DE NOLA DINKINS: Missing from Newark, DE - 10 June 2025 - Age 2 *Found Deceased*

Amber Alert case in Delaware now a homicide investigation after mom gave false report: police

Investigators say the mother gave police false statements about the alleged abduction.

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Amber Alert case in Delaware now a homicide investigation after mom gave false report: police​

Police are now conducting a homicide investigation after an Amber Alert was issued for a 3-year-old girl on Tuesday in New Castle County, Delaware.

Police announced on Wednesday that the Amber Alert has been canceled after investigators say the mother gave police false statements about the alleged abduction.

New Castle County police say police in Maryland are now leading the investigation, although it is unclear at this time why. The FBI was also assisting with the case.

Police say the girl's mother told them that her 3-year-old daughter, Nola Dinkins, was taken by a man at gunpoint along the 500 block of Gender Road around 7:16 p.m. in Newark, Delaware.

The mother allegedly told police that Nola was upset, so she pulled over to the side of the road and that's when the mom said the little girl was abducted by a man with a gun.

Police have been searching the area where the mother reported the false abduction, as well as near the Liberty Pointe Apartments.

Delaware girl reported missing now treated as MD homicide; abduction no longer believed

Detectives no longer believe Nola Dinkins was abducted, as her mother initially claimed, police said. The Amber Alert has also been canceled.

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Delaware girl reported missing now treated as MD homicide; abduction no longer believed​

A 3-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert issued the night of June 10 is still missing, though police no longer believe she was abducted, as her mother initially claimed.

The alert for the child, Nola Dinkins, has been canceled, police said.

In a brief news conference held on June 11, New Castle County Police said this was not an abduction and this is being treated as a homicide investigation by Maryland State Police.

The FBI is also investigating.

“The Amber alert is now canceled and there’s no danger to the public,” Botterbusch said. “Sadly, this incident is now being treated as a homicide investigation.”

 

[GrandmaBear]

Not another one. It just never ends. Poor baby.

 

[Takeitfromme]

just heard....... i can not believe how common this is...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Maryland mother charged with murdering 3-year-old daughter after false Delaware Amber Alert

Darrian Randle and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Nola Dinkins, who went missing Tuesday night.

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Maryland mother charged with murdering 3-year-old daughter after false Delaware Amber Alert​

A mother has been charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, who went missing after a false Amber Alert in Newark, Delaware, Maryland State Police said.

Darrian Randle, 33, and her boyfriend, Cedrick Britten, 44, were both charged in connection with the death of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins.

Maryland State Police said Randle has been charged with first and second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in the death of a minor under 13 and other related offenses. Britten was charged with accessory to first- and second-degree murder, failure to report a child death and other charges, according to Maryland State Police.

At about 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police said investigators found human remains in a vacant lot in North East, Maryland, amid the search for Dinkins.

Elena Russo, the spokesperson for Maryland State Police, said the human remains found "looked to be of a child," but they're still waiting to identify them and learn the cause and manner of death.

Russo said Maryland State Police will likely have an update on Thursday on the autopsy of the human remains.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Smh. Well she's charged with a lot, hope she gets slammed with every bit of it. In the meantime, yet another child was abused, uncared for and dead.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Mother confessed to beating daughter, leaving body in a suitcase overnight, court docs say

Police in Newark, Delaware issued an Amber Alert after Darrian Randle reported that an armed man had kidnapped her daughter.

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Mother confessed to beating daughter, leaving body in a suitcase overnight, court docs say​

Maryland State Police went to the child's home in North East, "to ensure that the child was not mistakenly left at home and to make contact with anyone at the residence to corroborate her story."

Randle's boyfriend, Cedrick Britten answered the door at the home and, when asked, showed security camera footage of the day Nola was reported missing.

The footage showed Randle getting into the car, but not Nola.

"[Nola] was never observed on camera," writes law enforcement in court documents.

Troopers were allowed to search the home, but asked to put on "booties" to "keep the house clean."

The toddler was not in the house, but one Corporal with the Maryland State Police did note that he smelled bleach.

Police detectives then asked to search the Britten's BMW, which they were permitted to do.

They found a pink and white blanket with a smear that looked like blood.

During an interview with the mother, Randle confessed that the kidnapping story wasn't true and to having hit Dinkins with a belt 15-20 times on Monday.

After striking her with the belt, the toddler fell to the ground and wasn't moving or breathing.

Britten attempted CPR on the child, but realized that she was dead.

They then drove around with the girl's body in the trunk of the car, but came back to the home.

Randle said they put her body into a blue suitcase and left her on the stairs to the basement overnight.

During an interview with police, Britten indicated where he believed Randle had left the body.

A body found in North East on Wednesday was "consistent with an emaciated child and [was] completely wrapped in saran wrap." Maryland State Police are still awaiting identification on the body.

The remains had been found inside a suitcase.

Randle is currently awaiting extradition to Maryland, and Britten is in custody in Maryland facing charges of accessory to murder.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Mother confessed to beating daughter, leaving body in a suitcase overnight, court docs say

Police in Newark, Delaware issued an Amber Alert after Darrian Randle reported that an armed man had kidnapped her daughter.

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Mother confessed to beating daughter, leaving body in a suitcase overnight, court docs say​

Maryland State Police went to the child's home in North East, "to ensure that the child was not mistakenly left at home and to make contact with anyone at the residence to corroborate her story."

Randle's boyfriend, Cedrick Britten answered the door at the home and, when asked, showed security camera footage of the day Nola was reported missing.

The footage showed Randle getting into the car, but not Nola.

"[Nola] was never observed on camera," writes law enforcement in court documents.

Troopers were allowed to search the home, but asked to put on "booties" to "keep the house clean."

The toddler was not in the house, but one Corporal with the Maryland State Police did note that he smelled bleach.

Police detectives then asked to search the Britten's BMW, which they were permitted to do.

They found a pink and white blanket with a smear that looked like blood.

During an interview with the mother, Randle confessed that the kidnapping story wasn't true and to having hit Dinkins with a belt 15-20 times on Monday.

After striking her with the belt, the toddler fell to the ground and wasn't moving or breathing.

Britten attempted CPR on the child, but realized that she was dead.

They then drove around with the girl's body in the trunk of the car, but came back to the home.

Randle said they put her body into a blue suitcase and left her on the stairs to the basement overnight.

During an interview with police, Britten indicated where he believed Randle had left the body.

A body found in North East on Wednesday was "consistent with an emaciated child and [was] completely wrapped in saran wrap." Maryland State Police are still awaiting identification on the body.

The remains had been found inside a suitcase.

Randle is currently awaiting extradition to Maryland, and Britten is in custody in Maryland facing charges of accessory to murder.

This is what always happens. I go into a case over a missing child and then end up in the awful details of what really happened. I need to learn! But it's had not to care when they start out as missing. Anytime really but the details usually come later and by then one is in it. She was TWO for God's sakes.

Interesting the things about keeping the home clean and putting booties on or whatever.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Indiana grandma mourns toddler's death as mother faces murder charges in Maryland: 'Heartbroken'

Darrian Randle allegedly told police that when her daughter, Nola Dinkins, stopped moving, she put her daughter's body in a suitcase.

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Indiana grandma mourns toddler's death as mother faces murder charges in Maryland: 'Heartbroken'​

From her home in Indianapolis, Velma Dinkins shared stories of her granddaughter Nola Dinkins.

She lovingly called her "Nola bear."

"She captured everybody's heart. From the moment you saw her, you fell in love with her. She was special. She could be funny and she could be dramatic," said Velma Dinkins, the child's paternal grandmother.

"Everyone loved her. We are just heartbroken. We have so many questions, but all of that is going to come in due time," Dinkins said.


Court documents from Indiana detail a custody battle between Randle and Nola's biological father.

Records show he tried to stop Randle from taking their daughter out of Indiana.

"My son is well-loved. He is going to get what he needs, and we are going to get the justice that we need, and we are going to get the closure. Because he will never be alone," Dinkins said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Never fails to shock me but all too common that one parent that has no real interest in the child and ends up killing them fights for that child for custody though. Control, child support, who knows. We see it over and over, it is usually men, this one isn't. SEEMS pretty clear which parent should have had custody. Yet she fought the other for it. Smdh.

Looks like a little sweetie with her entire life robbed from her.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Cecil County community holds emotional vigil for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins, remembering child lost to tragedy

Through tears and pain, community members came together to ensure the young girl would not be forgotten after her tragic death. Nola's mother has been charged with her murder.

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Cecil County community holds emotional vigil for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins, remembering child lost to tragedy​

Dozens of Cecil County residents gathered Monday night to honor the life of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins, who was found dead in a vacant lot in the county.

Through tears and pain, community members came together to ensure the young girl would not be forgotten after her tragic death. Nola's mother has been charged with her murder.

"It's our way of being able to help her hear us that there is love here for her. This community does come together in tragedy," said Mary Jane Taylor, who helped organize the vigil.

Taylor wanted to ensure Nola wouldn't fade from memory after the initial shock of the tragedy.

"Now that everybody has the juicy details of the sad tragic stuff that happened, what happens to this sweet baby girl Nola that gets forgotten and can't speak for herself?" Taylor said.


While Nola's family couldn't attend, they sent statements to be read at the event. Her father wrote, "Nola, my one and only child, has an infectious energy that connected with everyone she met, leaving a lasting impression on all who knew her. As her father, that meant everything to me."


Nola's mother, Darian Randle, is awaiting extradition to Maryland. Her boyfriend, Cedric Britten, who is charged in connection with the crime, was released to home detention.

 

[GrandmaBear]

So he is OUT?

This poor child. So many again lately.

 

[Kimster]

She was so cute. Poor little baby.