A 14-Year-Old Ala. Girl Has Been Missing Since 2012. Her Father Is Now Accused of Murder

Brittany Robinson.Photo:National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

An Alabama father whose teenage daughter went missing in 2012 was charged with murder in connection with her presumed death, according to multiple reports.

Hooper had already been in custody in Oklahoma City on unrelated charges, and will be extradited back to Alabama, FOX 10 reported.

Demetric Hooper.Mobile County Jail

Mobile County Jail

Jail records indicate that Hooper was arrested in December 2023 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and burglary.

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The cold case was presented to a grand jury, and an indictment was returned, despite no body having been found, FOX 10 reported.

“The passage of time makes it more certain that Brittany Robinson was killed and that, you know, she didn’t run away and is just going to appear back in Mobile one day,” Mobile District Attorney Keith Blackwood told the outlet.

It is not immediately clear if Hooper has entered a plea for the murder charges or the charges he is facing in Oklahoma.

source: people.com