Mother Charged in Daughter's Murder, Body Still Missing

0:00This is Birmingham News Today, powered by AI and presented by The Daily News Now. Enterprise police have charged Adrian Reed with capital murder in the death of her two year old daughter, Genesis Reed. Investigators say Reed put the girl's body in a duffel bag and tossed it into a dumpster. She's also facing a charge of abuse of a corpse. Reed reported Genesis missing back on February 16th, but detectives found the child had not been seen since Christmas Day. He was arrested earlier for making a false report to police. Neighbor surveillance videos showed someone matching Reed's description, dumping the bag and some toys. Police chief Michael Moore shared the news on what would have been Genesis' third birthday. He called it a heartbreaking loss for the community, stressing that no trial should suffer like this at the hands of their own caregiver. The body has not turned up yet. Search teams are now focusing on the coffee county landfill, where the dumpster contents ended up after being compacted multiple times since December 26th. Officials warn it will be a tough and slow process.

1:02The district attorney plans to seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is lending a hand with the search efforts. Reed remains innocent until proven guilty in court. D&N is brought to you by our sponsor. Lay back. Press play. Let the pillow do the rest. Sound meets comfort, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.