#DC-0227
Malayshia Alford
Charged · allegations
last updated 8 November 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
5
Stage
Charged
Age
10
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Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
22 October 2026
Investigators said Malayshia Alford was last seen alive on this date.
CBS Philadelphia, citing investigators
26 October 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported that police had earlier said Malayshia was last seen around 7 a.m. in the 500 block of North Simpson Street in West Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia, citing police
26 October 2026
Investigators said Malayshia was reported missing four days after the date they identified as the last time she was seen alive.
CBS Philadelphia, citing investigators
2 November 2026
Pennsylvania State Police issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory, and CBS Philadelphia reported that Philadelphia police believed Malayshia could be at special risk of harm or injury.
CBS Philadelphia, citing Pennsylvania State Police
2 November 2026
Prosecutors said surveillance video appeared to show what they believed was a body being removed from Williams' home on the 500 block of North Simpson Street shortly before 2 a.m.
CBS Philadelphia, citing prosecutors
3 November 2026
FBI agents went to the North Simpson Street home with a search warrant and forced entry after no one answered, CBS Philadelphia reported.
CBS Philadelphia
3 November 2026
Investigators searched a backyard dumpster in Lower Merion Township for clues in Malayshia's disappearance.
CBS Philadelphia
4 November 2026
Federal and local investigators searched a property under renovation in Ardmore in connection with the investigation.
CBS Philadelphia
4 November 2026
Prosecutors said police located Malayshia's body around 11:30 p.m. after an interviewee provided its location.
CBS Philadelphia, citing prosecutors
5 November 2026
Prosecutors said police found Malayshia's body inside a car in Camden County, New Jersey.
CBS Philadelphia, citing prosecutors
5 November 2026
Investigators said Malayshia's body was found in the trunk of a car near the Stonington Court Apartments in Lindenwold, New Jersey.
CBS Philadelphia, citing investigators
6 November 2026
Carprice Williams, identified by CBS Philadelphia as Malayshia's foster mother, was arraigned on multiple charges including murder and was ordered held without bail; the charges are unproven allegations.
CBS Philadelphia, citing prosecutors
6 November 2026
Philadelphia police and the district attorney's office were seeking Department of Human Services records about Malayshia's placement with Williams.
CBS Philadelphia, citing multiple law-enforcement sources
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What is the exact last-known-alive timeline between 22 October 2026 and the 26 October 2026 missing report?Unconfirmed because CBS Philadelphia reported investigators' 22 October date and an earlier police 26 October last-seen account. · unconfirmed
What will Department of Human Services records show about Malayshia's placement with Williams?Unconfirmed because CBS Philadelphia reported that investigators were seeking records, not what the records contain. · unconfirmed
Did DHS or caseworkers have recent supervision of Malayshia or visit the West Philadelphia home before her death?Unconfirmed because CBS Philadelphia reported officials declined to say. · unconfirmed
What is the full charge list and next scheduled court date for Williams?Unconfirmed because CBS Philadelphia reported arraignment on multiple charges including murder but did not provide a full docket. · unconfirmed
How do authorities reconcile the late-Wednesday location detail with the Thursday-morning body-recovery description?Unconfirmed because CBS Philadelphia reported both timing descriptions from prosecutors and investigators. · unconfirmed
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