Madalina truly disappeared on November 23 or 24, how could the mother actively discuss a plot to smuggle her away on December 2?

2. Her reaction as a mother

As a mother, she claimed she checked on her 11-year-old daughter the next morning and discovered she was gone. Yet she didn't immediately search for her, call the police, or tell anyone that her daughter was missing. Instead, she kept it hidden for 22 days and continued giving false explanations about Madalina's absence.

From my perspective, this is one of the hardest parts of the case to understand. If your 11-year-old child suddenly vanished, you would expect a parent to be desperately searching everywhere, calling family and friends, contacting the police immediately, and doing everything possible to find their child. That reaction is what makes her behavior so difficult for me to understand.

3. Burning Madalina's belongings (The Backyard Fire Pit)

Investigators discovered that in the days immediately following Madalina's disappearance, her mother burned several of Madalina's personal belongings in the backyard fire pit. These reportedly included Madalina's mattress, clothing, a Halloween costume, and family photographs. Warrants also noted that carpeting from an upstairs spare bedroom had been cut out and burned in the fire pit.

4. Madalina's missing belongings

Police noted that Madalina's backpack and several articles of clothing were missing from her room. During the investigation, authorities also seized more than 40 items from the home, including three iPhones and a computer.

5. Diana's Text Message to Her Cousin, Octavian Cebanu

On December 2, 2022, Diana texted her cousin, Octavian Cebanu, saying that she urgently needed to speak with him. She signed the message from "myself and Madalina." This appears to contradict the timeline she later gave police, in which she claimed Madalina had disappeared on November 23.

6. The Sugar Mountain Sighting

Search warrants showed that on December 4, 2022, Diana drove into the North Carolina mountains, claiming she was searching for her daughter. Investigators later obtained surveillance footage from Sugar Mountain that was recorded on December 4. The footage showed a young girl and an adult man who were described as being "physically consistent" with Madalina and her cousin, Octavian Cebanu, her only known blood relative in the United States.

Investigators considered the possibility that Diana may have smuggled Madalina to relatives or another third party before she was ever reported missing. When Moldovan authorities later interviewed Octavian, he stated that Diana had been planning to leave the United States with Madalina because she claimed they were in danger from a third party.

7. Suspicious money transfers around the time Madalina disappeared

Investigators found receipts inside Diana Cojocari's green Toyota Prius showing that she had wired thousands of dollars through Western Union. The transfers were sent to both a priest and her own mother, Rodica (Madalina's grandmother), in Moldova.

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Christopher Palmiter (Madalina's stepfather)

His trip to Michigan shortly after Madalina was last reportedly seen by her mother:

On the morning of November 24, 2022 (Thanksgiving Day), just hours after Diana Cojocari claimed she last saw Madalina, Christopher Palmiter drove from their home in North Carolina to his family's residence in Lansing, Michigan, a round trip of roughly 1,500 miles. He completed the drive, visited family, retrieved items, and returned home in just over 48 hours, from the morning of November 24 to the evening of November 26. According to Christopher, he made the trip for two primary reasons: to visit his family and to retrieve winter clothing for Madalina.

How investigators examined Christopher's involvement:

Investigators used federal resources to verify Christopher Palmiter's timeline and determine whether Madalina was ever in his vehicle or whether he was involved in her disappearance:

1. Search of Christopher's vehicle for evidence: Law enforcement obtained and executed multiple search warrants targeting both parents' vehicles, including Christopher Palmiter's car and Diana Cojocari's green Toyota Prius. Forensic investigators searched the interiors of the vehicles for any evidence that Madalina had been inside, including DNA, hair, fibers, clothing, or other trace evidence. Although investigators seized several items from the vehicles, such as passports and legal documents, there has been no public indication that they found physical forensic evidence linking Madalina to Christopher's vehicle, such as blood or signs of a struggle.
2. Interviewing Christopher's family in Michigan: The FBI and local investigators interviewed Christopher Palmiter's family members to verify his timeline and alibi. His relatives confirmed that he arrived in Michigan during the Thanksgiving holiday and visited them as he had claimed. They also stated that Madalina was not with him and that they had not seen her.
3. Recorded phone calls with family members: To determine whether Christopher's family was covering for him, the FBI monitored and recorded phone calls between Christopher Palmiter, his brother, and his sister-in-law. During those conversations, his brother attempted to reassure him about financial matters and family tensions. Nothing publicly released from those calls suggested that his family in Michigan had any involvement in hiding Madalina.
4. Reviewing Christopher's travel records: Investigators relied heavily on digital tracking rather than highway camera footage to verify Christopher Palmiter's trip. Because highway and toll booth cameras often do not provide a clear view inside a vehicle, especially at night, the FBI used cellular tower pings, GPS location history, and other digital data from his phone to reconstruct his route. The digital evidence was consistent with his reported timeline of driving directly to Michigan and back. Investigators also found no indication that secondary phones or other digital devices were traveling with him that would suggest he had taken Madalina or another person with him.
5. Diana's allegation that Christopher trafficked Madalina for $5 million: Diana claimed that Christopher had trafficked Madalina for $5 million. Investigators, however, found no public evidence supporting that allegation, including no evidence of a $5 million payment or any unusually large suspicious deposits connected to Christopher.

Suspicious actions by Christopher Palmiter:

1. Google searches about truancy laws: Christopher searched Google for truancy laws and penalties in the days before Madalina was reported missing.
2. The homeschooling text message: On December 13, 2022, Christopher sent Diana a text message advising her to tell Bailey Middle School that they were transitioning Madalina to "homeschooling."
3. Ignoring the school's warnings: Call and email records showed that Christopher received multiple voicemails and emails from Bailey Middle School guidance counselor Danice Lampkin regarding Madalina's prolonged absence. Despite these repeated attempts to contact him, he did not respond.

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Lack of physical evidence

Despite extensive searches, investigators have not publicly disclosed finding physical forensic evidence revealing what happened to Madalina inside the family home, either parent's vehicle, or in the area around Lake Cornelius.

Law enforcement executed multiple search warrants targeting both Christopher Palmiter's vehicle and Diana Cojocari's green Toyota Prius. Forensic investigators searched the vehicles for DNA, hair, fibers, clothing, blood, or other trace evidence that could indicate Madalina had been transported or harmed. Although investigators seized numerous items, including passports, legal documents, phones, and computers, no publicly released information indicates that physical forensic evidence of Madalina, such as blood or signs of a struggle, was found.

Investigators also relied on surveillance footage to track Diana's movements. They obtained video from a gas station in Hickory, North Carolina, as well as highway surveillance near Sugar Mountain. One witness who observed Diana's vehicle reported seeing children's toys inside the car but did not see a child.

In the days immediately after Madalina was reported missing in December 2022, local police, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), and the FBI expanded their search well beyond the family home. Because the home is located near Lake Cornelius, investigators deployed K-9 units, dive teams, boats, and search crews to thoroughly search the surrounding land and water. Divers searched the lake, while tracking dogs combed the shoreline and nearby wooded areas. Despite these extensive searches, investigators found no public evidence or trace of Madalina.

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What each parent was convicted of

Diana Cojocari (Mother)

• Convicted of: Failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement.
• Diana was convicted after waiting 22 days to report that Madalina was missing. She was sentenced to prison and later released after receiving credit for time served.

Christopher Palmiter (Stepfather)

• Convicted of: Failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement.
• Christopher was also convicted for failing to report Madalina missing, despite receiving repeated calls and emails from Madalina's school regarding her unexplained absence. He was sentenced to prison and later released after receiving credit for time served.

Important note

Neither Diana Cojocari nor Christopher Palmiter has been charged with or convicted of kidnapping, murder, human trafficking, or causing Madalina's disappearance. As of today, Madalina's disappearance remains unsolved, and the investigation is ongoing.

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The Grooming Theory / Discord

Evidence recovered during the investigation led authorities to investigate the possible "sexual exploitation" of a minor.

Investigators discovered that Madalina had been secretly communicating with someone on Discord. While searching the family home, detectives seized a hidden Samsung smartphone containing an active Discord account with 37 unread messages that had accumulated around the time Madalina disappeared in late November 2022.

The exact text and content of those 37 Discord messages have never been made public. Authorities have also never identified the users who sent the messages, nor have they announced whether they successfully traced the IP addresses to a specific suspect.

One theory is that Madalina's sudden failure to open the messages suggests she abruptly lost access to the phone or was suddenly unable to use it after her disappearance.

According to the unsealed search warrants, federal investigators used the discovery of the phone to obtain search warrants for Discord's records. Investigators sought message history, IP address information, and account details associated with the Discord accounts involved in the communications.

**Personal Thought:**

I just don't understand this part.

It's been close to four years since Madalina disappeared, and nothing has been made public about the person she was communicating with on Discord. It isn't known whether investigators identified that person, whether they were ruled out, or whether they were ever connected to Madalina's disappearance.

The search warrant also references investigating the possible **sexual exploitation of a minor**, which makes me wonder what investigators found. Did they discover inappropriate or illegal messages, or was there another reason they pursued that angle?

At the same time, because so much time has passed without any public announcement, I also wonder if the person on Discord ultimately had nothing to do with Madalina's disappearance. It's possible investigators identified them, determined they weren't involved in her disappearance, and that any issues related to the Discord messages were handled separately. Since law enforcement has never publicly explained what they found, it's difficult to know what role, if any, those messages actually played in the case.

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After spending hours researching this case, I feel like I have more questions than answers. Every document, interview, search warrant, and timeline seems to raise another mystery instead of solving one.

More than anything, I just hope Madalina gets justice one day. Whether she's alive or not, she deserves to be found, and the truth deserves to come out. No child should simply disappear without answers.

This case has genuinely stayed with me. It's one of those cases that keeps replaying in my mind because so many things don't add up. I really hope that one day investigators are able to tell the full story of what happened to Madalina.

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sources:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): FBI Missing Person Registry – Madalina Cojocari — Verified Madalina's physical description, date of birth, official missing person status, and case information.
• Town of Cornelius Government Portal: Cornelius News Update Archive — Contained official police updates, the release of the age-progressed forensic image, reward information, and ongoing investigation updates.
• Mecklenburg County Search Warrants (via WCCB Charlotte): Madalina Cojocari Search Warrants (PDF) — Primary source containing the unsealed search warrants, including details on vehicle searches, Discord records, the backyard fire pit, Western Union transfers, Sugar Mountain surveillance, interviews, and seized evidence.
• WCNC Charlotte Court Reporting Team: WCNC – Madalina Cojocari Coverage — Provided detailed reporting on the unsealed SBI search warrants, unread Discord messages, the backyard fire pit investigation, court proceedings, and Diana Cojocari's self-deportation.
• WBTV News Charlotte: WBTV Investigation Archive — Documented newly unsealed warrants, the mother's suspect designation, divorce records, search warrant analysis, and the North Carolina Court of Appeals timeline.
• WSOC-TV Channel 9: WSOC-TV Madalina Cojocari Coverage — Reported on Bailey Middle School's involvement, including School Resource Officer J. Nobles and guidance counselor Danice Lampkin's attempts to locate Madalina.
• The Charlotte Observer: The Charlotte Observer – Madalina Cojocari Coverage — Documented jail phone calls, court proceedings, trafficking allegations, financial evidence, and extensive case reporting.
• Court TV: Court TV Trial Archives — Covered the May 2024 trials, including Christopher Palmiter's testimony regarding his Michigan trip, the Flonase setup, and the December 13 homeschooling text.
• ABC News: ABC News National Report — Reported on the national and international aspects of the investigation, including the cousin's interview, Moldovan investigative leads, and the Agroindbank debit card.
• WRAL News: WRAL News Database — Reported on possible sightings, including the California Valero gas station report and other investigative developments.
• North Carolina Court of Appeals: North Carolina Judicial Branch Opinions — Provided the published opinion affirming the convictions of Diana Cojocari and Christopher Palmiter for failure to report the disappearance of a child.

I need to start a search and rescue located in Maine even if it ends in a sad way we would still like to know what happened to her. Her name is Kimberley Moreau and she was 17 when she went missing. It’s been 30 years can anyone please help by looking in woods by your house for bones. Or even contacting some non profit organizations that search for missing people? I don’t want anyone’s money just your time and help please it’s time we bring her home to her father and sister. It’s bad enough her mother passed away without knowing what happened to her let’s not let her father go without knowing where his babygirl is. Any information please contact me here or contact the Maine state police.

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