Search warrants released in search for missing girl Madalina Cojocari

Search warrants connected to the disappearance of Madalina Cojocari, the 11-year-old from Cornelius, North Carolina, who has not been seen since November 2022, were unsealed for the first time Tuesday. WCNC Charlotte obtained dozens of pages released by the judge Tuesday following an appeal to release the documentation last week. WCNC Charlotte journalists are poring through the documents to review the information and will update this story as more is discovered. The search warrants were executed to search her family's home and review the cell phone records of both Madalina's mother, Diana Cojocari, and her stepfather, Christopher Palmiter. WCNC Charlotte first reported on the then-sealed search warrants in December after obtaining initial court documents via a public records request. "[The Cornelius Police Department] and [North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation] continue to conduct their investigation and has obtained search warrants for T-Mobile Call Detail Records associated with the defendants, search warrants for the defendant’s home, and a search warrant for Christopher Palmiter’s mobile device. The search warrant affidavits are extremely detailed and contain many facts not available to the public," the documentation reads. "Given the current level of media attention, release of the search warrants in the above-referenced matter at this time into the public domain could interfere with the rights of Diana Cojocari and Christopher Palmiter to a fair trial. Furthermore, release of the Search Warrant affidavit into the public domain at this stage may interfere with the ability of detectives to recover additional untainted information from witnesses and could hinder the efforts to locate Madalina Cojocari." READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/judge-unseal-new-document-madalina-cojocari-disappearance/275-3f208da4-2a6f-40c6-8336-3da76c324b8b