Newly obtained search warrants connected to the disappearance of Madalina Cojocari reveal that, at least early on, the investigation centered around "believed sexual exploitation" of a minor child victim. Further warrants also unveiled more information about what investigators found as they began digging.
The warrants, obtained by WCNC Charlotte, also reveal, that in the days after Madalina Cojocari was last seen, her mattress, clothing, Halloween costume and family photos were burned in a fire pit outside a Cornelius home.
The warrants say a carpet from the home's upstairs spare bedroom was also burned. Madalina’s stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, said during his trial in May of last year that Madalina’s mother Diana Cojocari was burning things more often during that time.
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