'We've looked everywhere': Accused killer claims Mariah was missing in 911 call

Adolphus Earl Kimrey II, 32, is charged with first-degree murder and felonious child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury in the death of Mariah. Kimrey, the boyfriend of the girl's mother, was previously charged with obstruction of justice and concealing a death.

On January 24, Onslow County deputies charged him with the child's murder.

He is due to be arraigned on the indictments on Monday.

Mariah's mother, Kristy Woods, reported her missing on the morning of Nov. 27.

Hundreds of volunteers joined the search to look for the girl in Onslow County.

After five days of searching by Onslow County deputies, FBI agents and hundreds of local volunteers, a dive team from Fayetteville found her body in Holly Shelter Creek, off Shaw Highway in a remote area of Pender County – about 30 miles from her home.

Woods told authorities that she put Mariah and her brothers to bed on Nov. 26, but Mariah was missing the next morning. Kimrey told authorities that Mariah had gotten up during the night but was sent back to bed, and that he left the door unlocked when he left the home for a short period that night.

"Our two-year-old is nowhere to be found," Kimrey said in the 911 call. "We've looked everywhere in our house and in our yard and our little girl, she's missing."

Kimrey said that when they went into her room, the pajamas she was last seen in were on the floor.

"The pajamas that she put her to bed in are lying beside her bed. They are pink footie pajamas," he said.

The dispatcher asks if the child had any type of trackable device with her, like a tablet or cell phone. Kimrey said no.

"We've looked through the house two or three times. Here in the yard...it's not like her to go outside at all. Not in the middle of the night or in the morning by herself," he said.

Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty against Kimrey, who is a graduate of Orange High School in Hillsborough.

Items seized at the home included receipts for five outside trash cans purchased at different stores, gray duct tape, part of a gray floor mat from the van, four bottles of bleach, syringes, a black bag with duct tape, a shovel, several pieces of carpet, a carpet pad, a black flashlight and swabs from a black flashlight.

Police also seized a section of a bedroom wall.

Although the autopsy report hasn't been released yet, Onslow County Sheriff Hans Miller said Mariah died of chloroform poisoning.

Chloroform can be used as an anesthetic in small doses, but it can be toxic in large amounts. The volatile chemical is used in industrial applications in the production of Teflon and in refrigerants for air conditioners.