The search for missing four-year-old, Athena Brownfield, began Tuesday, January 10. Authorities now believe she was murdered on, or around, Christmas Day. This is a collection of the news coverage and timeline of the events of the case so far.
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Athena is reported missing after a postal worker spotted her 5-year-old sister walking alone outside.
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Caregiver Alysia Adams is arrested on suspicion of child negelect.
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Caregiver Ivon Adams is arrested in Arizona on suspicion of murder.
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) asks the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) to begin searching bodies of water in Grady County.
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OSBI declares the search is now officially a "recovery" operation.
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New details in the case emerge. Caretaker claims Athena was murdered on Christmas day.
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Remains of child found in Grady County. The remains have not been confirmed to be Athena.
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