Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder in the death of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford.^[1] Williams is the girl's foster mother.^[2] The charges also include abuse of a corpse and related offences.^[3] She was arrested on 5 November.^[4] Williams is a teacher.^[5] She is accused; she has not been convicted. The timeline Malayshia was last seen on 22 October, coming home from school.^[6] Gray Television stations reported she was last seen at her home in Philadelphia that day.^[7] She was reported missing on 26 October.^[8] Williams made that report.^[9] She told police the girl walked to the bus stop on 22 October.^[10] Malayshia did not arrive at school on 26 October.^[11] The girl's aunt, Yolanda Brown, said Williams claimed the girl's biological mother had picked her up.^[12] Malayshia had lived with Williams for two years.^[13] Neighbours, police and the FBI searched for her after the report.^[14] Surveillance video from early on 26 October showed a body being moved from the home.^[15] That video led investigators to her body.^[16] Her body was found late on Wednesday night, 4 November, in the trunk of a car in New Jersey.^[17] The car was in Lindenwold.^[18] The cause A preliminary autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma.^[19] Gray Television stations also reported blunt force trauma as the suspected cause.^[20] The charges Beyond murder, Williams faces charges that include endangering the welfare of a child and tampering with evidence.^[21] The full list includes abuse of a corpse.^[3] The girl was 10 years old.^[22] The community People in Philadelphia reacted with shock and grief.^[23] What comes next Williams was denied bail.^[24] She is due in court on 23 November.^[25] It is not clear whether she has entered a plea.^[26]