The mother of a 3-year-old girl, who was at the center of an Amber Alert in Delaware, now faces murder charges after reportedly admitting to detectives that she killed her and disposed of her body.

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.

An Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins in New Castle County, Delaware, has been canceled, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide, police said. New Castle County Police said Wednesday that investigators determined the initial account of an abduction given by Dinkins' mother was false.

A Maryland mother who falsely reported her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped has been arrested and charged with the child’s murder.

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

A body was found in Cecil County on Wednesday after a false Amber Alert was issued for a 3-year-old girl in Newark, Delaware, Maryland State Police said.

Maryland State Police have arrested a man and woman in connection with the death of a missing child who was the subject of a recent Amber