In December of 2022, an 11-year-old girl was reported missing by her mother, who claimed she hadn’t seen her for over three weeks. Since then, suspicious information has come out about the potential motives and movements of her mother and stepfather around the time their daughter was last seen. This is the disappearance of Madalina Cojocari.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Fox 19: https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/23/fbi-releases-new-photos-11-year-old-madalina-cojocari-missing-girl-north-carolina/

2. WCNC: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/madalina-cojocari-diana-cojocari-chrstiopher-palmiter-cornelius-north-carolina-true-crime-disappearance-mystery/275-ba210102-f107-4096-b3b9-d892a7d5e927

3. Diana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-cojocari-44836782/?trk=pub-pbmap&originalSubdomain=md

4. WCNC: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/madalina-cojocari-diana-cojocari-christopher-palmiter-cornelius-nc-missing-child-crime/275-55cf179e-36fa-4c75-bbbd-02fefe81ccb9?fbclid=IwAR3gc-UMi_RxWczM2XbPgPcRo8AM9dFCqM-T7yCvxtmP1OxonppOHJgT1yg

5. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/7603614/madalina-cojocari-missing-could-be-alive/?fbclid=IwAR3mkrzHkDDA4Tt2WCoKy8JWcJEDU7adLq7gtRMmv-64sYgtXBE6TtGv93Q

6. Madalina Cojocari Missing Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1220753478841733/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1250211642562583

7. Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/madalina-cojocari-missing-girl-search-home-police-district-attorney

8. News Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGrAPggl4w

9. Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/madalina-cojocari-missing-mother-mountains-madison-county

10. Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/madalina-cojocari-missing-stepfather-trip-michigan

11. Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/madalina-cojocari-missing-girl-north-carolina-mom-arrest

12. Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/madalina-cojocari-case-missing-arrest-mom-stepdad

13. Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-missing-madalina-cojocari-pens-handwritten-note-devastated-search-continues-north-carolina

15. Meaww: https://meaww.com/who-is-christopher-palmiter-new-chilling-details-about-madalina-cojocaris-disappearance

16. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6972771/madalina-cojocari-grandfather-letter-family-north-carolina-moldova/

17. Diana in the weight loss competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJwKqjAzVhM

18. Lose Weight Healthy Competition: https://unica.md/concurs/slabeste-sanatos-online-cu-galina-tomas/?fbclid=IwAR0L1OFfZmSatJu3TOpzEgG-KyTNKl-dwqTk9tWBRmcnu6Hes3gXaQIXSJM

19. Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-madalina-cojocaris-parents-had-no-friends-were-quiet-during-group-vacations-acquaintance-says

20. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/madalina-cojocari#:~:text=Submit%20a%20Tip%3A,at%20tips.fbi.gov.