The case spanned multiple jurisdictions over two states and involved several police agencies, including the FBI.

A community in Cecil County said it was "disturbing" when they learned the body of a young child was found in their backyard as police searched for a missing Nola Dinkins.

"From the moment you saw her, you fell in love with her. She was special," said Velma Dinkins, the paternal grandmother of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins.

A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged in connection with the suspected death of three-year-old Nola Dinkins.

Two people were arrested in connection with a missing child who was identified in a since-canceled Amber Alert in Delaware, police said.

Cedrick Britten, 44, was charged on June 11 with accessory to first- and second-degree murder after the fact, failure to report child death and "other related criminal charges" for his role in the death of Nola Dinkins, Maryland State Police said.

Darrian Randle, 31, was initially arrested for false reporting after she claimed her daughter had been abducted.

A Maryland couple is accused of killing a toddler and attempting to hide her body before a false Delaware Amber Alert sparked an investigation.