A 15-year-old boy was arrested after police found the body of an 8-year-old girl in a dumpster Monday night, a day after she disappeared while riding her scooter in a Santa Cruz neighborhood, police said.
The body, believed to be that of Madyson "Maddy" Middleton, was found about 7:55 p.m. in a dumpster inside a garage at the Tannery Arts Center, the apartment complex where she was last seen Sunday, said Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel. It is unclear how long Madyson’s body had been inside the dumpster, he said.
“This is extraordinarily heartbreaking news,” Vogel said at a news conference Monday night outside the apartment complex.