Georgia – In a grim discovery in Georgia, a 36‑year‑old woman, identified as J. Motes, has been arrested after authorities found the remains of a 4‑year‑old girl, identified as A. Fox, hidden in the trunk of a car. The arrest stems from a disturbing statement the woman made to her father—claiming she had “hurt” the child and thought she was dead. Motes has been charged with one count of concealing the death of a child, a felony under Georgia law.
Motes currently faces the single charge of concealing the death of a child, and she is being held without bond in the county jail. The nature of her relationship to the 4‑year‑old, whether caregiver, relative, or other, is still not publicly confirmed. Motes was taken into custody on Sunday, October 26, after a series of events triggered law‑enforcement involvement. On that Sunday evening, around 5:00 p.m., dispatchers received notice of a woman and child situation in the parking lot of a retail plaza. The warrant states Motes had pulled into the lot and, during a conversation with her father, made the disturbing admission that the young girl was hurt and likely dead. Her father then drove off and contacted law enforcement. Officers later intercepted their vehicle and inspected it. Inside the car trunk, investigators found the child’s remains.
At the scene, Oakwood PD, Hall County deputies, and the GBI collaborated to secure the vehicle, process evidence, and initiate a death investigation. The discovery of remains inside a trunk in a commercial parking lot raised immediate concerns over how long the body had been in the vehicle and what led up to the child’s death. Officials say the remains appeared to have been concealed for “a long period of time.” The cause of her death has not yet been made public, and criminal investigators continue to probe whether Motes harmed the child directly or how the death occurred…