CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — More than 30 search warrants were executed in relation to the arrest of Diana Cojocari and Christopher Palmiter, court records show.
They were carried out in December 2022, when the couple’s then-11-year-old daughter Madalina was reported missing , and throughout 2023. Items seized included a notebook, folder, jail belongings and communication on a phone app. But the records indicate a startling revelation about the family’s property.
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When the Cornelius detective arrived at the home the day of missing-persons report — Dec. 15, 2022 – he spoke to Diana’s husband and Madalina’s stepfather, Christopher Palmiter. The warrant says that Palmiter told him multiple items had been burned in a fire pit on the property, including Madalina’s mattress, clothing, a Halloween costume and family photos. Carpet also had been removed from the home and burned in the pit.
The warrant states that officers located where dirt had been dug up and recently removed…