Police in Oklahoma have released new details the missing case of a 1-year old girl, who went missing in February after remains believed to be hers were found 30 miles away from the last place she was seen alive.
Oaklee Mae Snow’s 22-year old mother Madison Marshall, claimed in new court documents that her boyfriend, Roan Waters, 25-years old, killed her daughter. Marshall added that he hid her daughter’s remains inside a dresser drawer in an abandoned home in Morgantown, Indiana.
After searching the lead, police found remains that appeared to of belonged to a blonde haired girl. However, the remains were badly decomposed and have not been identified as the toddler at this time.
The Morgan County Coroner reportedly said identification could take two to four weeks.
The horrific discovery also comes with upgraded charges for Marshall and new charges for Waters, both of whom were arrested last month. Waters was taken into custody on unrelated charges while Marshall was arrested in connection with Oaklee’s disappearance.
Marshall now faces two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, and neglect resulting in serious injury. Waters reportedly has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of neglect leading to death and other offenses.
Despite previous statements from authorities claiming Oaklee was 2 years old when she vanished, investigators now believe she was killed just one month shy of her second birthday.
According to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma, Oaklee was last seen on Feb. 9 being motionlessly carried out of what witnesses described as a “crack house” by Marshall in Indianapolis.
Police added that they have concrete evidence that Oaklee did not make it to the hospital that night and medical care was not sought to help the little girl.
Investigators believe the girl was abducted from her father Zack Snow’s home in Cromwell, Okla., by her mother in mid-January, for more than two months.
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” Zack Snow emotionally spoke out about the loss of his daughter. “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.”
Investigators allege Marshall took Oaklee and the girl’s 7-month-old brother, Coleton, from Snow’s home around Jan. 19. Marshall and Waters allegedly took the two young children to Indianapolis, where Waters’ family lives.
J.T. Palmer of the sheriff’s office said, “Coleton was abandoned on the couch of the house in Indianapolis. Someone at the house had called to notify the authorities and Coleton was reunited with his father.”
Palmer added, “Marshall was apprehended and arrested in Harnett County, N.C., on charges of neglect of a dependent and extradited to Marion County, Indiana. Waters was arrested weeks earlier in Colorado on unrelated charges of child abuse and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor.”
A break in the case occurred last week when Marshall led investigators to the abandoned Morgantown home.
“As parents we have a duty to protect our children. Not only did these two individuals fail to live up to that responsibility, but the allegations in the probable cause affidavit indicate that Oaklee suffered a horrific death and an abandonment that diminished the dignity that any child deserves,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement.
“I want to thank the multiple law enforcement agencies and our prosecutors who worked tirelessly to locate this child and seek justice on her behalf,” Mears added.
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