Investigators allege the girl died on Christmas night.
found in Oklahoma earlier this month was positively identified as 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who investigators said was beaten to death by a caregiver on Christmas.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced on social media Thursday that the state’s chief medical examiner had made the identification. The girl was reported missing Jan. 10 when a postal carrier found her 5-year-old sister alone outside the home where she lived with Ivon Adams III and his wife, Alysia Adams. The couple had been caring for the sisters in Cyril, a city of around 800 people located about 70 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.returned to OklahomaAn affidavit for Ivon Adams’ arrest alleges he beat the girl to death the night of Dec.
The bureau said its agents recovered the girl’s body on Jan. 17 after police said the search had become aThe search included a helicopter, boats, all-terrain vehicles, a specially trained ground team and a review of surveillance video from around Cyril. The bureau said it would not have additional comment on the case due to a gag order filed in Caddo County District Court. The request for the order was filed in the case against Alysia Adams by her court-appointed attorney.
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