The person at the center of this case
Madalina Cojocari
Missing Person · Open
3 years waiting · since 2022
MADALINA COJOCARI
Justice for Madalina Cojocari — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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evidence
Lead #1Why was there a 24-day delay between her last confirmed sighting on November 21 and her being reported missing on December 15?
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witness
Lead #2What do school bus surveillance recordings and neighborhood cameras show about her movements after getting off the bus?
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timeline
Lead #3What occurred between November 23 (last parental contact) and December 15 (missing report) that prompted the delayed report?
Madalina Cojocari, an 11-year-old girl from Cornelius, North Carolina, was last seen on November 21, 2022, getting off her school bus near her home and has not been seen since. Her parents reported last seeing her on November 23, 2022, and she was reported missing to her school on December 15, 2022—nearly a month after her disappearance. The case remains unsolved, and investigators are seeking any information about her whereabouts or the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Charlotte Field Office / Cornelius Police Department
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More leads to consider
Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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location
Lead #4Are there any witnesses who saw Madalina in the days following November 21 in the Cornelius area?
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Source Narrative
November 21, 2022 Cornelius, North Carolina Madalina Cojocari was last seen on surveillance video getting off her school bus outside her home in Cornelius, North Carolina, on November 21, 2022, and has not been seen since. She was reported missing to her school on December 15, 2022.
Her parents reported last seeing her on November 23, 2022. Madalina was last seen wearing jeans, pink, purple and white Adidas shoes, and a white t-shirt and jacket.
Timeline of Events
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2022-11-21
Last Seen on Surveillance
Madalina was last seen on surveillance video getting off her school bus outside her home in Cornelius, North Carolina.
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2022-11-23
Last Parental Contact
Her parents reported last seeing her on this date.
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2022-12-15
Reported Missing
Madalina was reported missing to her school, approximately 24 days after last being seen.
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Case Information
Incident:November 21, 2022
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:November 21, 2022
Last Updated:June 7, 2026