Missing Philadelphia girl's body found in New Jersey, sources say
CBS Philadelphia's breaking report follows the discovery and the community's response; a subsequent update reports a murder charge.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 111,409 views a day, 35 times a normal first day on this channel (3,157).
Body of missing 10-year-old girl from West Philadelphia found, sources say
Things we can learn from the video
Press to jump
- 0:00The anchor reports that sources say investigators found the missing girl's body in a car in New Jersey.
- 3:24Joe Holden says authorities were directed to the discovery location early that morning.
- 9:16Madeleine Wright's live report shows community members placing balloons for a memorial.
- 14:38Holden describes a homicide investigation involving Philadelphia police, New Jersey authorities and the medical examiner.
CBS Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports that the missing girl's mother confirmed the news to her by phone: the search for the ten-year-old had ended with the discovery of her body in New Jersey.
The station's Thursday broadcast cites law enforcement sources saying investigators found her in the trunk of a car in Camden County. In the studio, reporter Joe Holden explains that authorities had been directed to the location early that morning.
Wright's live reporting also shows community members gathering balloons for a memorial. A planned effort to distribute missing-person flyers had been canceled after the discovery.
The broadcast drew about 59,000 views in its first nine hours, an unusually large audience for one of the station's longer videos.
The investigation has since moved beyond the initial discovery report. In a separate Friday update, CBS Philadelphia reports that a murder charge has been filed in connection with the girl's death.
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Where next?
- Channel
- CBS Philadelphia
- Subscribers
- 428,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,478,447
- Channel views, pace per day
- 198,277 (on a normal day: 217,745)
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 59,038 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 111,409
The numbers
The breaking broadcast reached well beyond the station's usual audience for a longer upload.


