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Court documents released Friday reveal horrific new allegations against the adoptive parents charged with murdering 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua, including that they kept her in a dog cage in the bathroom with duct tape on her mouth and refused to feed her.

The graphic new details were included in a complaint made public Friday, the same day Isaac and Lehua Kalua made their first appearance in court for the missing girl’s murder.

In the documents, police say an older sibling of Isabella’s told investigators earlier this month that the adoptive parents had asked her to “keep a secret” ― that Isabella was kept in a dog cage in the bathroom with duct tape over her nose and mouth and that she “didn’t wake up.”

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Investigators return to the home of Isaac and Lehua Kalua as they search for evidence related to the murder of the couple's adopted daughter, Isabella "Ariel." The Kaluas remain in police custody charged with second-degree murder and are expected to make their first court appearance Friday.

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Investigators resumed their search Thursday for the remains of missing 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua, a day after her adoptive parents were charged with second-degree murder following a dramatic raid of their home.

On Wednesday evening, dozens of people, including the biological family of Kalua, gathered for a vigil for the girl — many of whom just want to know where Isabella is for closure.

Meanwhile, adoptive parents Isaac and Lehua Kalua remain behind bars without bail.

At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Honolulu Police Department officials painted a picture of two people who had been lying from the start ― down to when they last saw Isabella alive.

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Honolulu police have resumed their search for the remains of missing 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua, a day after her adoptive parents were charged with murder following a dramatic raid of their home.

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The adoptive parents of 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua, whose reported disappearance in mid-September sparked a massive, multi-agency search in the community, were arrested Wednesday following a raid of their home and subsequently charged with murder.

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In a major development in the investigation of a 6-year-old Waimanalo girl reported missing nearly two months ago, Honolulu police confirmed they made two arrests in the case following a dramatic raid of the girl’s adoptive home Wednesday morning.

Heavily-armed HPD and Specialized Services Division units moved in on the Waimanalo house around 7:20 a.m. after setting off flash bangs and drawing their guns.

After going into the home, they brought out adoptive mom Lehua Kalua in handcuffs.

Isabella “Ariel” Kalua was reported missing in September, setting off a massive, multi-agency search assisted by droves of community volunteers.

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