Coverage dated January 15, 2023 to January 17, 2023

Child remains found while searching for missing 4-year-old girl

Headline from CBS 19 Tyler, on the newest of 2 developments

Oklahoma investigators say the remains of a child were found in the general area they had been searching for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield in Grady County.

CBS 19 Tyler's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Athena Brownfield: Search for Oklahoma 4-year-old now a 'recovery operation'

    Headline from FOX 5 New York ·

  2. Newest

    Child remains found while searching for missing 4-year-old girl

    Headline from CBS 19 Tyler ·

Reports & sources

42 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 5 New York

    Athena Brownfield: Search for Oklahoma 4-year-old now a 'recovery operation' (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Authorities are now searching for the remains of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who was reported missing last week from Cyril, Oklahoma. Two caregivers have been arrested in the case.

  2. Fox News

    Missing Athena Brownfield: authorities say search for 4-year-old Oklahoma girl is now a ‘recovery operation’ (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Authorities said the search for a missing Oklahoma 4-year-old girl, Athena Brownfield, is now being considered a "recovery operation."

  3. CBS 19 Tyler

    Child remains found while searching for missing 4-year-old girl (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

    Published

    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Oklahoma investigators say the remains of a child were found in the general area they had been searching for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield in Grady County.

  4. NBC News

    Search for missing Oklahoma girl turns to recovery effort (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Oklahoma investigators believe 4-year-old Athena Brownfield was killed by caretaker and are working to find her remains. KFOR's Katelyn Ogle reports.

  5. NBC News

    Search for missing Oklahoma girl, 4, turns to 'recovery operation' to find remains (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday in Arizona and is awaiting extradition to Oklahoma. Adams, who authorities say was caring for Athena Brownfield, faces charges of first-degree murder and child neglect.

  6. Wfmy News 2

    Affidavit: Missing Oklahoma girl beaten to death, buried (opens Wfmy News 2)

    Published

    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Athena Brownfield was reported missing Jan. 10, when a postal worker found her 5-year-old sister alone outside the home the girls shared with their caregivers.

  7. Newsweek

    What happened to Athena Brownfield? Oklahoma child still missing (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Detectives believe the four-year-old was beaten to death on Christmas Day by her caregiver, according to court documents.

  8. Tulsa World

    Searchers for missing Oklahoma girl find remains of child (opens Tulsa World)

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    Tulsa World's feed description

    Authorities searching for the body of a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl say a child's remains have been found, but not yet identified. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday

  9. Fox News

    Missing Oklahoma toddler Athena Brownfield killed on Christmas: court docs (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Oklahoma investigators say an Oklahoma man charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of Athena Brownfield, 4, allegedly killed the toddler on Christmas.

  10. Arizona Capitol Times

    Searchers for missing girl find remains of child, suspect behind bars in Maricopa County (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    Arizona Capitol Times's feed description

    Authorities searching for the body of a missing 4-year-old girl have found the remains of a child, but have not yet identified them as Athena Brownfield, who authorities say was beaten to death Christmas night, while a suspect in the case is behind bars in Maricopa County, according to the Oklahoma …

  11. NBC News

    Remains found in search for missing Oklahoma 4-year-old (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Oklahoma investigators confirm the remains of a child were found, but have not positively identified them as Athena Brownfield. KFOR's Ashley Moss reports.

  12. Fox News

    Athena Brownfield: Oklahoma authorities examine ID of child's remains found near murder suspect's former home (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Oklahoma investigators have discovered a child's remains in the same town where 4-year-old Athena Brownfield's suspected murderer said her buried the toddler's remains.

  13. CBS News

    Child remains found in Oklahoma as officials say missing toddler Athena Brownfield was killed on Christmas Day (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The remains, which have not yet been identified, were found amid the ongoing search for the missing 4-year-old.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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