Oaklee Mae Snow.Photo: Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
A 2-year-old Oklahoma girl missing since February is believed to be dead, authorities said over the weekend.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department believes Snow is likely dead, according tolocal Fox 59. The report came the same day police discovered the remains of a child in Morgan County, about 27 miles south of Indianapolis,The Indy Starreported.
Indianapolis police have not yet confirmed whether the body investigators found is Oaklee’s.
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” the father told localKFORlast month. “I’ve been on my phone day in, day out. I mean, you know, contacting and trying to find somebody that might know where she’s at.”
Madison Marshall.Harnett’s County Sheriff’s Department
Oaklee Mae Snow.Indianapolis Metro Police Dept./Facebook
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Investigators allege Marshall, 22, took Oaklee and her 7-month-old brother Coleton from Snow’s home around January 19, according to KFOR. Marshall and her 25-year-old ex-boyfriend Roan Waters allegedly took the two young children to Indianapolis, where Waters' family lives.
“They described that she was either asleep or unconscious. She wasn’t moving,” Palmer said. “She was wrapped in a blanket and the mother made the comment, ‘I got to get her to the hospital. She’s been hurt.'”
But investigators believe Oaklee “did not make it to the hospital that night,” according to Palmer.
Marshall and Waters also allegedly left Oaklee’s 7-month-old brother at the alleged drug house, according to Fox 59. Waters’ sister and mother reportedly went to pick the infant up when they learned he had been abandoned.
Marshall was arrested late last month in North Carolina, whileThe Oklahomanreports Waters was arrested in Colorado on unrelated charges.
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source: people.com
