A child’s body discovered during the search for Athena Brownfield in rural Oklahoma has been positively identified as the missing 4-year-old.
On Jan. 17, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed the remains were found in Grady County, outside of Rush Springs. They were transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Oklahoma City for positive identification.
“The Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents recovered on January 17 ... as those of Athena Brownfield,” the bureau said in a statement obtained by, investigators allege she was punched to death by her caretaker on Christmas Day.
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